This past weekend faithful readers, I went to my first air show at the local air port.  There were planes everywhere!  I know because I was pointing them all out to anyone who would listen.  "Plane, plane, plane" was the refrain heard across the plain ... sorry, could not resist.  

But seriously, there were planes all over the place!

I loved it!  There were fast planes, loud planes, big planes, and helicopters.  I did not know if I was drooling over the aircraft or lunch.  

I have to admit however, my favorite portion of the show, aside from lunch and the planes, was the fire truck!  Yup, that's me driving that big rig.  Slap a helmet on my head and a pair of boots on my feet and I am ready to go!  They were not keen on letting me sound the siren though, maybe next time.

  

Outside

Have I mentioned I love to be outside?  I have?  Well, let me reiterate, I LOVE to be OUTSIDE!  So much so, "outside" is one of the words I have mastered in the short time since I've started talking.  Just ask my parents.  Outside, I mean where else can a guy contemplate the bigger picture while enjoying a little stroll, yell at the neighbor kids to keep off the lawn, or pee on the garage door.  Adam Sandler had that one right, thanks "Big Daddy".  Ah, I love the outdoors.  

Taughannock Falls

This past weekend the family and I went on a little outing to Taughannock Falls.  It was a rare afternoon when all the family and I were actually freeto spend the day as we chose.  I chose to spend the day in my diaper sitting in the living room watching Jack's Big Music Show on Noggin', but no one could understand what I was saying with the pacifier in my mouth.  Needless to say I ended up strapped into the car heading north to Ulysses, NY and Taughannock Falls State Park.

 

As you can ascertain from the photos, it was a bit chilly strolling down to the falls, hence the jacket.  Side note, Taughannock Falls is one of the highest east of the Rocky Mountains with an incredible 215 foot drop.  That's 107 times higher than me, without shoes.  Once we reached the falls, the wind died down a bit and I was able to remove my jacket.  I knew you were wondering.

The park was very nice.  It was good to get out and stretch the old legs a bit.  Personally, that line about wanting to sit inside all day watching TV was a load from my diaper after a lunch of blueberries.  I love to be outside, now that all the snow in NY has finally melted.  Once you get me out of the house, good luck getting me back inside without getting an ear full. 

 

Now the trail down to the falls was about a mile long.  I rode in the stroller for obvious reasons.  The trip down took about a half an hour, more or less.  We stopped a lot along the way to check out the scenery.  However, on the way back to the vehicle, I elected to walk.

  

When you stand two feet tall,walking anywhere takes a while as you can imagine.  I made it back however, well nearly.  I walked 3/4 of a mile back to the car until my dad's bladder told him it was time to hurry things along and he picked me up for the last 1/4 mile of the trip.  I would have walked the whole way were it not for the old man's bladder.  I hope that's not genetic.  I even helped push the stroller on the way back.  I did have to stop and say Hi to a few of the ladies 

walking down to the falls on our trip back.  I'm such a ladies man.  

After the falls, we drove back toward Ithaca and had lunch at a local greasy spoon.  The french fries were good, the nap in the car for the rest of the trip was better.  Hey, walking that far at my age wears a guy out.  But I would not give up the time outside for all the fries in Ithaca.

-Fox out.