The weekend started with going to the Hill Air Force Base air show with Nic and Shannon and their kids. When we got to the base it started to sprinkle. By the time we parked it started to rain. We decided to eat our picnic lunch that we had prepared in the car. We did and it rained harder. After sitting in the car for awhile we could hear a loud speaker and what we could make out was lightning danger and canceled. Payton kept asking to see the planes but we thought it was no use because they said it was canceled. We decided to go to the Air Museum on the north end of the base because that was inside displays. As we pulled up Payton saw the planes outside and said "These don't work. They need new batteries."
We went inside and looked at the displays and then we heard the roar of jets taking off. It had stopped raining and the show was back on. We went back to the base, parked and walked over to the viewing area. We were able to see several different air displays.
The military flying of the F-16 passing over us with the afterburners on really was thrilling as it just shook everything and was so loud.
The Thunderbirds were going to fly which is the highlight of the show so we were able to watch them also. It turned out just right. The storm had reduced the crowd size, it was cool weather and the show was more compressed so things were happening all the time.
On Sunday afternoon the extended family met at the cemetery in Plain City to place flowers on Gavens's grave. Shannon and Nic went with us on Saturday to place our tribute and Cameron and Cecelia had gone earlier in the day to place flowers there.
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