Carolina Aviation Museum

We went on a field trip with the Legonators to the Carolina Aviation museum. Wolfie is in a Lego club and they are studying transportation. It was fascinating to see all of the antique planes and helicoptors. We saw everything from World War II all the way up to the Iraq War. The kids were really enthralled and I was surprised at how interested Princess was in the cockpits of the planes. Future pilot? Time will tell....Sorry I don't have any pictures. I have been unable to find my camera charger and the other one is packed in a box in Raleigh (my inlaws are redoing their kitchen). I feel lost with out it! I may have to bite the bullet and buy another one:) Funny Note: my mom and niece went with us on the tour, and I think our tour guide was flirting with my mom! He was an older gentleman, retired air force pilot, about her age, and he kept asking her questions (which she got right, comes from living with an ex marine!) I think he was enthralled that she knew so much about the military :) He even followed us to where we went for lunch! Too funny!!! I think it did wonders for my mom. She has been really down because of the business failing and having to sell her house. It brought a bright spot to her day. We giggled about it on the ride home :-)

Over the summer, the legonators are going to begin work on a robot that they have to put together and take to competitions. You order the kit from Lego Corporation and then the "teams" put it together. In the corporate world, you have to brain storm with your coworkers and share ideas, so Lego put this program together to teach the kids about teamwork. Their hope is that this program will give the kids an understanding of what it will be like to be "all grown up" and allow them to work on their social skills of working together. Wolfie is very excited and will be allowed to bring the robot home for a week to work on individually. I will have to lock up his sister's that week! Hopefully by then my camera will be operational so I can post pictures :0