Grammy and Papa come to visit

Andrews parents came to visit for the weekend. It was a quick trip, but we made the most of it and we were very busy! Andrew took the day off from work on Friday and we went down to base and rented a pontoon boat for a couple of hours. We went out into the bay and we were able to watch some of the planes practicing for the air show that weekend and we also got up close and personal with some dolphins. Abby had a lot of fun and was really enjoying the boat and "driving" it with her daddy...she is getting her sea legs at a young age! On Saturday we were all set to go to the Air Show when we found out from Sam and Brian that they had cancelled it due to bad weather. Instead, Andrew and his Dad went golfing and us girls went down to Destin to do some shopping! On Sunday, we woke up and took another stab at the Air show and this time we had better luck. We braved the high winds and bundled up and headed down to the base. We were able to see a lot of planes and even better, we ran into Jason and Cassie (our friends from Hanscom that are now stationed in Alabama). On top of all of this we ate some terrific dinners cooked by chef Peter and chef Andrew and enjoyed eating outside on the patio a few times! Abby also decided to finally say "Grandma" and now calls Susan Grammy- it is just too cute!! We had a wonderful visit and can't thank Peter and Susan enough!


Abby helping Daddy "drive" the boat.




The dolphins or "shishy's" as Abby calls them:


Braving the weather at the airshow, I can't believe they flew in this wind!!!








Abby and Daddy getting a picture and autograph from one the two female Thunderbird pilots!




Abby inside a helicopter, she didn't want to leave!


A family portrait atop a JASSM, which is the missile program Andrew works on.