REAL Cadets Standing at Attention!

Lucas watching the cadets at the Air Force Academy...he stayed like this for at least 30 minutes!
Picnic and pudding at the USAFA Chapel...it was a little cold out! Like the bib?

We are a little behind posting this month. We've had almost two full weeks since our last posted outing. We've since made a few trips out climbing with daddy and just last Friday, with Kate and Mark. Lucas always gets so excited when Kate and Mark come to town. His bed time ends up being around 10pm and it's still a fight because of all the fun ending for the day.

Last week I took Lucas to the Air Force Academy to see real cadets "standing at attention" and marching too! Boy, what a treat that was and Lucas watched intently. At one point he said, "Mommy, they all have shinny shoes on and socks too!" The little details or shall I say "attention to detail!" It was a cold day, sunny but chilly and we were determined to have a picnic no matter what. After watching the cadet’s march around for about 30 minutes we headed into the Chapel for nice views and warm heaters. Lucas was very impressed with the stain glass colors and enjoyed sitting and checking everything out. Of course, one of the first things he noticed was the microphone! Luckily it was too far away and out of a two years reach. We sat outside the chapel in a protected area and had PBJs and pudding. We froze but were able to warm up on the hike back to the car!

Inside the cadet chapel...very impressive building!

Lucas in amazement of all the beautiful colors on the church ceiling.

Here are the cadets with shinny shoes and socks too!

We'll write more soon.
Love, The Andersons