Day with the Wright Brothers!

We spent the day exploring the history of aviation that started right here in Dayton with the Wright Brothers. We took Brenda around to some of the local sites. It was a lot of fun.

We went to the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center first which exhibits the Wright's activities as they tested aircraft and the role of Wright Patterson AFB in aeronautical research.

Wright Memorial, erected in 1940 at the Huffman Prairie Flying Field.

After that we went to the Air Force Museum...that can be an all day activity if you want. But we only lasted about 2 hours.


The museum has these strollers you can use for free since the museum is so big. Due to the fact that we had whining immediately once we walked in the door....we took a few for the little people. They thought they were their own personal wheel chairs. They wheeled themselves all over the place, but we had to watch that they didn't hit anyone with the handles.

Exploring the Early Years of Aviation History section of the museum..


As you can see the kids are not to happy about being in the museum or when we control their strollers. They were ready to go home after 30 min.


The final picture before leaving the museum....they were so happy! Note Dillan's "I'm so bored" look and Mikayla's why are we still here look!

Cold War Section of the museum...aircraft I actually recognized!

Tristan sitting in a F 16 simulator. The only thing he thought was fun besides the stroller!Mikayla in the F16 simulator!Quilt of all the AF Bases around the world....had to post it for my Mom.