Wing Ding of a Winging

Well, as promised, here are some photos of my weekend in Texas; attending my Uncle Seth's Winging Ceremony. Seth is a Marine and he went through Naval flight school in Kingsville, Texas. The same place where my Dad went to flight school. Anyway, here we are and I am already to go.


This is my Aunt Kimberly. She is a Texan. She is holding my cousin Banks, who was born in Corpus Christi. So I guess he is a Texan, too. Me, I was born in California, like my Grandad Gator.

Well the weather wasn't too bad, but it wasn't perfect either. It sure is windy in south Texas. It didn't matter though, because the winging took place in the squadron hangar. That was good, because there were a lot of families there to see their loved ones receive their wings. There was also a change of command.

Here is a picture of me on my best behavior. I was trying to be good, since I had already managed to get the new Commanding Officer's wife mad at me when I tried to play with some of her children's toys. Not very hospitable. She must not be from Texas, or California for that matter.

Here is another picture of my cousin Susan Kate dressed to the nines. See how she and Mimi match. Both are very beautiful and from Texas, of course.

Now, the reason we are all here. My Uncle Seth, Aunt Brandi and cousin Banks. Can you see Uncle Seth's new wings? Well, they aren't really new. They belonged to Gator, but they are new for Uncle Seth. Congratulations, Uncle Seth. I hope one day I can grow up and be like my Dad and Uncles.

After the ceremony the entire family went out to dinner for Mexican food; a specialty in this part of the country. Here, my Dad is reading to me so that I won't get in trouble before dinner comes. It turned out to be great food and was worth the wait. Thanks, Dad for looking out for me.

After dinner, all the older people went to a squadon party. Can you guess the theme? This is a picture of my Dad, my two Uncles, Gator and Bank's other grandfather, Doyle; all apparently having a great time.

Well this didn't bother Susan Kate and I. We had a lot of fun on our own. Here we are playing with my Uncle Seth before he went to the party, and then Susan Kate and I got to play on some of the neat playgrounds in Uncle Seth's housing area. Here I am pretending to drive SKB to the party. Great car, but it didn't go anywhere. It must be a Chrysler.

Well, that is about it from here. I am back in sunny California now and I am wishing everyone a great day. Love, Thomas

April Showers and Other Events

Well, I have been busy this past month. First, I got to go with my Mom and Dad to Mimi's and Gator's. It was great, we had so much fun. My Uncle Seth, Aunt Brandi and cousin Banks showed up as well. As you can see, my bud, Gus was happy to see me. He let me sit on him, but he wouldn't get up to give me a ride. He doesn't look very enthusiastic. Anyway, Gus and I had a great time.

I have two of favorite places at Mimi's house. One is here in the kitchen. It seems like we all spend a lot of time in there and there are all kinds of things to get into. I haven't started getting into the refrigerator, yet. However, the walk in pantry suits me just fine, and there all all kinds of goodies to be had.

My other favorite place is in the family room with my toys spread all over the floor watching TV. Compared to my home, Mimi's house has lots of room and my play area doesn't bother anyone.

While visiting Gator, he had a whole truck load of mulch delivered and Dad and I helped Gator spread it around the yard. We all worked hard, especially my Dad. We spent all day and only got through about two thirds of the pile. Gator said he finally finished getting it spread, but I think I did my part and had a great time doing it.

Gator and Mimi also took the entire family to the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum near Dulles Airport. Here I am walking past the space shuttle. Man, is it big. There was a lot to see. That's Gator following along behind to see that I stay out of trouble. The Security Guards had already commented on how fast I was.

Well that is about it for now. It is Easter, and here I am in my Easter best, ready to go to Church. We leave soon headed back to sunny California. However, we will all meet again in Texas, in less than a week to see my Uncle Seth get his Naval Aviator wings. Until then, have a great day. I know I am. Love, Thomas