Hyro-plane boat races!

Well, once again my family was able to take advantage of a super experience. Someone at Dean's work had some extra tickets to sell in a private viewing area of the boat races this weekend. I was slightly sceptical since we had never been, wouldn't know anyone at the tent (companies rent/sponsor tents) at it was expensive (but I am cheap) but of course I told Dean we could do it. So we were off to the races! Today started great because we were also given a parking pass which proved to be worth its weight in gold. We were able to park very close to the tent so when we were hauling our cooler and chairs and bags of goodies we didn't have far to go. I was so happy when there was a couple there that we knew in our tent area so we were able to hang out with them. Katie loves them and the lady is pregnant so Katie loved talking to her about the baby girl in her belly. The tickets we bought proved to be a good deal when we were fed lunch, and had all the soda, water, Mikes Hard Lemonade and beer we (Dean) could drink. We also get breakfast and lunch and drinks again on Sunday. The boat races were an experience. They are so loud and fast, they go like 200mph. In between races there were air shows. One had US Coast Guard helicopters that demonstrated a rescue in the water. Another had some old plane that I didn't know anything about. Then the BEST had a fighter jet that was awesome! It was so much better than any air show I had seen. Usually there are groups of planes that fly in cool formations, but this guy was alone and was showing us all the cool stuff they can do. The sound was incredible! Katie hated that part because she hates loud noises, but it was amazing for the rest of us. The tent we were at was also right on the river so we were able to cool off. Katie wasn't sure what to think of the river since it is dirty compared to a pool, but she had fun. Tomorrow is supposed to be even better since there are more boat races. Now we are spoiled because we will have a hard time going from private viewing area to general admission next year!