The Fletcher Ohana: March 2015

Monday, March 30, 2015

Saturday Tourists

Ely is back home for a few weeks, so we are spending the time doing lots of family exploring of our new city!!!

On Saturday, we decided to go check out the USS Midway (a decommissioned Navy aircraft carrier that has been turned into a museum) so Noah and Lucas could get an idea of what Daddy's life was like for the past 2 months. Since Noah is constantly asking to ride the train downtown, we parked down in Mission Valley and rode the train to the Midway :)

USS Midway

The second generation of Fletcher brothers in the cockpit together

(and Daddy creeping in the background, haha)

Getting flight lessons from Daddy :)

Checking out Uncle John's old helicopter

Future shooter???

Lucas LOVED running out to the end of this platform and then running back up! There were a few adults that thought he was hysterical and also commented on his lack of fear (as they refused to walk out to the end, haha)

That's Ely's ship in the background! (The USS Ronald Reagan)

Noah being a goofball :D

Noah sitting in the Air Boss seat

And steering the ship! He took it very seriously, haha

Lucas hanging out in the ready room

Back in the cockpit together!

The cheese man himself!

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Poway-Midland Railroad

One of our favorite Saturday morning activities is going to the Poway-Midland Railroad station and the Farmers' market!

Every Saturday, they rotate out their trains so each weekend we get to ride a different train. The highlight is a steam engine that was built in 1907! It has been under maintaince for the winter, so this was the first time we got to ride in it, an occasion that Noah has been waiting for!

The other highlight for the boys is playing with the Thomas the Train tracks and cars that they have set up in the ticket booth. Both boys are obsessed with that train table, even though we have one at home! But I guess we don't have enough of the cool extra pieces or something :-)