Edwards Air Force Show

This weekend was the Edwards Air Force Base Air Show and a chance to see aircraft of yesteryear, modern day and the future. There were flying displays by the US Air Force Thunderbirds, a B1 bomber and F-117 Stealth Fighter as well as static displays of various aircraft including the B2 Flying Wing Stealth Bomber, U2 Spy Plane and the Global Hawk, Unmanned Bomber. It was nice to see the V-22 Osprey Tilt Rotor as we manufacture several of the actuators at HR Textron. There was also an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which is being funded by Britain amongst other countries. It will replace the aging Harrier. HRT has just won the contract to design and manufacture the aileron actuators and I'll be one of the engineers on the new program.

V-22 Osprey Tilt Rotor

F-35 JSF

F-117 Stealth Fighter

Fairey Firefly

New York, New York

We had a great time on our long weekend in New York - or, as the pregnancy magazines call it, our "babymoon."
We arrived on a Friday night and spent the first two days with Lisa's aunt and uncle, touring the countryside before venturing into the big city.
And it is a big city - people everywhere, at all times of the day. Though we only had a few days in the city, we saw nearly everything on our long list of "things to see," including Central Park, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Empire State Building, old Trinity Church, Wall Street and Times Square.
We stayed two nights in the country, and then took a beautiful train ride along the Hudson River into Grand Central Station.
We walked our feet off, and Stace figured out how to use the NY subway system. We both felt very safe, even getting home after midnight.




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At the base of the Statue of Liberty

Lisa in a China Town market (23 weeks preggers)

Stace in McSorleys Pub