The Emirates experience

Flying international can be a daunting experience when flying with kids for hours on end. Thankfully we made the decision to fly with Emirates on our latest vacation which was a New York – Dubai – Mumbai haul lasting 20+ hours. The A380 is a beautiful airplane with lots of overhead luggage space and comfortable […]

Avoiding Suitcase Chaos

SUITCASE CHAOS: The endless task of searching through the suitcase black hole by folding and refolding items after you have rummaged through it to find that one item to wear.  So what is the answer to this madness? Two words: Packing Cubes. Packing cubes are like “drawers” for your suitcase. They are light weight, made of nylon […]

Sharing The Love of Aviation: Daddy’s day at Little Pilot’s Summer Camp

Mad Science Camps offers a wonderful summer program for kids of all ages. This year my son enrolled in Flight Academy and was excited to share with his instructors that his dad is a Pilot! Turns out the instructors were just as excited and invited my husband to share his knowledge of aviation with the […]

Aviation-themed Restaurant

Flying can make you hungry so the next time you’re in the Northeast be sure to touchdown at Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) and taxi on over to the 121 Restaurant. The decor is amazing with large windows that give diners a front row seat to all the runway action and totally cool blue airplane lights decorate […]

Let The Wind Be Your Guide

My Little Pilot will be turning 7 soon and I feel myself getting slightly nostalgic as I look back at these pictures. Remembering the days of just grabbing the diaper bag and heading to the airport for a quick flight to nowhere seems to be far and few between these days. Between all the after […]

Ahh, The Laws of Aviation

According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. It’s wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway, because bees don’t care what humans think is impossible.    ~~ The Bee Movie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389790/quotes?qt0478007

Fly. Just Fly.

Co Pilot: [Superman supports Air Force One’s damaged wing] What the hell happened, we got our engine back? What the hell is going on out there? Air Force One Pilot: Fly. Just fly. We got… something. I ain’t saying what it is. Just… trust me. ~~ Superman Movie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078346/quotes?qt0464290 Luv Superman and so do my […]

BabyNebula – defined

“BabyNebula” What’s with the name someone asked me the other day. My little angel, my inspiration, my little baby I say. And what better word since Baby Nebula actually appears as a shape of a baby or fetus laying on its back in a large nebula of the constellaton of Cassiopeia.

Aviation Theme Birthday Party

The Little Pilot was flying in-style as he celebrated his birthday at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY! Each of the co-pilots received identity badges with their names printed on them as they came aboard to celebrate the day! Goody bags included airplane magnets, plastic flyers, paper gliders and chocolate airplanes purchased […]

National Aviation Day

Today is National Aviation Day! To celebrate and honor the achievements of the Wright Brothers and all aviation pioneers, in 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed Orville Wright’s birthday, August 19th, to be National Aviation Day. Check out this link for fun craft projects to inspire your little aviator!  http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/transportation/national-aviation-day.htm