On Saturday, Katie and Nancy went to see a ballet performance of Cinderella at the George Mason Center for the Arts. Katie loved it. When she got home she talked excitedly about all the jetes, plies, and pirouettes she saw.
On Tuesday the Space Shuttle Discovery flew from Cape Canaveral, Florida to DC for its retirement home in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. The parents and teachers in Katie's class decided at the last minute on Monday to gather at a park in Old Town Alexandria to watch the Space Shuttle. It was an amazing feat of last minute planning and coordination.
But as we were on our way to the park however, we heard the shuttle was 30 minutes ahead of schedule! That caused for some panicked driving to the park but everyone made it in time to see the shuttle zoom overhead attached to a big 747 airplane. It then turned around and zoomed by again! It was really neat. After it passed us, it then went upriver to DC to do several scenic loops around the Washington Monument and Capital building. Traffic came to a standstill as cars stopped or pulled over on the shoulder to watch it. Luckily, we avoided most of the traffic in Old Town.
There were a lot of people in the park in Old Town. The entire DC area was energized by the shuttle. Lots of people left work for an hour or so to watch it and the local tv and radio stations covered it live.
After the shuttle left the area, the kids sat down to have class in the park and discuss what they saw. Then they went back to school to finish their day. It was a memorable event for everyone!
The kids anxiously wait for Mommy to come home.
A self-portrait
Katie at the Center for the Arts after the Ballet. It's a statue of marionnettes and she's pretending to be one of them.
Waiting for the shuttle in Old Town Alexandria
Where is it?
You interrupted my nap for this?
Katie scans the skies for signs of the shuttle.
There it is!
It's coming back!
Katie and her school friends get a good look.
After the shuttle left, the kids discussed what they saw.
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