Nathan's visit - Day 1

We picked up Nathan at the airport at 9:00am and wasted no time before we started some fun!  We drove downtown to the Dallas Aquarium; it was a first for all of us.

 

 

 

After the Aquarium, we stopped at Steak & Shake for lunch before heading home.  We played outside for awhile. As soon as we got inside we settled down and before we know it... everyone is sleeping! Once rejuvenated, we enjoyed a taco dinner.



We had one more activity planned for Nathan today, indoor skydiving at iFly.  Josh wanted me to come along, but our appointment wasn't until 8:30 and I wasn't sure what to do with Andrew. Josh asked his friend/co-worker, Kimberly, if she would babysit so I could come along. 


Nathan was very excited, but also extremely nervous. It didn't help that when we arrived, the class we were watching didn't have as good of an instructor. He was letting the students go before they really knew what they were doing, so they were running into the wall and all over the place. Luckily, we had Ian as the instructor. He was very fun, entertaining and skilled. Nathan attended a 15 minute informational/safety meeting and got in his gear.  He was asked if he wanted to fly up the tunnel with the instructor ($10 additional charge), but Nathan didn't want to.  Just before it was time to start I asked him if he felt like he was gonna throw up, he said, "A little"...then it was time to fly!  Nathan did two flights, a minute each. At the end of his second flight, the instructor grabbed his leg and few him up in the tunnel a few times. I am sure Nathan was surprised because we had not purchased that.  When he got done, I asked him if he had fun and if he would do it again. The answer to both was ,"Yes"!  I was so relieved!!!