Lilly’s classmate Xavier was talking about shooting off toy rockets with his dad, and Lilly decided she wanted to do that too. So last week we ordered a kit from Hobbylinc.com and put it together, and today we went out with Xavier, Dan (his dad) and his big sister Guadalupe to a softball field in the neighborhood to try it out. It was beautiful out but a little windy, so Houston, we had some problems, but everything was recovered and we came home with a new hobby.
This is, by the way, the luckiest picture I have ever shot. I was fiddling with the camera when I heard Xavier starting his countdown from five, and I turned toward his voice and shot at whatever. You have no idea, unless you’ve seen it, how fast these things take off. I could have spent years trying to squeeze the button at the exact millisecond, but this one just came out.
Martha Stevens | 07-May-07 at 7:08 am | Permalink
When my niece was 5, she wanted 2 things for christmas: the barbie du jour and a rocket. After the unwrapping frenzy ended, her dad took her and my kids to the park, and someone had the bright idea of strapping barbie to the rocket. It launched beautifully. Into some trees. Where the barbie rocket resides to this day. Congratulations on selecting a tree-free launch zone. Looks like much fun!
karen | 15-May-07 at 3:37 pm | Permalink
too cool! we just went to a science fair where they had rocket demos and Jack decided he wants to do that too. we are going to connect with a group here that launches rockets monthly! can’t wait!