Mott Moments: Camp Mabry

Colton is completely obsessed with anything and everything military/army/navy...you get the picture. He loves playing command & conquer computer games and red alert computer games. Anytime there's a show or movie on t.v. that has to do with wars or the army he begs me to record it. He even watches the really old movies (some in black & white) that are army/war movies, i.e. We Were Soldiers, etc.

A friend of ours knows about Colton's obsession and is in the military. He had given Colton an real military hat that Colton wears on a daily basis (he even wears it to bed occasionally). Anyway, he told us about this annual event going on at Camp Mabry this past Saturday. Of course Colton was so excited to go, so we all went together as a family. It was really cool. They had all kinds of activities for the kids to do. There was a helicopter show, and all kinds of tanks and artillery that you could go on and in. They had a reenactment of WWII that was pretty cool to watch. All of the artillery, weapons, and clothes were completely authentic from that war. We had to wear earplugs cause the guns and tanks were so loud. After the show was over they let the kids come out onto the field and collect the bullet casings. They were in heaven! It looked like an Easter egg hunt. Colton later told a friend that he got to see a "movie that was in real life". We also got to ride in an authentic WWII military jeep. The kids thought that part was a lot of fun. The day was smoldering hot and humid, but it made me appreciate the soldiers even more cause you know that's usually how they have to fight, in extreme weather conditions. Anyway, I'm so glad we went (even though I was sick with whatever my kids passed along to me). It was a great experience that I know they'll remember for a long time, especially Colton.