Anthony decided a long time ago that he wanted us to go to Dayton, Ohio and run the Air Force Half Marathon. The race day would be amazing, but the best part would be his "grandaddy" there cheering him on! Grandaddy, John Warlick is a Navy pilot. He is the only Navy man, inducted into the Air Force hall of fame. At 86 years young he still lives in Dayton, Ohio. He has been instrumental in the engineering of flight. Grandaddy is a true aviation enthusiast. Grandaddy and Grandmother were the charter members of the Wright B Flyer. Grandaddy is an amazing engineer, pilot, father, and grandfather. Grandmother and Grandaddy would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in October . So of course I said "yes" when Anthony asked me to bring all the kids and run with him the the Air Force Half Marathon in Dayton, Ohio. The day was gorgeous, complete with jets, bombers and the Wright B Flyer flying over you while running! The finish was between lined up planes, as you passed by the Air Force hangars! It was amazing, and we had our family at the finish line. Thank you Grandaddy, for being a "hero" in our family.
Grandma Gail came back to Beaver Creek to help keep all the kids so that we could both run!
Anthony's cousin Christy lives with Grandaddy, and is a gymnastic coach!! She opened up her gym so that all the cousins could play!! They had so much fun jumping and twirling!
Oh, this is precious times. Grandaddy wasnt happy unless he was CARRYING Jayne Elizabeth on his hip, or reading stories to these two little boys. Grandaddy enjoyed talking about when their Daddy was a twin little boy too. I wish I could see this more often, what a legacy John(athan) and Joseph have in their great-grandfather. Wow.
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