Bid's Helo

Apparantly months ago, my dad, Grandpa Chris, promised London that while we were in China they would go shopping for London's birthday present.  Well, little minds may forget to brush their teeth or clean their room, but they don't forget promises of presents.  (As an aside, Grandpa minds do forget promises of presents, but they get quickly reminded by the little minds...)  So while in Beijing, we did visit a toy store, and despite 95% of toys being made in China, they were not any cheaper in China.  And then there was the issue of space and lugging this toy around China with us...  Anyways, while in Guilin airport, London and Emmy found a stand of remote controlled helicopters that just captivated London.  That was it, shopping trip over, the R/C helicopter was the choice!

So as soon as Grandpa returned to the States, he promptly kept his word and sent London a remote controlled helicopter - an Apache.  London was thrilled!

When the big day came to fly it, Stevie was on call, so with the patience not often seen in a seven-year-old, London waited for the following day to have the maiden voyage.  Stevie, being the bigger kid, tried to show London how to operate the helo - and promptly flew it straight into the side of a building. 

Lesson 1 - the 'copter is tough!  Stevie struggled with the thing for a while before giving up and letting London take the helm.  He and his brother quickly figured the thing out (with a little help from our neighbor who is a real helicopter pilot!  Not that they are taught on remote control crafts, as Don reminded me, but still his few words of advice seemed to go down well.)