A Morning at Camp Mabry

Camp Mabry is a small military post in Austin that houses the Texas Army National Guard amongst other organizations. If you've driven on Mopac you've most likely seen Camp Mabry off to the side and it's easily recognizable because of the planes and helicopters on the parameter of its fields. 

Which is how Jackson happened to come across it. We pass Camp Mabry almost daily on Mopac and EVERY time the boy mentions the 'parque de aviones y helicopteros' (helicopter and plane park). He's pretty much been asking me to go to it for quite some time now.

I only recently learned that the post is open to the public so we decided the cub would be thrilled to walk the grounds...

And boy was he ever! He could not believe he was actually getting to see these military birds up close and personal! 

He asked us to bring along his dinosaur friends, (Spike, Rex and Dinosaurio Cafe) as they seem to travel EVERYWHERE with us recently... 

As you can see his 'guys' (as he calls the dinosaurs jointly) enjoyed the planes, pastures and even being put in to what was once the guns of the helicopter. 

Jackson said he enjoyed himself as well and what's more--we got to see our first glimpse of Bluebonnets this season!

We will definitely be returning to Camp Mabry as it has loads of picnic areas, parks and a PX. Brings back memories of going on base when I was younger with my dad when he served in the Army. We used to have lots of fun on Ft. Bliss in El Paso.