5..4..3..2..1..Blast Off!

It took a year but Maizie and Joe finally set off the rocket they made together. Some projects get set aside and this was one of them. Finally, with some prodding from me Maizie and Joe prepared for take off. I have never seen or helped set off a rocket before. I had no idea what to expect and really could not see the thrill in it. I loved watching Joe and Maizie working as a team building the rocket and finally setting it off. Maizie was totally in the moment. She built it, painted it and set it up. Her focus is amazing when she is working on projects like this one. With a bit of hesitation she pushed the launch button and before I knew it the rocket was gone. I think Joe said it was made to go about 600 feet high. I could not even see where the heck it went. Probably because I was too busy trying to capture the event with my camera. Needless to say, I missed it the first time. Joe and Maizie were acting all excited. I cracked up seeing this photo below where Joe was obviously impressed with the speed of the rocket.
After this take off I focused on the rocket and not my camera. I still could not see where the damn thing went. It made a loud SWOOSH noise which I thought was the best part. I looked up and it was nowhere to be seen. Finally, I would see the orange parachute thingy as it slowly descended.

Maizie said her favorite part was the launch button. The noise did not bother her at all. Joe was into rockets when he was a little kid. He lived in the country and I imagine setting off rockets and blowing things up was a major highlight of his childhood.