This is my family

My dad is the sort who keeps up with things like rocket launches from Vandenberg Airforce Base. So he had us all informed about the launch on Friday night. He set a timer so we wouldn't miss it, then passed out on the couch with a book on his face while my mom and I made Shabbat dinner. The timer went off, we all put on shoes, and the five of us trooped out of the house and down the greenbelt to the park. Halfway there, my dad yells, "THERE IT IS!" and we all start running. Had anyone looked out their window at that moment they would have seen a family of five, the dad and older son in the lead, followed by the ten year old son, followed by the adult daughter and mom, all five tearing down the greenbelt in an assortment of pajamas and clothing, screaming and laughing.
We reached the park in time to catch the end of the first stage flare, and the second stage as well. It was incredible, watching this jet of flame move across the sky and then finally disappear.

And then we walked back up to the house, and had dinner.

Seriously? I adore my family.