mlarson9024,
Take your time!! Go it slow and do it the right way out of the gate and it will pay dividends in overall enjoyment for both you and your son. Like I and a few others mentioned go to the field talk to people. The "Old-Timers" love helping new people to the hobby (I mean that is the most sincere way). Also like someone else mentioned, get some stick time on a club trainer. Get a feel for a plane. If you go with glow, sounds like you are leaning that way, look at getting an ARF (Almost Ready to Fly) for your first plane. I love my Hobbico Avistar. Easy to assemble AWESOME handling. Very predictable. I had mine together in a few nights. If you are a "newbie" I would not recommend trying to build a plane right out the gate (just my opinion though). ARF's are great if you are short on time and want to get in the air quicker. Take care and good luck.