So once again we ventured to the balloon fiesta. Last year was a bust as they cancelled the event we bought tickets to because of high winds; but we did get to see the awesome fireworks show. But last year none of the morning sessions were cancelled so I thought I would change things up this year and have us attend a morning balloon session. That was a mistake. It was a rainy week and so for three mornings in a row they cancelled the morning sessions. Friday morning we woke up very early and got our family out the door by 5:30. We had hopes that even though it was raining that it would clear up and the balloons would be able to ascend. For two hours we walked around the balloon park and saw nothing. It was pretty miserable. By 8 they started inflating the balloons but wouldn't let them ascend. We saw about 10 balloons before we had to leave and get Lexie home to a warm bed. We'll have to see what disaster next year brings us for the balloon fiesta.
This pretty much sums up how Lexie felt about the whole thing. Although she was a very good baby and didn't fuss.
These faces are very deceptive. They complained the WHOLE time until the balloons started inflating, which means they were quiet for a half hour out of the two and half hours we were there.
We saw this balloon from the very start to the end. It was interesting watching them get it up.
Usually this picture would show hundreds of balloons, as you can see that wasn't the case this morning. But we're glad we saw some balloons and we're also glad we didn't go back on Saturday morning because it was the most crowded I've ever seen the balloon fiesta. Hopefully next year we have more luck, we're hoping to have some family here, so hopefully the balloon fiesta will have no hitches.
2 comments:
I hate when the rain ruins our plans! But it's always fun to see balloons :) PS your kiddos are so dang cute!
You are stalwart balloon fiesta fans! Cute pictures!
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