View from the lakeSo Kurt and I love hot air balloons and now we have hot air balloon lovin' kids as well. About 2-3 times a month we get to see them up in the sky when we wake up and we love to see it. There is a hot air balloon festival near our home, but this year it got rained out so we had to find another one. They have one in Colorado Springs during Labor Day, so off we went. One thing that was cool about this festival is they have a balloon glo. Which is they light up all the balloons at night and flicker them, pretty cool looking, but the night we were there WE GOT RAINED OUT!!!
So we had to be ok with just watching their morning flight. We stayed in a really nice hotel, thanks priceline, and it was right down from the park, so we woke up and went to the park to watch. We were a little late, so most balloons were filled so we watched them launch. Kurt was a little bummed, it is hard getting five people ready by 7am!! Here are some photos:
This is called a "dash and splash" They start and then touch the lake and continue on...
Heather and Lauren
Megan, Kurt, and LaurenHere is a video of one of the last balloons to take off. We were lucky enough to catch it. Maybe one day when we are rich and famous you all can come see us in a balloon festival.:) This cat was Heather's favorite balloon. Last time we saw a lot of animal balloons, but this year there were mostly patterned balloons.
2 comments:
I've always wanted to go to a hot air balloon festival!! Looks like it is really neat and fun too. I miss our hanging out with you and Jer.
Looks so cool! I'd love to see that one day, maybe next year we'll drive out and join you!
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