Sunday, July 14, 2019

Hot Air Balloon Festival!

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Waiting in our third (and final) line to ride on a tethered hot air balloon.
I took James and Matthew on a mom-time adventure last night to the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Danville, IL. It was a late night, and a lot of waiting, but a lot of fun. We got to ride in a hot air balloon!! We played a few carnival games, bounced on inflatables, climbed on giant tractors, indulged in a couple quintessential fair treats, and stayed up waaaaay too late. Everyone slept in until 8am this morning! 6am is more typical for us.

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Elephant ear and a lemon shake-up.
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The balloons lining up for the "night glow".

The hot air balloon ride surprised me. I've wanted to ride in a hot air balloon for as long as I can remember. I did not anticipate how hot nor how loud the flame would be. I couldn't gave guessed how gracefully the whole thing moved up and down. What an experience!

We plan to go next year as a whole family :) On the Friday, not the Saturday ;)

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