Yee-Haw!

This is already old news around here, but I'm just not the frequent posted that I used to be. Anika had a fabulous "Cowboy Day" at school two weeks ago. They had a meet and greet with a real horse, learned a lot about riding, saddles & lassoing, and enjoyed a lunch of hot dogs, beans and grits. (A big shout out to my Facebook peeps for helping to supply the necessary gear for a cowgirl to look and feel her best!!!!!)

Color the Skies 2011

Even with the best of intentions, it is really hard to get up at the crack of dawn to see hot air balloons launch. . . The balloons were supposed to launch between 6:30-7:30am. When our eyes popped open at 7:05 we were pretty sure we would miss the show. We were pleasantly surprised that we were still able to catch the last balloon launch and enjoy the festive atmosphere.

This was our view on the way to the park. We were pretty sure we missed it.

But when we arrived, at 7:30, the last balloon was slowly rising.

Last year, we didn't know how close you could get to the balloons. This year the kids were so excited to get up close and personal with a hot air balloon.

Lloyd had fun snapping a few pictures of the inside.
And then it went right over our heads:

Up. . .

Up. . .

And away. . .

Then we headed home with some donuts to enjoy the rest of the day together. Next year we might just sleep in a enjoy some of the other festivities - sky jumpers, competitive kite flying, etc.

Cousin Time

Even though we had already been in school for a week, we were able to feel like summer again when we got a visit from Aunt Christine and the cousins!!!! Although we only had a few days together, Lloyd was gone, and Anika & Andrew had school, we were still able to enjoy every moment of having Nathaniel, Simon, Josie, & Aunt Christine around.

Mistlin Park: Rolling down the hill:

Girlies:

Josie (3), Anika (7), Nathaniel (6), Andrew (5), Simon (5), Kathryn (3):