Hot Air Affair

Hudson held their annual Hot Air Affair hot air balloon festival this past weekend....yes, we live in a town that has a hot air balloon festival in the middle of winter. We went to the school early on Saturday in hopes that they would be launching, but they didn't. Then we headed back over to the school on Saturday afternoon just to see if they'd launch, but they didn't (it was too windy). So instead we visited Bruce and a few of the other church lady husbands at the KC food booth (they were running it). The kids enjoyed cheese curds, mini chocolate chip cookies, and kettle corn. After we got our fix of fair type food, we headed back home. Sunday morning the 1st thing Andrew asked after he woke up was if we could go see the balloons....so we quickly got everyone dressed and out the door. The 3rd time was the charm - the balloons launched! It was really awesome to see, and Andrew loved being able to get really close to the balloons, and watch them fill up. Jenna wasn't so sure at first because the burners, and fans are so noisy, but after a while she got used to it, and seemed to enjoy watching all the commotion. They had some cool balloons - one that was shaped like a duck, one that had a big fish on it, and the last balloon that they inflated was a giant (105') bear. It was huge!

Here are some pics:

A few of the balloons (there were probably 30-40)

Jenna watching all the action:

Andrew & Bruce taking a closer look:

We spent a lot of time outside on Sunday, which was awesome. At the moment it appears like it may have been the last time to play in the snow (I know, wishful thinking). Due to the warm temps, and rain, we don't have any snow left.

Here are the kids playing in their snow fort (which is now melted):

Here's a pic of Andrew enjoying his new 'nail gun'. He insists on wearing his safety glasses when playing with it - it's cute.

Here's Miss Jenna on Sunday - getting ready to cause some ruckus.