October 11, 2014
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
My favorite time of year in Albuquerque are the 10 days in October when my kids are greeted each morning with a sky full of hot air balloons as they walk down the street to catch the bus. Bennett was enthralled with all the balloons and would escape outside any chance he got to point at the sky and say, "LOONS!"
So I was really excited to take him to Balloon Fiesta this year where he could get up close and personal with all those loons. He loved it. He only flinched a couple times when we got too close to the noisy burners. But after awhile, he even started imitating the sound the burners make. (That's a first--usually our babies cry when the burners startle them.)
Anyway, it was a glorious perfect day, and of course we took way too many pictures.
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| the inside of a balloon |
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| breakfast burritos |
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| Air-a-belle only goes up in the best conditions, that's how great a day it was. |
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| Vader--this punk never turned around for us. |
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| The bees! (also a backside shot) |
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| Yoda was new this year. He's a pretty cool dude. |
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| The pirate ship was also new this year. He was finished just a week before the fiesta. |
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| Super cool shot by Arthur. |
1 comment:
Awesome! You inspire me to take my gang next year. I get stressed out by the crowds and kids who might wander away. We went near the park Friday morning, so we saw all the same "loons", including just the backside of Vader, but y'all were up close and personal with the balloons. Such a different experience. Next year, next year...
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