Up, Up, and Away!

 Kyle is so good at finding fun things for us to do as a family...and this past weekend he found this...The Hot Air Balloon Jubilee that was going on in Jackson! It's a fair/carnival that goes on every year with rides, games, food, even an elephant to ride! Then in the evening you get to watch about 40 hot air balloons get blown up and then fly up in the sky.  The balloons were definitely our favorite part...and Brett thought it was "so cool, mommy!" I think this is an event we will look forward to going to every year now :-)

I loved the contrast of the colorful balloons against the bright blue sky!

Happy Boys!

Right after we got there we ran into some good friends and neighbors of ours, the Klinks! We had fun hanging out together!

Waving to the Balloons :-)

And of course I had to get this shot of the coolest balloon there. GO STATE!

Before the launch of the balloons, we watched the elephant (Brett was too scared to ride him, but man, I wish I had!), played a couple games, and watched the roller coasters. Brett is an observer and was perfectly content to just watch and take everything in :-)

Goin' fishin'...

...and he caught one!

You sure do see all different kinds of people when you go to a carnival! There is so much to do, but seriously, I could have just sat and people watched the whole time! Some of the things I saw included teeny tiny puppies, friendly dogs willing to greet anyone, lots of adorable kids having fun, happy families everywhere doing just what we were doing - making memories for our children...this is the good stuff :-) And then there is the not so good stuff, like the grandma I saw who slapped her 3 year old grandson for basically doing nothing (and even it he had done something, how sad that she knows no other way to discipline), and some blond haired kids about Brett's age that obviously had never used sunscreen in their lives. They were so tan it was disgusting. And ya know what? When I see ignorant families out there I really try not to judge...I don't know anything about them or what they've been through in life. It really just makes me sad when an adults lack of insight affects innocent children who will then just continue the cycle. I wish I could help everyone and educate the world!