Annual Labor Day Hot Air Balloon Post
The very first year we moved to Colorado Springs, Jeremy and Mandy took us to the CS Balloon Festival. We were hooked! We cheat and go to the opposite side of the lake than most of the crowds. We feel like locals and not tourists because we know this is the "place to be". Seeing the balloons right over your head is awesome. This was a new balloon this year! The opposite side says "defy gravity". When it started coming up over the trees on the opposite side of the lake, I knew what it was going to be! We met Jeremy and the boys there early in the morning to enjoy the balloons. Mud and water was more fun than watching balloons for little guys. Every once in a while, one would get their attention. I wish I had caught this sun balloon against a blue sky. Aren't these clouds amazing? God puts on a better show than the balloon people. We love leaving the park and driving around the town "chasing" the balloons. ...