Color the Skies

We recently had the 2nd annual Color the Skies hot air balloon festival here in town. Lucky for us, they hold it at the park just a few blocks from our house. Last year we didn't wake up early enough to see it and only caught the last few balloons that went right over our house (although that was pretty cool too!). This year, we all got up bright and early and headed over to see the balloons lift off and to see... Bryan run in his first 5k race! The whole event was really great. They had several activities for the kids (train rides, petting zoo, bounce houses, mini balloon rides, etc.). Nate and Sam were extremely impressed with the huge balloons lifting into the sky. Nate is already asking when we can get up early and go see the balloons again.

Last weekend we drove down to Santa Cruz with Papa and Nana Lee and spent one night there to let the kids spend a little time at the beach. It turned out to be a really little time. Let's just say Sam wasn't really into the beach (too wet and sandy). Nate started strong. He played tug-of-war with a pile of kelp, chased sea gulls, and played chicken with the waves. Unfortunately, it didn't take long before the waves were victorious and Nate was done with the beach (see pictures below). We also went to the Mystery Spot or "sideways house" as Nate called it. All in all it was a fun little trip.

Bryan and I are gearing up for our English adventure in a few weeks. For those of you that didn't know, he and I will be going to London for a week in October. We will get to take a few small day trips to see places like Stonehenge and Canterbury. We are really excited. I'll post trip pictures when we return.

At Color the Skies.

Mystery Spot

Where the beach fun ended.