Balloon Festival -- A BUST!

On Friday, we thought it would be fun to take Ryan to the Plano Balloon Festival. We went last year but got there too late to watch the balloons launch (7am launch time!). I had read on their website that they launch them in the evenings at 6pm so we thought it would be a great time to go then.

The fun declined quickly as soon as we parked the car - we realized we forgot the stroller. Sigh! So Bobby hoisted Ryan on his shoulders for the walk into the event. Well, the walk from the parking lot to the entrance to the park was about a mile long. All three of us were exhausted by the time we got to the event. Again, sigh! We had about 15 minutes to spare before the balloons launched so we bought some tickets for Ryan to gain access to the various jump houses. Those are always a hit with our BOY!

After about 10 minutes or so, we are told the balloon launch is cancelled due to bad weather. Yes, there were storm clouds but not a drop of rain. . . . yet! By that point, we decided to just cut our losses ($5.00 parking, $5 each to get in & $5 worth of tickets) and go back to the car. About halfway into our mile walk back to the car, it starts to rain. Again, big SIGH! Really? Really?

We finally get in the car and literally all of us sighed at once. We will try again next year - note to self: BRING STROLLER and check weather prior to going.





Check out the storm clouds coming in!




Walking back to our car. . . .