Snapshot: Balloon Festival

"I never been to a hot air balloon festival..."
Photo Credit: Sonal Kaki

We read a book from the library called something I don't remember...but it was about a dog who accidentally takes flight in a hot air balloon because someone put fried chicken in the basket of the balloon. She doesn't eat the chicken, though she is tempted, and the book is about everyone trying to get her to land the balloon safely. The dog is rewarded for not eating the chicken without permission by being fed the chicken.

I thought it was mediocre at best but it seemed to really stick with Alex. He likes to talk about hot air balloons a lot. 

We tried our first ever cousin's sleepover this past weekend. I was really worried for my sister and brother in law that they would get zero sleep. I tried to make sure Alex knew that Mom and Dad would NOT be spending the night with him. The in-laws usually take their kids to the hot air balloon festival every year and V suggested they add one more kid (ours) to the mix. They said things went well (enough), though I wonder what they're keeping from us...like how many times they wanted to strangle our child. A big thank you to them for taking on the challenge of being outnumbered by small people...Which happens to me every day, but I get to send them away!

Balloon festival, check.
Sleepover, check.
Procrastination of grading with blog post, big check.