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By marydalene

As is our annual tradition, we went to see the hot air balloon festival that is put on as part of the Freedom Festival. Normally we decide to go on the Fourth of July holiday, but we decided to go the Saturday before so that Timothy and I could participate in the Freedom Run on Monday. (The Fourth was on a Sunday this year. And this being Utah, there were no scheduled events on the actual holiday. We made up for it by partying on Friday with fireworks at our neighborhood block party, Saturday with hot air balloons and swimming, and Monday with a fun run and a family barbecue.) But I digress. It’s balloons we’re focusing on here! More than 20 of them filled the sky.

It was a lot of fun, if a bit early. We even got to see a special visitor that came all the way from a galaxy far, far, away (well, Germany really, but where’s the fun in that?).

But with getting up that early comes a price. My little girl was tired, and told us that she wanted to sleep (if you know Sarah, this is a rare occurrence). So she laid down and got her little dog and cow from her diaper bag and used her jacket as a blanket. Poor thing. She didn’t actually sleep, but she did look cute trying. And she was there for a good 10 minutes. Signs of a tired girl.

And then she “woke up” and was extra cute. Observe.

And then she had fun playing a silly game with her brother. He would pull up the cup holders and she would push them back down. It’s amazing what they find so entertaining and hilarious.

And if you’re so inclined, more pictures are below in a handy-dandy little slideshow for your enjoyment.

Freedom Festival Hot Air Balloons 2011
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  1. BarbaraAugust 30, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    Nice pictures--I didn't make it to see the balloons this year, so it's really nice to see the pictures. Thanks.

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  2. GrammyzanneAugust 31, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    What fun - both the balloons and the kids. It really is hard for me to even imagine jackets on the 4th of July - except I remember freezing a number of years ago at an early morning celebration by Richard's mother's and Barbara's ward. It was July. Who'd need sweaters? We didn't bring any.

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