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The Great Forest Park Balloon Race


Before I begin this post, check out my new blog logo, hand painted by Rachel! Isn’t it amazing? She is not only extremely talented in the world of photography, but she can do amazing graphic design. Pretty soon she will be designing new hand painted prints to sell. I cannot wait to purchase some of her beautiful work to fill my home. And I hope many others will join me in pressuring her to start making them ASAP!
 
And now, The Great Forest Park Balloon Race.
Saturday was the annual hot air balloon race in Forest Park. I had been to the balloon glow years ago, but had never been the the race before. Ever since we purchased our camera in March, I had been looking forward to going to the race to take some pictures. There’s just something wonderful about those colorful balloons. And even better with the Lovings and Gunbys 🙂
man and boy walking

 

friends

 

sisters

 

if there’s something free to be found, we will find it. but these drinks were so gross that the kids wouldn’t even drink them.
free samples

 

blow up balloons

 

dad and son

 

friend

 

boy posing

 

mom and girl

 

Legacy’s little pigtails blowing in the wind 🙂
dad and girl

 

and now an abundance of balloon pictures
forest park balloon race

 

toddler boy pointing at hot air balloon

 

boy looking at hot air balloon

 

hot air balloon

 

balloons

 

cool hot air balloon

 

balloon race 5

 

balloon race 6

 

hot air balloon contest

 

little boy sitting on grass

 

big family

This was the perfect way to end the summer!

Blog, Family, kids

I missed them


While we were away on our anniversary getaway, the kids stayed with their grandparents for a couple nights. We picked up Evangeline after the first night because I thought she would have missed me. Nope. She was having a great time without me. I think I missed them more than they missed me. We spent a couple hours out in my dad’s backyard, enjoying the cool summer night.
boy on swing

 

16 months old and finally walking more and more each day
cute baby

 

purple flowers
it’s always fun to watch the cows that come right up next to the fence
toddler boy watching cows

 

little boy on swing

 

toddler boy on swing
cute baby girl on slide
baby girl sliding
mom and baby

 

between the big moon and beautiful sunset, it was a wonderful evening to spend outside
birdhouse

 

orange moon
dad and baby
pretty sunset