.: Annual Chagrin Falls Balloon festival

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Annual Chagrin Falls Balloon festival

Every year we go to this balloon festival in Chagrin Falls. It is awesome. We sit about 20 feet from where the balloons lift off. We eat a picnic dinner, play cards and games while we wait for them to launch. This year they were about to cancel the launch due to weather (I think it was the wind).

But at the last minute they decided to launch after all.

Waiting for the balloons:

Trevor brought a ball to play kickball and it was a hit.

Nick, Zack and Trevor (with some random kid that hopped in the picture)

The moms

Emmett and Corbin

Emmett, Gage and Corbin

Sage, Kaylee, Gage and Ashlyn

Finally...the launch!! It took forever for the balloon festivities to begin

After most of the hot air balloons took flight, we got to go on the field and

look up close at the ones that never lifted-off.

We saw Ashlyn's kindergarten teacher--Mrs. B!

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ShawnyJune 14, 2012 at 10:40 AM
Ha ha! I'm totally stealing some of your pictures then I can pretend like we stayed until the end!
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Ben and LaurieJune 22, 2012 at 8:06 PM
Fun, fun! Looks like a GREAT tradition. Hey, we saw Kyle at a dental convention the other day and were talking about old times. Seems like so long ago!
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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Annual Chagrin Falls Balloon festival

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