Ballunar Liftoff Festival

we took the kids to the ballunar liftoff festival at johnson space center this weekend. it was our first year to go, and it was better than i expected. there were a lot of cool activities, but we went specifically to see the special shapes balloon glow saturday night. while we were waiting for the schepps dairy balloon to blow up we listened to a good band. emily and ethan love to dance so they had fun listening to the band. we did not have to wait very long before the schepps dairy balloon started to blow up. i first thought emily and ethan would be a little freaked out about seeing this huge cow coming up from the ground, but they liked it. dan took them pretty close. emily thought at one point she was going to get licked.

despite having a good nap saturday, emily was grumpy the whole time we were there. this was her best picture.

no matter though, i just moved on to kids who were smiling and having a good time!

elliot had a good time in the soft carrier. it was his first time facing forward. he's a little too short, but i don't think he minded. i think he liked being out of the carseat. he never fussed - he just looked around and smiled. i think he was proud of himself!

i think we'll go back next year. they had a good time watching the balloons fly in the air and glow on the ground. it's super fun to watch your children discover new things. it was a good night.