Balloon Fest

On a whim (very unlike me) I took the girls to to the 35th Annual Jamesville Balloon Fest!

They launch a bunch of hot air balloons into the sky - and it is pretty awesome.

I couldn't believe how close they let you get to the action, and what a small space they are able to squeeze all those balloons in! I was surprised at how low-key and uncrowded it felt, plus it was free! Just my kind of family fun. When we were hungry for dinner, we just left without feeling like didn't get our money's worth. It was very fun, and the girls had a good time.

 I took the wrong camera lens, so getting great pictures was a challenge, but I managed. Brinks took some pictures too.

 Brinkley's Favorite - with the bow

A special treat - they got to stand on the car so I could snap a few photos.

 Josh found a dent in the hood the next day... oops.

Acro Recitals

Here's some pictures of the girls for their Acro recitals. This event was a huge money sucker and I was awfully bitter... but seeing them on stage dancing so cute was soooo worth it! Especially since the whole recital was a well-oiled machine. There was no waiting in between numbers, which I found to be a plus considering they were over 2 hours (the girls were in seperate recitals, so we had to attend two that day).

Not to mention the girls were so happy to have performed on a big stage! And they both did so well! It was fun to see how excited they were after they danced. You could spot both of them anywhere just by looking for the two little girls who can't seem to stop jumping around on their tippy-toes.

So, I'm sorry about the poor quality of the stage photos - I have not yet mastered low-light situations. Still, I couldn't decided which photos to post and which to nix... and I tend to err on the side of too many! So, it's a photo overload.

 

 I think we'll work on cartwheels this summer....

 Second one in. Nice arch, right?

 The boy in her class doing the worm got the loudest cheers of the night. 

The probably should not have given my daughter a glow stick bracelet. She did everything but wear it.