Albuquerque balloon fiesta

Sarah and Joshua arrived on Tuesday. We spent a few days showing them around Shiprock and Farmington. On Friday, we traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico which is about a 3-4 hour drive southeast of Shiprock toward central New Mexico. The kids did great on the drive. Last night, we ate in a Mexican restaurant in Old Town, a quaint shopping district in Albuquerque. We all got up at 4 am on Saturday morning to see the opening liftoff of balloons at the festival. It was quite impressive. The balloons each take their turns blowing up and taking to the skies - hundreds at a time. The fiesta is quite a big deal and they have lots of food stands and exhibits for adults and kids alike. The weather was perfect - sunny and pleasant - only a little chilly this morning for the mass ascension (what they call the morning takeoffs). We are planning to the see the "night glow" tonight where they tether the balloons down and then inflate them just enough to see them "glow" in the night sky. All of us have now taken naps to recoup from the very early morning. I think that we should all have fun tonight. Wish you all could see it with us!