Hot Air Balloon Ride

In early August, I entered our names in a contest on the URE website, and as luck would have it, we won a free ride in a hot air balloon during the All-Ohio Balloon Fest here in Marysville. There were 35 balloons that showed up this year, and the weather cooperated on Friday, so we were able to get up in the air for about a 20-min. ride! Here are a lot of pics from our fun, memorable evening!


After the landings, the balloons were packed back up and taken back to the airport for the next part of the show - the "balloon glow". All the balloons are lined up, inflated, and as the sun is setting, they take turns lighting up - pretty neat to see!

Day at the Lake

Saturday was a long but very fun day at Seneca Lake with our good friends. After looking through a few potential vacation properties, we rented a pontoon boat and headed out on the lake. The weather was a perfect 83, low humidity and sunny, really doesn't get much better than that! The kids had a blast driving the boat and three of the four boys tubed a few times. Including Owen - we were shocked (kind of) that he wanted to do it all by himself, but he did! I was nervous, I think more nervous than he was, but he did great! Hopefully we'll find a place soon and can make many many more memories like this one in the years to come!!!