Early to bed & early to rise . . .
Makes you tired for the rest of the day!
3:00 a.m. Alarm . . . What are they thinking?!?!
While I curled up in bed and slept, everyone else was up around 3:00 a.m., had breakfast at 4:00 a.m., and made it to the Balloon Field around 5:30 a.m.. It was cold, rainy, & dark. The mountain range was obscured by clouds. However, Daddy was able to park near the front gate (let it be noted that >90% of the time, Daddy nabs a close parking spot!). As Daddy & Uncle Carlos made their way to the Balloon Field, everyone else nestled down and slept in the car. That is everyone slept until Daddy & Uncle Carlos made it back to the car and mentioned that the vendors were already open. Auntie Debra & Mommy were out of the car SO fast, it startled Jannik awake. Shopping can do that, you know. Maybe that would make a great new bumper sticker - "Shopping is Startling to Your Health". What do you think?
Because of the rain, the balloons were not ascending; however, many were nice enough to inflate. This helped to lift the spirits of the crowd.
Here are some photos to enjoy.
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| This a a quilt being raffled off by Albuquerque's Quilting Guild. |
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| The Official 2011 Balloon Fiesta Poster. |
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| The Official 2010 Balloon Fiesta Poster. |
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| There are 3 Bee Balloons. This is the back of the Baby Bee - Joelly. The Baby Bee is from Maricopa, AZ. |
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| The Elephant is the Nelly-B from Belgium. |
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| The Select 55 Balloon is from Howell, MI. It's flown by Gary Moore of Lake Havasu City, AZ. |
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| Gary Moore, and his lovely bride - Diana, go all over the world flying balloons. They also have their own balloon - Timepeace. |
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This is the lovely Diana Moore holding the camera. You can check out her winning photo in the new Havasu Ballooon Fest Calendar.
www.HavasuBalloonFest.com |
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| Here's the brave crew from Havasu. Br-r-r-r-r!!!! |
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Everyone came back to the hotel after lunch. Jannik is seen here spoiling me.
Just one more fan in my fan club. |
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