Another fabulous morning at the Balloon Fiesta.......we walked to the field at 7 AM with our several layers, scarves, hats, gloves, and coffee under clear blue skies to watch the "mass ascension" of the balloons. Just beautiful and we face timed with Blair, Luke and Liam
(+Brooke, Annette and Patrick).
The crowds were off the charts today and we could not have had more perfect weather since we arrived on Thursday.
Here are a few more favorites...
For Luke and Maeve
Baby with pacifier
and then, on back of hat
Flip flops
Miss Kitty
All the way from New Zealand
Pretty carousel
Red and blue pig
Little baby in a carriage with toy elephant and bottle
"Sisters"
Brothers
Late morning we 4 toured the Balloon Museum which was right next to where Daisy was parked. Very interesting pics and memorabilia on hot air and gas-powered balloons throughout history. We especially enjoyed a 3D short video of what it takes to prepare the balloons for take-off, the blowing in cool air, firing up the burners and then taking a ride in the gondola. Sooo cool.
Still hoping to REALLY do this one day!
Tomorrow will be totally crazy leaving the grounds with all this RV and regular traffic, so.....Mark and Jim called other campgrounds and we left around noonish. Jim and Lydia are headed to Arizona and staying in Grants, NM tonight. We moved to the American RV Resort in Albuquerque and enjoyed the afternoon in Old Town. First stop was at Steve's for some delicious ice cream treats. Mark sat in the shade and I browsed a few shops and saw some BEAUTIFUL turquoise and silver jewelry!
This is St. Felipe Neri Church - the oldest building in the city built in 1793.
We drove to Sadie's for supper which my cousin Linda recommended. The portions were sooo large (even though we chose small), and they only have one salsa - HOT, so....bring on the TUMS tonight! But overall, it was good food and we have leftovers.
What fun we've had with Jim and Lydia and so happy we got to share our first Balloon Fiesta with them. It's been a very happy, memorable family time to treasure!
And finally, our sweet little pumpkin "on the move" with her pretty yellow "duck" shoes!
(+Brooke, Annette and Patrick).
The crowds were off the charts today and we could not have had more perfect weather since we arrived on Thursday.
Here are a few more favorites...
For Luke and Maeve
Late morning we 4 toured the Balloon Museum which was right next to where Daisy was parked. Very interesting pics and memorabilia on hot air and gas-powered balloons throughout history. We especially enjoyed a 3D short video of what it takes to prepare the balloons for take-off, the blowing in cool air, firing up the burners and then taking a ride in the gondola. Sooo cool.
Still hoping to REALLY do this one day!
Tomorrow will be totally crazy leaving the grounds with all this RV and regular traffic, so.....Mark and Jim called other campgrounds and we left around noonish. Jim and Lydia are headed to Arizona and staying in Grants, NM tonight. We moved to the American RV Resort in Albuquerque and enjoyed the afternoon in Old Town. First stop was at Steve's for some delicious ice cream treats. Mark sat in the shade and I browsed a few shops and saw some BEAUTIFUL turquoise and silver jewelry!
We drove to Sadie's for supper which my cousin Linda recommended. The portions were sooo large (even though we chose small), and they only have one salsa - HOT, so....bring on the TUMS tonight! But overall, it was good food and we have leftovers.
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