The annual Art and Air Festival coincided with our arrival in Albany. And it was at the Fairgrounds which are less than a mile from our homestead. Any activity that means I don't have to travel far automatically ups the desirability of said activity. The first night we went to "Night Glow" where a few of the balloons were blown up at night while they played some bad techno music in the background. It was free and I am oddly attracted to anything bright and shiny so I had a good time. And we discovered that Molly LOVES the stroller and falls asleep after being pushed in it for a few minutes. An excellent discovery and one that I am sure will be utilized many times in the future.
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| The girls right before Night Glow |
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"Night Glow"
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The next morning we got up at 6AM to watch all 36 balloons take off from the fairgrounds and fly past our house. It was pretty spectacular. The last day people paid to have rides in the balloons and some of them were low enough that we were able to wave to the people in the baskets. We can't wait for next year's festival!
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| This one is a creepy panda head balloon |
i think watching all those hot air balloons would have been SO amazing! even the pictures are cool which means the REAL experience was like a gillion times cooler. i also love that the heading is oregon trails- amazing!!
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