There is an ongoing debate in our house about whether getting up at 4am (yup - you read that right!) in order to attend the balloon races is worth it. Girls say for sure! The boys don't think there is enough excitement to justify the early rise. But we all agree it was a great way to spend a morning together. Dawn Patrol at 5:30 am sets 5 balloons to music against the darkened sky to "glow." Beautiful!
Then the best part. Down on the field, the crews prepare their balloons for launch - over 100 of them - right in front of you. Eventually you are surrounded by rising balloons and the sky is filled with them. Super cool.
Forget the balloons, though. The kids thought the Energizer ears were the best part. Mike's going to try to pass them off as a "headband" at school. Let me know how that works out for you. Oh wait, the school will probably do that for you. 
We finished the morning with an awesome breakfast at Mimi's, which was enough to knock Alyssa out on the way home. Lucky girl. She's still sleeping - 3 1/2 hours later. Zzzzzzz.
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LOL, I'm with Jay and Mike. I would rather be doing what Alyssa is doing on the way home. Mimi's and you didn't invite us?
I love the pic of Mike hugging Lyss. And the pink bunny ears, especially hot on Mike! I wish we had cool things like hot air balloon shows and rib fests here. I'm just looking for another excuse to get up at the crack of dawn!
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