The Klimas Family: Nonna and Grandpa Visit - Part 1, the Balloon Fiesta

Every October Albuquerque hosts the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Ballooners come from all over the world to take part in the huge event. We were lucky to share this year's balloon fiesta with Frank's folks who came to visit for the week. On Saturday morning we got up super early to see the mass ascension. About 700 balloons took off as the sun rose. It was amazing! On Thursday night, we all went to what they call the Glowdeo. As the sun sets, the balloons fill up and light up the night sky. Thursday was the special shapes night, so we saw all kinds of crazy shapes including a strawberry, scarecrow, chicken, pig, and a bumblebee to name a few. After that the fireworks went off. It was quite a night! The biggest ballooning surprise turned out to be that our house was the landing site for a balloon on Thursday morning! Nonna saw it come right by the house, turn around, and then land in the street right in front of our house! FJ even got a picture with the ballooning crew! They deflated and wrapped up the balloon right there on our street. It was quite the sight for nonna, grandpa, FJ, and the dogs. However, the girls and I missed it since they landed about 5 minutes after I left to take the girls to school and then they left the house about 5 minutes before I got home. Bummer!