Balloon Classic

The Colorado Balloon Classic... We haven't got in years! Now that we are back I really wanted to go. We got up early Sunday morning -- Jacob was too tired to get up so it was Steve, Mac and me. We made it to the park around 6, got a good parking spot, no traffic... The balloons were suppose to start taking off around 7 but we were a bit disappointed when the fog and weather conditions delayed that.

Mac was getting a bit bored waiting to see if we would even see the balloons go up... It was nearly 8 before anything could go up.

Steve and Nicole waiting...

Since we had so much time on our hands, we walked around to all the vendors, signed up for drawings, got free junk.... And we found the Geigo gecko. Mac was a good sport and got his picture taken with him for me. We also found the Pink Panther but he was kinda rude, kept walking away everything Mac tried to get a picture!

Nicole -- with some of the balloons starting to go up

Steve -- ready to go home!

The balloons weren't getting very far at first.

Some even kept running into each other in the air.

Check out the inside of the balloon as it was getting filled up...

Balloons over Prospect Lake with Pikes Peak in the background

We didn't think any were gonna make it over the lake at all with the wind but we were happy when they did.