Fun where ever we go!

Brent told me about an open house at a senior citizen complex and nursing home that he's done work at and said there was food and live music. After work tonight, we decided to go check it out. He knows a lot of the people that work there. We got there and had Sara, Mitchell and the girls come over. We took a few tours to see some of the duplexes, which, by the way, are awesome! We ate and heard everyone talking about letting the balloons loose. I assumed they had bunches and bunches of helium balloons. While we were sitting there, a woman made an announcement that the balloons would be taking off very soon because there is a storm coming in a while.

The live music was an orchestra!

We finally saw that they were hot air balloons. Everyone gathered to watch them get ready. Apparently, some people bid on getting these rides. I heard one bid was $300. I think the money is for Alzheimers. There was a woman, who Brent knows, that was making egg rolls and selling them for $1 to benefit Alzheimers research.

As we were watching the balloon comotion, a woman with a cane asked the girls if they would like a picture of a balloon on a card. She walked a long way to her vehicle and brought them back what looks like a trading card with a picture of one of the actual balloons there. On the back was information on getting a ride on it.

Maddison was so in awe of these balloons as they were filling them up. Mackenzee was a little afraid and Brent didn't help because he told her she was going to go for a ride to see the Wizard of Oz. When the balloons finally took off, Mackenzee kept asking me where they are going and Brent kept telling her they are going to Oz. Mackenzee told him she thought he was lying.

It really was a pretty sight to see the balloons take off. When it was all over and we were leaving, Mackenzee started complaining that she wanted to take a ride. I couldn't believe it. I thought she was talking about the balloons. But, alas, she was talking about the golf carts. We had taken a ride earlier. As they were walking to their vehicle, they did get a ride!

I'll tell ya, the girls know how to have fun wherever we go...even if it's a nursing home!