Every year over the Labor Day weekend holiday, Colorado Springs, CO has a hot air balloon classic. It is not for the faint of heart (nor slow to rise) as you have to get up at what I fondly refer to as "O-dark-thirty" to go and see the balloons. As the kids have gotten older, it has been a little easier to get them out of bed ("when it is still night" according to the kiddos...LOL!)!
This is the very first balloon that took off! The balloon pilot wanted to be the very first one to touch the lake and get a cup of water.....
Here the balloon pilots are starting to inflate for the very first 'wave' of balloons to take off! 
Here is Harland and Christopher! Harland now has his very own digital camera and was busy snapping photos left and right. Unfortunately, Harland came down with a nasty ear infection on Monday night. I had to take him to the Emergency Room at our local hospital on Tuesday morning. We did not make it out of there until 4:00 AM. Tired kid and tired mommy! LOL!
The ever popular Noah's Ark balloon!
This is the very first time that I have ever seen this ladybug....
Loved the patriotic Red, White, and Blue balloon! That is Cheyenne Mountain in the background.
I have many more pictures (literally in the hundreds) but thought I would share just a few! Our balloon classic isn't as big as the one held in Albuquerque, NM that goes on in October, but it is still fun to go to!
