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Monday, September 3, 2012

Labor Day Weekend 2012

Elijah standing at the window of the place we stayed all weekend - Inn at Clover Hill. This was Friday afternoon when we had just arrived and he was checking out all the rooms. Inn includes a huge patio area, large dining area with comfy fireplace section, 3 bedrooms (7 beds...weird bedroom arrangements), 1 large kitchen good for catering events, 4 bathrooms (2 with showers!).

Elijah's out pushing his stroller around trying to walk on uneven ground with shoes. He didn't like that very much. All this for the Great Pershing Balloon Derby in Brookfield, MO.

This is our view of the balloons flying in to use a beanbag to hit a target on the ground in front of us. The balloons fly right over our heads! 


It was very hot...lots of sunscreen and bug spray for our family. Erik is trying to distract Elijah by growling and tickling him. Gotta keep our baby in a good mood if we want him to be out in the hot weather for 2 hours past his bedtime.


Watching the balloons come in while sitting  on Daddy's shoulders. It took him a little while to figure out that the sound from the balloons were coming from the balloons in the sky.


Elijah also spent some time with Great Grandma in the car. He played 'pilot' with the vents and car buttons while sitting on her lap.


On Labor Day morning, my aunt Kass took a ride in Patches, the balloon right above our heads. We yelled 'hi' to her as she flew over our heads. Her pictures from the ride are great! Happy Birthday finally! We are wearing our balloon shirts from this year - they change color in the sun. They did not have shirts small enough for Elijah. Good weekend for us and our family.

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