hot air balloon ride

For our birthdays, Mom gave my brother, husband and me tickets to go on a hot air balloon ride….we just had to pick a date. This past Saturday finally worked, and the day could not have been more beautiful. We were able to ride "Tiny", the largest balloon in Ohio.

If you have ever dreamed of flying in a hot air balloon, I would highly recommend it! We flew with Gentle Breeze Hot Air Balloon Company out of Lebanon, Ohio. They were so professional and had a great sense of humor. www.hotairballoonrides.com

Unloading the basket from the trailer.

Ready to tip the basket after the burners were attached.

Straightening lines and filling the balloon.

Filling with air.

Three other balloons ready for take-off.

View from the basket looking straight up.

Looking down as we take-off.

A beautiful evening.

Here we are in the balloon.

Our shadow.

Putting the basket away.

With our awesome pilot!

a little put-put

We had some friends with us today and decided to take the kids put-putting (miniature golf). It was a first for my kids, and they kept calling it it "pot-pot." We went to Hazzards in Huber Heights, where they have a nice 18-hole course. The funniest part was when Claire figured out the point of the game was to get the ball in the hole at the end of the green, so she would pick up her ball and run to the end, place it 3 inches from the hole and hit it in. "I did it!" She was so excited each time. Frederick was the only one to get a hole-in-one. Elauna actually had pretty good form: golf might be her sport.

With the friends.

Hazzards put-put course.

Getting tips from Dad.

Frederick working on a shot.

This is how close she would stand for her shot!

My little golfer.

In the event you are interested in miniature golf, check out Hazzards in Huber Heights.
www.hazzardsminigolf.com
6240 Brandt Pike
Dayton, Ohio
937.233.4706
They are located right next to the bowling lanes.

when it rains it pours

In the event you were not in Miami County recently, the rain yesterday was pretty crazy. The rain was so hard for so long it caused flash flooding, shutting down two interstates with several feet of water. Those of us living in farm country now have lakefront properties. (We're taking reservations if you want to build a condo). Fully stocked- with corn. Haha.

Black skies around 4:30pm.

Jeremy had to remove his shoes just to get to the car.
This side of the parking lot was shallow compared to the other.

Experiment Farm

I-75 Southbound. Boats already out.

Bank barn half under water.

I-75 Northbound. The water was moving incredibly fast.

Rushing water under the road between two farms.
The fields looked red; so strange.

Our drive home was very interesting.

Our fields: Lake Burns.

I've always loved willows beside a lake.