The Great Forest Park Balloon Glow

Last night, Sage and I went to the balloon glow at Forest Park. It was so awesome! Imagine nearly 50 giant hot air balloons peppering a field about the size of two football fields. Just before dusk, the balloons are deflated and lying on the ground. Then, all the sudden, the balloons rise to life in the form of giant balloons, bunnies, bears, and even beers. Sage favored the American flag balloon and my favorite was the St. Louis balloon. As the night grows darker, the sight grows even more incredible! The glow of the hot gases flowing into the balloons makes it magical. Then, every ten minutes or so, a whistle blows and ALL the balloons light up at once!





Wow! Sage and I were both amazed.


The night was even more fun because Sage took a ride on a choo choo tractor and on a pony. We shared some funnel cakes and frozen lemonade before heading home.



One tired baby - the sign of a fun night!

Guess who just turned two?

Sage turned two on Thursday! Our baby boy is growing so fast! We celebrated the day by going to one of his favorite places - Monkey Joe's. Sage loves that place so much that when we pulled into the parking lot, he started shouting, "Ah Ah! Ah Ah!". He calls monkeys "ah ahs" because monkeys say, "oo oo, ah ah.". So, he streaks through the parking lot shouting, "Ah ah!". Then, once we got inside, he shrieked with delight the whole time we were there. Well, almost. Towards the end of the evening, he was starting to get hungry and tired. Sage and Kai both fell asleep before we got out of the parking lot. That was the end of the night for those two.

Happy birthday to my little love!!! We love you more everyday.