We made another attempt at the Anthony Sunflower Balloon Fest this year.
This year, though, we decided to head to town around lunch time so we could make the most out of the day!
The big highlight was the parade!
I always love parades, but this one had an extra bit of charm with all the small town touches. Plus, they threw out a TON of candy which meant the kids were in total heaven!!
We roamed around town for a bit and got some carnival snacks, but the sun was scorching hot. We decided to head to the park and lounge in the shade for awhile as the kids burned off some energy.
The park was really unique! The favorite was the merry-go-round/swing contraption. We all took a turn on it!
We also took a little tour of the City Lake--also quite lovely!--before we headed to the airport to wait for the balloons.
Our dreams of seeing the balloons were dashed when the wind started to pick up and the clouds started moving in. They never even got the balloons out of the trailers. We let the kids play for a bit and then we decided to throw in the towel and head home.
It was a full day--especially with the sun trying to suck the life out of us--but those are really the best outings!
--As a side note, I also got pulled over when I was apparently making up my own driving lanes, and even the police are nice there!
