What a Weekend!

We had a great weekend! Friday night Lauryn had a soccer game. She played great, as usual. All three kids had such a great time because they all had a friend sleep over. Then Saturday morning I woke up and did my training run; 16 miles around the lakes. It was a gorgeous morning & so much fun to run with friends. Then Saturday I worked with Lauryn all day, re-doing her bedroom. She went from having a room full of butterflies, flowers, and pink (everything she thinks is too babyish) to having a room with turquoise & lime green dots. It is super cute! We also took the time to clean out her closets & pass along tons of clothes & toys that she no longer plays with. Her room is definitely fit for a "pre-teen" girl now:) Then today was the best day ever! Jim & I got to go on our hot air balloon ride. We had the experience of a life time. First of all, we went over the St. Croix river & dipped down in to the water and got our feet wet. Thankfully (at the last minute) I did not wear my current running shoes! Then, we were also up with another balloon & the two balloons bumped in to each other (they call this "kissing"). They also told us that this does not happen all that often. The best part though, was our landing... The winds had picked up a little bit and we were moving faster than the pilots had hoped for. So we missed our landing spot, giving us another 45 minutes up in the air. But then, we had to land in White Bear Lake! Yes, THE ACTUAL LAKE! The pilots were quite stressed because we were running out of day light & fuel. Jim & I thought it was quite fun. And amazingly, all the people outside at their cabins/homes came running to help us. They were all so excited to say that they got to help a hot air balloon land. Then once we returned to the staging area, we cracked some champagne to celebrate our flight. All & all, it was such a fun adventure! Following are a couple photos...

The only picture I could get of us... up in the air!