Before we left for Colorado, I was researching things to do in Steamboat and was excited to discover that the weekend we arrived was the Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival. I knew the kids (and adults) would be so excited to wake up to all of the hot air balloons in the sky. Imagine my disappointment when we found out that the festival has been cancelled due to the dry weather and forest fires in the area.
Luckily, a few of the balloons decided to launch and just as I thought, the kids LOVED it! Lily was perhaps the most excited and kept yelling, "BALLOON!" and "UP!".
The festival included a craft fair at a local park so we packed up and headed out to see what fun activities we could find to keep the kids busy. On the way we passed a stream with a lot of rocks. Parker begged to go throw rocks in the water and it wasn't long before all four girls had joined him.
The festival was so much fun! Lots of booths set up with crafts and food. There was definitely something to keep everyone happy. I tried to get all three of my kiddos to get their faces painted, but only one agreed to do it. Parker and Eden melted down as soon as I mentioned it so I turned to Lily to help me out. As usual, her fearless nature kicked in and she hopped up on the chair without making a peep. She didn't move a muscle the entire time her face was being painted. Since she was wearing a ladybug outfit, we decided to paint a ladybug on her cheek.
Addison chose a Hello Kitty mask and Aubrey chose butterflies. Parker and Eden chose to cry. *sigh* Maybe one day they will break out of their shell. Until then, I will enjoy experiencing things with my Lilybug!
After we all calmed down from the traumatic face painting experience, we grabbed a very healthy festival snack- fried shoestring potatoes and snow cones! Eden was so excited about her pink snow cone (until she found out she had to share with Lily).
We had such a great time at the festival but decided to head home for lunch and naps/rest time before everyone got too cranky.
After naps, we decided to check out the pool and let the kids swim. Even though the pool was heated, the water was still way too cold for me, but the kids didn't seem to mind at all. When it got too cold, they moved over into the hot tub to warm up, and then were right back into the chilly pool again.
After dinner, we let the kids play in the creek that ran next to our condo. Again, it was way too cold for me, but the kids didn't seem to care.
Despite all efforts to stay dry, they were all drenched from head to toe by the time we went inside!
It was a great, relaxing evening sitting outside in the cool mountain air with our family. That is definitely something we don't get to do very often this time of year in Texas. The kids had so much fun with their cousins and were exhausted by the time we went in for bed.
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