Balloon

A few nights ago, we decided to put the girls to bed a bit early and have a "chicken on the grill" dinner..just Chad and I. It was still mostly light outside and we were sitting out back waiting for our chicken to cook..when all of a sudden, we looked up and there was a gorgeous hot air balloon flying over our backyard. It was SO close..it looked like it was going to land right on our house. I"m not sure if it was supposed to be flying so low, but nobody was sending a distress signal or anything. Anyway, I knew Hannah would still be awake so I went into her room and told her to look out her window. She was like, "Woah! A balloon!!" I let her come downstairs and wave the the people in the balloon..it was that close! She was amazed...but then afterward..when I was serious about her going to sleep, she continued to look out her window and watch us down on the deck.
....And so every night since the balloon spectacle, she's been out of her bed and lifting up the window blinds when she's supposed to be going to sleep. She asked me why she has to go to bed while it's still day time outside. ...and it doesn't really get too dark until after 9 now. I told her that just because the sun is staying up later doesn't mean she gets to. :) ....mean mommy.
We had a good weekend...we painted the dining room finally..it looks good. On Saturday, we went to the outlet shops in Hagerstown. That was fun..we found some great deals and the kids lasted a couple of hours. Worth the drive!