Almost getting up to date with my posts! On July 30, 2011 we took our first trip to the Quick Chek Balloon Festival! We have never been there before and have been wanting to go for years (only to have previous plans). So, we set the date and drove out there. The drive wasn’t bad, only about 1 hour from where we live. Kenzie of course was good in the car, sleeping for the drive over.
When we got there, we took a preliminary walk around to see who had booths set up and which ones we wanted to stop at. After getting something to drink (as it was another humid day), we decided to stop at the Kashi/Burt’s Bees booth. Kashi and Burt’s Bees make some of my favorite products, so the short wait in line was worth it. We got to sample some new products and even got a nice eco-friendly bag full of goodies to take home (reviews on products to come in a later post).
Then it was off to the Johnson and Johnson booth. I do not use Johnson and Johnson product for various reasons, but they did have a cool booth that any mother can appreciate. Besides giving out samples, they had a diaper changing station on one side of an enclosed tent and a nursing room set up on the other side. When running around with a child in diapers or nursing, this is a wonderful thing. So kudos go out to J&J for at least thinking of the mothers.
After a little more browsing, we decided to find our spot to watch the balloons go up, and the concert later on that night. I cannot explain to you just how beautiful it is to see over 100 hot air balloons take off near sunset. They had all kinds of balloons from various sponsors and even shaped balloons. There was a penguin in a Hawaiian shirt and camera, a shark, a butterly, and even spider-pig. Definitely a spectacle to see!
When the balloons had floated out of sight, we sat down to take a quick rest before the concert started. At around 8pm, the Barenaked Ladies came on to perform. I must tell you that they put on a great show that was also family friendly. We are BNL fans, so it was nice to be able to actually get to see them live. While the concert was playing they also brought out some of the balloons out to be lit up at night. They were very pretty! Kenzie had a great time rocking out and dancing before she tired her little self out and took a nap.
It was well after 10pm when we left, hitting a little traffic. Kenzie fussed for a little while, but fell asleep not long after we started moving. It was a long but fun day out!
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