Over a week ago you may have heard about the crash at the Reno Air Races. If you didn't, one of the planes crashed right in front of the VIP section. As of yesterday, 11 people have died and over 50 had been sent to the hospital, including an 11-year-old boy from our ward. Pretty scary.
A week or so before that we went to the Reno Balloon Races. Much safer.
Here we are at a bright and chipper 6AM.
The first balloon in the sky!
This was fascinating. I've never been close to a hot air balloon before.
This one was a favorite of the crowd. Only they played the main Star Wars theme when it lifted into the air instead of the Death March. Psh.
It was a pretty fun morning! Was it worth dragging everyone out of bed at 5AM and disrupting their schedule all day (= even more whining than normal)?
Still not sure...