3 years!!

Well it seems I am no better at keeping up with our blog so there will be quite a few in a row so bear with me! :)  I will get better at this... I promise! Well at least I hope!

First, Bryce and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary this past May! I can not believe how quickly the time is flying by!  It seems like yesterday we were getting engaged and planning the wedding and now we are 3 years into our marriage! I must say it has not always been the easiest but by far have been the BEST three years of my life with every year getting better!

    This anniversary was a little different than years in the past though because ususally our gift to each other is to take time away from everything and go on a trip just the two of us.  However, this year in August some of our good friends got married in Mexico (Future post :)) so we considered that our trip of the year. Which was A...MAZING but again more on that to come!

HOWEVER, Bryce was able to totally surprise me while we were at the lake with some friends celebrating Memorial Day Weekend! He told me just that we were doing something on Saturday and to pack my tennis shoes! Haha very mysterious! Then on Saturday he finally told me where we were going... A Hot Air Balloon Ride!!!!  Needless to say I was VERY excited and it did not disappoint!  It was an amazing experience that I will never forget!!  Below are some of the pictures :)
It was a little windy to start with but after a few delays we were finally able to start and literally everyone went up about at the same time! It was an incredible sight!!

          

Can you believe we fit in that little basket?  Bryce, Me and the Pilot?  When I saw them pull this out of the trailer, Ill be honest... I was a little concerned! Haha



 

 All laid out and ready to go...


 Here we go...


 

While blowing up the balloon, Bryce was in charge of holding the lead line tight... basically it kept the balloon from rolling sideways and into another balloon.  However, it was extremely windy that day so it took about 4 of the guys to hold it steady!


 

Once they kept it steady long enough to get it blown up they let it rise up into the air... You can see just how tall it is because in the background is a Jeep and a Trailer.   

Not sure what Bryce is yelling about... :)

 This is our view every time we looked up... YES that is a blue flame directly above our heads!  haha Everytime he pulled the trigger to let us rise higher, you could feel the heat from the burner!  It was a little terrifying yet very exciting! :)

 

As we rose, I looked back and could see the rest of the field as they all got set for lift off! :) It didn't look like that many when we were on the ground but there were a lot because this is only about half of them as the other half is already in the air with us!!  I loved that we got to be a part of a festival so there were lots of balloons, it made the whole experience so much better!

Bryce is REALLY excited!! :)  Thanks babe!! :-D

Here are a few of our view while we were up! :)  Im not going to post any of my view looking down just in case we have some height issues! ;-)

 

 

 Best Husband EVER right here!!!! 

While they were deflating it, we ran and got a quick picture beside it to try and  show how tall it was... we are standing in front of one of the sections and there were 12 sections like this!!

 

                        

 

This is the view as the balloon is being deflated... They literally have a ring and they walk along and push the air out.

 



 

Needless to say it was amazing, terrifying, and by far the coolest experience yet!! :)  If any of you have the chance to go, ABSOLUTELY take it!!