tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711896622059567868.post8331764202965348140..comments2023-08-12T11:30:50.885-04:00Comments on It's a Boy's Life: Hot Air Balloon FestivalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711896622059567868.post-41994059223872784782008-09-29T11:20:00.000-04:002008-09-29T11:20:00.000-04:00I love hot air balloons. I wish we had a show near...I love hot air balloons. I wish we had a show near our home to take the children to. Great pictures of the balloons. <BR/><BR/>Love the toothless grin!!Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103873560916325532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711896622059567868.post-69746347352068862372008-09-28T19:39:00.000-04:002008-09-28T19:39:00.000-04:00OH WOW!I wish we saw cool things like this up wher...OH WOW!<BR/><BR/>I wish we saw cool things like this up where we live. This is so darned cool!<BR/><BR/>You guys are lucky duckies!<BR/><BR/>BTW, it took Fuchsia 3 months to work a front tooth out and it was loose! In fact the dentist offered to pull it for her, but she said "No thanks" :-) No dummy her, she knew that meant a shot of novacaine. :-)Ruralmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01801771238637045987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711896622059567868.post-31281914439810081682008-09-28T16:02:00.000-04:002008-09-28T16:02:00.000-04:00Ms. Sadie, Rylan, Cale, Cohen, & Lakin.My name...Ms. Sadie, Rylan, Cale, Cohen, & Lakin.<BR/><BR/>My name is Kevin Knapp and I fly the Mayflower Hot Air Balloon.<BR/><BR/>To help with your ballooning education and to answer questions raised by comments on your blog, I write to let you know that I did not have any difficulties during my short flight over the lake Saturday night, nor did I 'almost run into' the fountain.<BR/><BR/>Because weather prohibited free flight as scheduled, I inflated my balloon and took it over the water to entertain spectators like you and the boys before we started the Glow. <BR/><BR/>To practice the skill of 'level flight' we often fly the balloon over water to skim the surface and see how close we can keep it there. This is called a "splash and dash". As the Mayflower is a ship, I meant to keep it out over the water and my crew was able to pull the balloon back safely over land when it was time for the Glow. <BR/><BR/>It looks and sounds like you and the boys had a great time. <BR/><BR/>As it is getting close to Thanksgiving, and you home school the boys, I offer a picture of the Mayflower Balloon and the Mayflower II taken last August in Plymouth, MA.<BR/><BR/>http://www.mayflower.com/about-mayflower/mayflower-balloon/images/mayflower-mover-balloon-plymouth-08-15-2007-2a.jpg <BR/><BR/>Thank you for coming out to see the balloons and support the college!<BR/><BR/>Kevin Knapp<BR/>Mayflower Balloon Pilot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711896622059567868.post-59642693514379469242008-09-28T13:06:00.000-04:002008-09-28T13:06:00.000-04:00how cool is that. too bad the weather wasn't coop...how cool is that. too bad the weather wasn't cooperating. Now you'll have to have the boys do a project on ballooning as a science lessonLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688642209556861948noreply@blogger.com