The Spirit of Boise

The Spirit of Boise is a 3 day celebration that celebrates...well I guess Boise, I am not really sure. But what I do know is that this year they brought back the "hot air balloons". They haven't done this for the last 3 years so the Jones Family made sure we were part of the celebration. We got up really early...went to the park, put down our blankets, had some hot chocolate and waited.

Then they start inflating the balloons. I didn't realize how close we were until they start filling up. There were 23 balloons lined up and they raced to see who could fill up and take off first. There was some kind of race to see who could circle and knock down a port-o-potty with the basket of their balloon first..but we didn't stay for that part of it.

If there is one thing we have learned...these people are C-R-A-Z-Y about Boise State! This balloon was heavily cheered for!!

It was soooo cool to see them fill up and take off. They filled the sky. It was worth getting up early. It was very cool!

Then we left and went and had breakfast..yes there were 4 adults and 7 children in a restaurant at one big table. It was crazy but the food was yummy!

Later that night, we went back to the same park to watch the final balloon event. We got there and had to wait a little longer than we did in the morning. The kids killed the time by giving horse rides, playing with my camera and eating popcorn.

And then... The count down..."3-2-1 burn". All the hot air balloons light up time and time again. It was really cool. You can see there are a ton of people there. They were going crazy when they lite up the Boise State balloon! This is an event we will attend next year for sure!!