Balloons in the backyard

A week ago on a Saturday morning I kept waking up to this really weird sound. I had no idea what it was. I thought it was coming from upstairs. 

It kind of sounded like water going on and then off over and over and over again. 

Doug and I both were wondering what in the world Mark and Callie were doing so early in the morning. 

I thought maybe they are outside so I peeked out the door. The sky all around our house was covered with hot air balloons. 

The sound we had heard was every time they lit the flame in the balloon. 

They were SO close to the house. 

I grabbed the girls and we went outside in our pajamas to watch the balloons for a few minutes.