Hotair Balloons, Helicopters, and HELEN!

This afternoon we took the short hour and a half trip up to the quaint little town of Helen, Ga nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains for their yearly "Race to the Atlantic" hot air balloon festival.

We watched as they fired up the torches and lifted the massive contraptions off the ground. The boys had a great time looking at all the different colors and holding their breath hoping they didn't get caught on the trees!

At first it looked like there would only be one or two, but as the night went on, we counted atleast 8.

After a few minutes of watching the balloons, we heard a helicopter starting up and getting ready for a take off. Reed and Nolan wanted to get a closer look, but we talked them into a "safe distance." Once it began to take off, I think they were glad to be a little further away! That thing was loud!!!!

And to top off the night...mmmm, ice cream!