Sunny start to the day

The distinct whooshing noise was louder than usual and I jumped out of bed and raced out the front door to see the hot air balloon hovering just above the trees across the road - but I know they always look closer than they are.

Even still, I raced to get the boys out of bed as I was sure it was landing just over the ridge from where we live. We all jumped in the car and raced to the top of our road and there we saw the balloon, hovering low over nearby farmland, more likely two kilometres away than the expected 200 metres.

It was a nice kick-start to the day and we ended up down at the beach - a nice contrast to the start of the wet week. The boys had so much fun in the sand especially when they made a sand model of their mother.

Personally, I think they made me a bit fat, but at least they put a smile on my face.