For the past few years we have been going to the Balloon Festival in Eden. It has been a lot of fun. We have to leave early in the morning to get there in time. The kids have had a lot of fun seeing the different balloons.

JJ's Bite

We went to Springville to attend Chris & LeeAnn's boy's baptism. After the baptism, we went to LeeAnn's parents house (Doug & MarJean) to have pizza and visit with family. When Lisa and I were going to college we rented the basement in the little house next door to them. We became friends with the couple just the west of us, so we left the kids with LeeAnn & Chris for a few minutes to visit our old friends. When we returned, Chris informed us there was an altercation with JJ and the dog. I thought it was with Besty, Doug's fat bulldog. However, it turns out it was the cocker spaniel belonging to their other neighbors. Unprovoked, the dog lept out of its owners arms and ran to JJ, biting him on the cheek. (No fault of LeeAnn -- She feels really bad)

I was just grateful that it didn't get his eye. We spent several hours at the InstaCare. Though he had a pretty good size puncture wound, the doctor opted not to stich it because the scaring would most likely be worse. We left with a prescription for some antibiotics and some Bob the Builder stickers. He was a really good trooper. The dog's owners "offered" with a little pushing to pay for our expenses ($80 in copays) which I believe was the least they could do. What an exciting day!