The Balloon in the Fireplace

There has been a balloon in our fireplace for the past several days. It's been a reminder of the two weeks we had three of our grandchildren staying with us recently. It is also a reminder of our vacation in July in the Adirondacks and the night of the balloons. 

This particular balloon was one the kids got at an event down at Canalside. It quickly became a favorite for Violet. She loved to sit on the floor playing with the balloon. It was amazing to watch her slowly and carefully manipulate it until she was able to hold to balloon in her little hand by the tie off. Then she would shake it up and down while joyfully smiling at everybody. This would keep her very busy for quite a long time for a baby. 

There was one evening on vacation where we were all sitting around together in a cabin which I think was Katie's and we were all playing with a balloon by bouncing it around the room where we were trying to keep it from touching the floor. It was great fun and lasted awhile. There were also other times where the kids were playing with balloons. It was a lot of fun to watch.

Now we're not going to see the kids for awhile and we have this balloon sitting in our fireplace reminding us of those good times. I've already noticed that the balloon is slowly shrinking and at some point will just be gone but the memories will be forever.