Macy's Parade Balloon Inflation
The night before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the balloons get blown up around the Natural History Museum. It is another favorite tradition of mine. I love that we live right next to the Museum, so we did not have to travel far, and got to see all the setting up. The excitement in the air was tangible. It is really cool to see the balloons in the parade, but seeing them the day before makes it a little bit more meaningful. The kids recognized them at the parade the next day, and were excited to see their favorites. It was my parent's first time, and I think they did not realize how big of deal this event is. You have to get there early. We went right after school with friends. That was fun. We all swung by our apartment, since it was the closest, to drop all the school bags off. Then we went with out large group down to see the balloons. I love the community that we have at our school. We have made a lot of wonderful friends. They city did it a bit differently