The Red Balloon

I owed Kai a balloon. See, a couple of days before his birthday a nice lady at the grocery store gave Kai a free balloon. The minute I put the balloon in the car, though, it got a hole and was gone. About a month later, a lady at the hair cut place offered Kai a free balloon, I was determined to get this balloon home in one piece and secured it under the back of Kai's car seat before going to put the stroller in the back of the car. I didn't notice the wind tunnel I had created in the car until Kai pointed up into the sky and let out a little squeak. Away went balloon number 2! I felt so bad about the balloons that I promised Kai a new balloon. Last week at the grocery store I went to the balloon counter and told the lady I wanted to purchase a balloon. She gave us a free grocery store balloon again instead. This balloon was guarded with my life and finally made it home safely. Kai was thrilled! Beyond thrilled actually. The balloon was the highlight of his day (that's about how long it lasted).





Kai's favorite balloon game--letting go!