why couldn't they have waited till i came to visit?

A hot air balloon landed in my family's yard (they walked it out to the court to get it loaded onto the truck) this evening, bringing all the neighbors and children within a half-mile radius.

Perhaps I'm exaggerating, but I'm a bit piqued that stuff like this doesn't happen when I'm visiting.

In the photo you can see, from the left, brother-in-law holding Supreme Niece (the pink blob), Supreme Neph, and my dad in the yellow polo.