We were all missing Asia a little bit, so when I saw the opportunity to attend a Lantern Festival near our home here in Arizona, I was all-in! Luckily, Todd and the kids were too!
It was the end of April, but this is AZ,
so it was was sunny and warm.
Which made getting a Hawaiian Ice treat a great idea!
I didn't realize how big it would be, but no I didn't share.
It was amazing how many people were there!
They had live music and lots of food to purchase.
Krystin was in a red phase that evening. so cute.
Krystin opted out of Shaved Ice, and opted into a crepe'!
I might have had to get a crepe' too...
They were so good.
Why do I love sugar so much?
Kayla, me, and Logan (trying to hide from the sun!)...
They had spots set up in strange locations.
looks like a path, but really a spot. Had a fire pit too!
Logan styling' his new kerchief
We were to decorate our lanterns with wishes, dreams or pictures.
The kids put a lot of thought into theirs! it was really cute.
As the sun began to set, they lit the fire pits.
and we did made Smore's!
We were a little worried that we would not be able to launch our lanterns, as the fire officials were worried about the wind factor and our lanterns that literally have a flame in them catching the wilds of AZ on fire.
Luckily, an hour and half after the original launch time - we were given the OK!
It was nothing less than magical to see the lanterns take flight and fill the sky!
If you ever have the chance to participate in a Lantern Festival, I highly recommend it....
