We had to park a bit far and we went into the area around the lake the moment we saw a gate into it, but didn't realize it was a bad idea. We could've walked more sidewalk for much more sturdy terrain. Oh well, we just went with it and had no idea at the time anyways. It was pretty much like walking through a forest with uneven pavement that was sandy and rocky. I slipped once, but caught myself quickly before real damage could take place.
Anyhow, I'm glad we brought Zoë's blanket with us. We used it to lay out so we can hang out and design our lanterns.
Zoë was super excited and started taking all the pieces out right when we dropped everything.
I helped her get situated and she began to draw on her lantern.
Then, Daddy jumped in and started designing his.
And then, Mommy too!
Zoë ended up wanting to color mine in after I drew whatever she requested.
Once all our lanterns were all pretty, it was time to assemble them.
Tada! Our lanterns!
Here's a view of the pretty lake that will soon be filled with our beautiful lanterns.
And here's a close up of our lanterns.
It was almost time for the launch, so we lit our lanterns up.
And then it was launch time! We waited until a bunch of people launched there's first.
And then, we launched ours! There were a few piers to launch lanterns off of, but they couldn't fit that many people on them so the line was way long. We decided to launch off the shoreline instead. Biiiiig mistake. We tried our best to get a non-muddy spot, but even then, it was still pretty muddy. My foot literally sank in. Hahaha. And then Zoë's feet sunk in too and she freaked out a bit. At least we both wore slippers. Me and her launched ours at the same time. Jeric didn't want to get his shoes all muddy, so he gave Zoë his to launch. She didn't want to sink again, so she totally just tossed his into the water and walked away. Hahahahahahaha. It was good though. Check out our floating lanterns.
We all had a ton of fun, but we'd probably rather do Rise again instead. It's just so much more amazing.
