Wow, what a week! Crazy and wonderful. This Christmas has been nothing short of magical.
We celebrated with old traditions and one cool new one inspired by the movie Tangled. Have you seen it? My girls and I went together and loved it. The scene we loved the most was the flying lanterns. 
Much to our delight, we discovered that Chinese Sky Lanterns
Despite a deep fog swirling around our home on Christmas Eve, we all bundled up and went outside. I carefully waved the lantern to fill it with air. Then my husband lit the center fuel disk. It was dramatic and a little scary as it took flame. I held the lantern while the flame heated the air inside. The kids held their breath. When the lantern began to tug in my hands, I let it go. As it rose my kids said it looked like the star of Bethlehem.
The lantern was much larger than I expected, the flames much more powerful. This is not an activity I would recommend in a dry environment or on a windy day. It also wasn’t for the kids to handle. But those warnings aside, it was truly magical to see. I can only imagine sending multiple balloons all at once would make it all the more cool… which I will soon find out… since we will be letting more off at my parent-in-laws’ New Year’s Celebration.