Loy Kratong!

We had so much fun at Loy Kratong festival this year. i'm really glad we decided to stay in Lampang and enjoy the holiday with our friends. Before the festivities began, we had drinks and played with sparklers at I Love Coffee.

The sky was filled with these lanterns. You can see strings of them rising into the air. It's breathtaking.

here's otto and i setting off one of the big lanterns:

and may and nick (who are expecting another baby!)

we had a kratong-making party at our house. my friend yui's mom taught me how to make them one afternoon and she also hooked us up with all the supplies. we are working away!

this is the jungle kratong hilary ended up making:

and here are the crazy decorations that you see outside of temples and local businesses:

and i love this picture. this was at the Yonok celebration and they made these little kratong boats. they were so pretty! it really is my favorite thai holiday!