Sometimes I buy the boys really cool things and then put them somewhere where they are promptly forgotten. Such was the case with several cool stocking stuffers I bought them last year. When I rediscovered them a few weeks ago, I moved them somewhere I would remember them. Which meant they were forgotten again until Matt saw them and pulled them out before bed tonight.

These are balloons that have a tiny LED light in the bottom. Thomas came home with one from a birthday party and he loved that glowing yellow balloon so much! The light actually lasts for a few days, so it seemed like a fun present to dole out over a few days. Or, if you are Dada, blow them all up at once!

We turned all the lights out so that the balloons would be extra exciting. After watching the boys running and swinging the balloons around, I thought it would be fun to try and get some photos of the light trails!

It didn't work out quite like I expected, but a few photos were still pretty cool looking. I really wanted to get a photo of them sitting still so the balloon would light up their face. Ha - fat chance! I did get Thomas to sit down at one point and he proceeded to swing the balloon around like a crazy person.

I definitely need to go buy more of these for this Christmas - maybe I'll even let them open them right away! :)