Serena Brown, of Newport News, helps son CJ Brown, 1, decorate his floating lantern at the Water Lantern Festival at Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach, Virginia on Saturday, August 5, 2023. Daughter Leandra Brown, 3, left, watches CJ attempt to draw. Participants at the festival decorate floating lantern with words, drawings and symbols to put in Lake Trashmore at dusk. (Tess Crowley / The Virginian-Pilot)
