Mid-Autumn Festival

We celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival a week late because Tim, Dawn, Charlotte and Whitney were still in China on the actual day {Thursday, September 17}

 

They were able to get authentic Moon Cakes at their hotel in China,
which they brought home for us {aka really just Audra and Whitney} to enjoy:

It's definitely an acquired taste,

which Audra doesn't seem to mind...

 



Everyone DID enjoy some tasty Chinese take-out



I had two sky lanterns left over from last year,

so Maura and Charlotte wrote down wishes for themselves and their sisters,

then released them into the sky.
 

(we used helium balloons to fill the lanterns...

as a result of a little fire mishap the first year we did sky lanterns!)



Mid-Autumn Festival is a holiday of giving thanks,
and we are so thankful for these 3 beautiful girls
who have joined our families through the blessing of adoption.