I See The Moon

Okay, so we really probably need to learn a Chinese song for Mid-Autumn festival but this year Mary Clare's old favorite worked nicely once again. We started our celebration with dinner from the Teapot. Then we went out to light our lanterns and stroll down the street singing "I See The Moon" much to the amusement of our neighbors. One of them greeted the girls with "Oh! Is it Moon Festival already?" We met her in the same spot last year and I guess you don't forget 2 little sweeties in Chinese clothes singing to the moon. We finished up the evening by reading Round Is A Mooncake and then Margaret Rose and Baba enjoyed eating the mooncakes. Mary Clare and I just like the idea of the mooncake and the festive box they come in :-) The girls keep their crayons in the mooncake tin from 2 years ago.

This was our 4th time observing Mid-Autumn festival. The first time was in Guangzhou in 2005. Then we took baby Mary Clare out to the park next to the White Swan and celebrated with the locals and our travel group. Our wonderful guide XiXi gave each family a lantern to light in the park that night. We still have ours in Mary Clare's memory box.