Autumn Moon Festival 2019

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival landed on September 13th this year and once again, it was a quiet holiday for us...

We decided to make our traditional "mooncake" cookies the day before so we could enjoy snacking on them Friday...

They really are yummy...

I bought a few books from this book series for Briana to enjoy during Autumn Moon Festival...

 The moon was actually a waxing gibbous Friday evening, but around 4 am Saturday morning, it became full...

We tried to gaze at the moon on Friday evening, but it rained. So no moon. Honestly, I don't think it has rained at my house since that evening. We are having a nice drought in GA right now.

We moon gaze each year on Autumn Moon Festival...

Last year, the clouds didn't cooperate with us (see below left). This year on Friday, once again the clouds didn't cooperate. But Saturday night (below right), it was perfectly clear, and we got a perfect view of the moon...

We couldn't see the moon behind the trees at our house, so we had to drive a short distance to a better open space. But we saw it. And my sometimes sweet Briana obliged me by letting me take a photo...

I don't think I will beg ask Bri take a photo with the moon next year. She will be 14 then, and she was nice enough to allow me to do it this year. But I just had to have a teenager + moon picture!

Whether or not we get a moon picture next year, we still continue to make our cookies because baking is fun and the cookies are so delish!

Hope you all had a great Mid-Autumn Moon Festival!