On Friday, Oct. 6, we hosted an open house to celebrate the upcoming adoption, the completion of our house remodel, and the Chinese Harvest Moon Festival. We invited pretty much everyone (see invitation at left), and pretty much everyone showed up! There may have been 50 people in the house. I think a good time was had by all, but both of us lost track of things as we were showing people around the house, and getting absorbed in conversation about our adoption trip. The food went fast and we couldn't keep up! Thanks to those who brought more food - we needed it. Thanks also to those who brought gifts and wine. After the party, we kept finding little gift bags and bottles of wine around the house. We are doing our best to catch up with the thank-you cards.
One of the traditions of the Harvest Moon Festival is to enjoy the full moon while eating Mooncakes, sweet treats made of adzuki bean paste, lotus seed, and egg yolk. Those went fast, too. In fact Charles had to hide one for the two of us to enjoy when the party winded down.
We solicited opinions on the options we are considering for Iris' full name, and the biggest vote-getter was Iris LingYue Stenkamp Swift. We have only until Friday to decide on her name.
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