This last stay was one of the first stays in a long while when we have had no birthdays to celebrate while we were out there. Actually, originally we were scheduled to fly out to Hamelengan on my birthday, but at the last our flight was changed and we went out two days later.
But it's always good to have special events to look forward to while we are living in the village. For us this time, the special day turned out to be Cinco de Mayo. Believe it or not, my kids are actually part Mexican. My dear husband, who is the epitome of a 'white boy', is actually 1/4 Mexican. So, between that and being Californian, I figure we can legally celebrate a Mexican holiday. =)
Our celebrations included making and breaking a pinata. This was the first time I'd made one before, and so the kids (Kaitlyn, mainly) and I worked on it for a couple of days before Sunday. I had brought out a balloon and newspaper and streamers for making it. I think I made it a tad TOO big, but oh well. It definitely wouldn't win any beauty awards, but it served its purpose.
The final product:
The kids had a blast taking turns hitting it with a stick (or for lack of a real stick, an extra piece of pvc pipe we had lying around.)
Even Elijah wanted in on the action!
Candy!!!!!
A candy-crazed Julianne!
We finished off the day with a nacho dinner. I fried up tortilla chips and we enjoyed a variety of toppings (including a jar of real salsa) on them! Yum.
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