NATIONAL KIDS' DAY

     In Mexico there's a national holiday called Dia de Ninos: Kids' Day! We started our celebration by walking to the morning outdoor market. We carried home fruits, tamales, eggs, fresh cream and rolls for a giant breakfast. 

      The first sign of a holiday is parties going on in all the schools (we can hear the music from our house). Typically parents give their children gifts and let them do whatever they want on this day. Kids know about all of this and take advantage of it. 

    

     We took Rowan and Rosie to a pool party just for kids. It was like MTV Spring Break for babies!  Disney music was playing so loud that we couldn't hear ourselves talking. It reminded me of the raves I used to go to in high school, where I had to either yell really loud or use hand gestures if I wanted to talk to someone.  Rowan went down his first water slide. All the children were served hamburgers and fries, and then loads of candy. 

     This picture was taken at our house later that night. Rowan was starting to come down from his sugar high at this point. We decided to continue the Kids Day tradition when we come home, minus the sugar crash.