As we were planning our trip here, one unknown would be what to do about Halloween. This is Sue's favorite holiday, and the kids are crazy for it too. Fortunately, our friends Jim and Adriana had a Halloween party at their house in the "suburbs", and invited a variety of American and Mexican friends. They had a bounce house, and people brought various food to share. The kids all dressed up, and come nightfall everyone was ready to venture out in search of candy.
It turns out that the Halloween thing is starting to catch on in Mexico. Many houses in Jim and Adriana's neighborhood were giving out candy, and there were other packs of trick-or-treaters roaming around. Apparently some of the Mexican kids are still learning, as they would ring the doorbell and yell "Halloween" instead of "trick or treat". But we were out and about for an hour or so, and all the kids came back with a decent supply of candy.
(I'm working on getting pictures. The ones I took didn't come out very well.)
When we returned to the house, Jim and Adriana had hot chocolate for the kids, and I did a fire poi show for all the families, which went off perfectly. Bryce and Laurel had fun, in spite of the fact that Laurel got two bloody noses and a sprained ankle tonight. And of course, Sue was home fighting her stomach virus.
The next two days here are Day of the Dead, which is sort of a bonus Halloween. We're still figuring out what to do, but it should be pretty awesome. I hope Sue will be able to enjoy it.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
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