Sept. 15th... Independence Day in Costa Rica!

Feliz dia de la independencia!

Today we are celebrating the Costa Rican Independence Day!

As part of the festivities, the kids at school made "faroles" for the 14th of September. Faroles, homemade lanterns that carry a candle, are a typical part of the Costa Rican celebration. In 1821, Delores Bedoya ran through the streets of what is now Guatamala City (the political capital of Guatamala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Costa Rica at the time), carrying a farol and calling citizens to gather in the center of town, where a council was meeting. On the 15th, Independence was declared. In rememberence of this event in history, Costa Rican children make faroles and gather in center of town, letting the spirit of independence shine bright!

Dia del Nino (Kid's Day!)

On September 9th we celebrated "Dia del Nino"- a holiday that celebrates kids! We celebrated at El Puente with cupcakes, ice cream, traditional field games, and a pinata! Everyone had a blast!

Keilyn taking her best shot at the pinata (I love this picture! look how excited everyone is!)

Vielka and Valerie getting ready for the egg race



Somehow the "Big Kids" ended up as the bottom of the wheel-barrel... not every day you see a 4 year old taking the drivers seat with no doubt she can handle it :)

Wedding Bliss!

Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Randy and Sarah DeVries!

September 4, 2010

Jewelry Party!

Thank you to everyone who came to the jewelry party! It was a huge success! Thanks for buying jewelry, donating school supplies, and spending some time with us!

Shout out to Sarah Hamm who helped me make all the jewery, to my mother who spent hours making food, to my Grandma Hulst who made 400 jewelry tags, and to Stacey Vanden Bosch who hosted the party at her lovely home!