Dia del nino

I wanted to share with you in pictures, a really awesome day that's celebrated in Mexico, but was brought alive here in Storm Lake today.

"Kid's Day..." I heard all about it from the kiddos at school.

But man, it was celebrated in such a big way at our friend's place in a trailer park.

It was such a FUN time, where not only the neighborhood got together to play games, eat, and do fun things, but many people from the community came together to make this event happen.

It was the coolest little carnival and many families and people came out to enjoy the evening here!

There wasn't a shortage of really fun games...like the ball in the cup,

bobbing for apples,

 the lollipop game,

Sack races and obstacle courses,

 Pin the tail on the beaver,

 Ring toss,

 Face painting,

 Putt putt golf,

 Oreo in the mouth,

 Truth tent,

 and so many other games and activities!!!!

There were so many sweet faces that I wanted to capture the pure bliss that were displayed on not only the kids' faces, but the adults as well.

 the pinata was a highlight of the evening.

I believe Dominique, the woman running the show had the most dangerous job of the night...

crowd control during the piñata and controlling the number of hits that these ambitious kids were attempting.

 of course there was a foolproof way of keeping the pinata up;)  

nothing like two men in high places holding up a swinging piñata that's being hit with full force!f

 the ice cream shop was a unique way to spend the tickets that the kids all won...i think some of the adults were trying to figure out ways to get tickets to claim some ice cream as well;)

 The food was really yummy too!

Turkey dogs and sticky rice with really awesome spicy sauce to go on top.

I love spicy food, and I even hung around the water jugs to refill my cup because it was really really spicy! so yummy!

 This bingo game was really fun. 

I tried my luck in it a few times and learned some spanish words along the way.

The lady running the show cracked me up-she was so enthusiastic and was speeding through the cards...I almost couldn't keep up with the spanish words!

Oh and probably THE highlight of the night was the pie in the face contest.

Through the evening, the kids could fill these jars with tickets and at the end of the night whomever got the most tickets in the jar, got a pie in their face. 

 the kids were all about Renato and Nellie getting pie in their face!

 Turns out Nellie got the most tickets in her jar...

it all went so fast and kids were darting in front of me to get a piece of the action, so i didn't get very good shots of the pie going into Nellie's face.

But I think you'll get the gist of it, even with all the fast action blurriness in the pictures.

 And here are the ones responsible for such a fun filled night at their place.

They brought together so many people from all over to celebrate kids day, and I'd say, all the kids must have felt very "celebrated" as they got to do it in one of the most fun ways possible!:)

My tamagotchi died today...

I've spent the last couple days in my house, coughing, sneezing, and trying to get over this nasty cold and cough that I think I got from standing outside in the rain during the after school curb duty.

Now, being preggo, I can't take anything to speed up the process, so it's kinda sucked the past couple days just waiting for this to pass. 

I would do anything for a sore throat lozenge or a good dose of nyquil. 

So, as I sit at home with the dog, here are my recent activities besides blowing my nose, coughing, and trying hard to breathe:

I used to have ten of these when I was a kid...

I don't know how I kept up with ten tamagotchi's...this one on my phone needs so much attention, and obviously has been neglected because he turned out to be really ugly.

and sadly, he died this evening and I had to restart the app.

I was kinda glad to be honest...I wanted to start anew. 

I've been trying to write all my thank you notes for the past baby showers.

I got distracted by alexio's really sharp nails...we just trimmed them, but they had jagged edges, so I went ahead and sanded them down today...Here are some battle wounds from his nails.

 I tried to air out the house of all my germs by opening up the screens on the doors...which was great today because it rained and the air was fresh and crisp. Alexio enjoyed sitting in front of the glass door and let every runner and/or car know that he was watching them. I think he missed his daddy today...he was probably bummed that he had to be home with his sick momma today.

 and of course, anytime I'm laying down, this is usually my view.

He's a real snuggler:)

He seems to be a momma's boy, always laying right next to me, or sitting on top of me...

he likes to settle right in between my legs or on top of the blanket i'm under, and rest his face on my belly.

By the time Baby is born, he should be well acquainted with her, because i'm pretty sure she's already kicked his face while he was laying on her.

Don't get me wrong, I love being home. 

It's my favorite place to be.

But when I"m sick and home, I kinda go stir crazy and want an instant recovery so I can get back to life. 

I get lonely too, so I'm really glad for Alexio...and then we're both so happy when Ryan comes home. 

I've chugged two gallons of orange juice, used 3 large boxes of puffs tissues, and have tried everything to soothe my throat...I'm ready to be done.

Especially since I'm creating a bright red mustache underneath my nose where it's getting rubbed raw from blowing so much.

Lol, oh well. I'm thankful that I CAN rest.

I'm thankful for the rain and the coziness of the house while i was laying around and watching Hart of Dixie. 

I'm thankful for Alexio and how he kept me company and snuggled with me-even though he stares at me every time I honk into a tissue...if he was a person, it'd be kinda awkward.

I'm thankful for a husband that faced the snow this evening, because I finished off my tissue box and needed a new box and more juice. 

I'm just thankful even though I can't breathe, my chest and throat hurt from all the coughing, and my nose is raw from blowing.