Games in the tables outside the pool.
Lunch outside. These Medianas are enjoying a frozen juice as an appetizer.
One of my girls doodling on the sidewalk. She was helping one of the other encargadas set up her activity station for the fair that afternoon. We all had our own little booths with candy prizes (of course).
My station and one of the more bizarre activities. Actually, I was substituted in to help. Mostly I just watched, laughed, and took tons of photos. The game: candies are spread out on a tray and then covered in flour. The participant then has to search through the flour using only their face for tools. The kids can search for up to 5 candies. This game seems pretty common here and explains the white powdered faces from previous days.
Musical chairs with one of my girls holding up the line to pose for the camera.
On the left the little brother of one of my girls and on the right a Mediano. They were playing around our activity area.
One of the more impressive flour faces. He used his entire face to push the flour around instead of the more common mouth/chin method (push the floor a little with the chin, take a mouthful of flour, feel for the candy).
One of the other activities. I didn't really understand this one.
Donut air fishing. Always popular.
Me taking a boli break. Boli's are God's gift to hot Mexico. They're basically just frozen juice like popsicles except more delicious and they only cost 4 pesos, roughly 35 cents. Guayaba, a popular flavor in Mexico from the fruit of the same name, is my favorite.
One of my girls and one of the secundaria boys. I don't where the wigs came from, but suddenly everyone had them. I especially like the skunk effect.
After the fair that afternoon, all the kids headed back to their sections to get ready for the special banquet and dance that night. The encargados headed to the comedor to decorate. We then raced to shower as well before greeting the kids as they entered.
The kinder kids waiting to enter. They were the first section to arrive.
A few of the encargadas posed at the door. We were instructed to dress up like little kids. The kids themselves were each given a lollipop as they entered with a number on it that was used later in the night to give out prizes.
The chicos and chicas sections came next. All sections were paired off to enter. In the older sections boys were actually required to ask the girls to the dance. For these two sections, there are only about 8 chicas and 18 chicos so the girls entered in real style: a boy on each arm. Quite the opposite from my cotillion days!
One of my girls and her date. They really went all out dressing up and looked great!
One of my girls and her brother who escorted her to the fiesta.
Another of my girls and her date. I was so proud as they all came in and played the embarressing mama roll to a tee making each pair stop and pose for me before they could enter. I got a lot of "Saaaraaaahhhh!" but also a lot of good photos. :-D
Some of the pairs were a little different in size, but even cuter for it!
Wesley with one of her girls. This just shows you some of the range of outfits. There were a few quincineara dresses in the crowd.
The comedor set up for communal feasting. This photo also shows one the secundaria sections performing for the kids. There were several such performances over the course of the night.
Dan and Ignacio filled the roll of bouncers for the entrance to the dance floor. When they walked in the girls went nuts screaming their heads off as the boys paraded to their station. Dan even had an escort of Medianas to complete the look.
They boys holding things down and keeping the crowd under control. Mainly they just stood there and looked cool.
The dance after dinner.
Me with one of my girls at the dance. My wardrobe here is rather limited so instead of going for the little girl look I chose the little boy. Ball cap, T-shirt, big basketball shorts, and Chucks with my hair tucked under the cap. It should be noted that I was the only encargada to do so. Oh well. I was comfortable. It was a great time, but I was very grateful to see my bed at the end of the day!
