No Photographs Please

Carter loves to play Nintendo DS. He asks to play all the time but he really doesn't play that often. I use the term "play" loosely as he doesn't exactly know what he is doing, but he's trying. It's a great tool when I need him to sit quietly for a few minutes. Getting it away from him...that's another story. Oh..and obviously he's not a fan of the camera either.

Election Day

Election Day in Puerto Rico is LOCO!! The island basically shuts down. All government offices and buildings are closed. The grocery stores and malls are closed and people are off work. My Puerto Rican neighbor actually told me that it is against the law for an employer to require that his employees work on Election Day. This just seems crazy to me seeing as Puerto Ricans can't even vote in the presidential election (although they were voting for a new Governor). So, instead, everyone heads to the streets to honk, shoot off fireworks, blow airhorns, wave flags, drink, act crazy and generally do anything that is very crazy and very loud. It is one big party. We ventured out and about a little to see what the hubub was about. We didn't get very far because every street was one big traffic jam. We gave up and came home pretty fast. Here are some pictures of the craziness. I couldn't get over the disregard for personal safety all over the place. Little children hanging out of cars waving flags and not even holding on as they zoom down the street. All the while the cops are right there with them. I'll never forget it. Oh,.and I didn't get a picture, unfortunately, but we saw one van with 5-6 people riding on the roof. Loco I tell you!!

Carter Rides Again

Metro Ward Halloween Party

We had a Halloween party at the church building on the Saturday following Halloween. The kids were excited to put on their costumes one last time. There were games and of course more candy.

Superman was a popular costume with the 2-3 year olds. Luke Alkema, Carter (he's flying), Luke Riggs and San Mortensen.

Allison and Hope had fun running around together. Look at how hot and sweaty they are!

Blake's favorite game was this one that involved shooting a Nerf gun. It's all he wants for Christmas now. The pirate in the picture is our Bishop, Phil Reid.

This was by far Carter's favorite game. He wanted to play it over and over again. He loves doughnuts. Later he found a box of doughnuts on the refreshment table. A much easier way to get his fix. Also pictured, Ashlee Bunderson and Brandon Zappe.

Allison's favorite game was the cupcake walk. However she didn't care about actually eating the cupcakes. Whenever she won she ran over, handed the cupcake to me, and went back to play again.

It was a fun night and by the end, everyone was exhausted.

Oh...and even the Stake President, Pres. Page, got in on the costume thing.

So despite the lack of crunching leaves and cool weather, Halloween in Puerto Rico turned out to be pretty fun after all.

Mama's Loving Little Lion

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