Sleepy heads

We all snoozed the first day John and Jenn came- which was to be expected. They got in at 2:30 am after traveling by plane and car to get here. We did manage to get to the kids' library time where Ivan showed auntie his dazzling skills. He spun and screamed loudly through most of the songs again.

The next day, we got to see a special performance by the Ballet Folklorico which has nothing to do with ballet, except that they did dance. They perform traditional Mexican dances in traditional dress. They were awesome. My camera battery went out though, so I only got these two pictures- the old man dance (which was hillarious) and the flamingo dance. I found out a lot of cultural things, like the yells I've heard from different hispanic people (usually once they are pretty lit at a party) is actually a common thing in Mexico to show that they are happy. There are different yells for different regions. Also, Cinco de Mayo is not their independence day celebration, but celebrates the defeat of the French army by the common people. One amazing dance was done by the founding couple of the dance group. They managed to tie a huge sash in a knot with their feet. This dance is traditionally done at weddings.





Despite the pictures, John is here, more or less. He's been drugged- on purpose. He's had an allergic reaction to something (since before he came here) and has been sleeping off benadryl as well as the jet lag). He put some cream on yesterday, and that seemed to help. We should get him all mended up before long.

The auntie and uncle couldn't have come at a better time. Last week, Dominique discovered that she likes books. Actually, she likes 2 books and wants us to read them over and over and over. So now the auntie has had the privilege of giving the mommy reading relief. ha, ha, ha. Did you notice how the pictures of Jenn reading are all of the same book?

Did you have a favorite children's book as a kid that had to be read over and over?