Fiesta: Julio 6, 08/ Party: July 6, 08

Buena Madrugada a Todos! Les cuento que estoy MUERTA de cansancio pero felizzzzz...hoy los ninos y yo tuvimos nuestra GRAN fiesta, en la cual celebramos los logros academicos/buenas notas de 6 de nuestros ninos (Junior, Frank Chico, Jenni, Erickson, Joel, y Minero)....y hoy tambien celebramos el dia del profesor...osea MI dia...y los ninos y yo, proclamamos el dia de hoy, Julio 6...Dia Internacional De MAYTENNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!! jajaja ...fue super lindo..mis ninos y muchachos y muchachas hasta me hicieron una pancarta proclamando mi dia y una pequena actuacion en la manana....que mas puede pedir una profe enamorada hasta la esencia de sus ninos...mi fe solo existe en y por ellos.....eso si, estoy exhausta...ayer dormi menos de 4 horas, y hoy espero dormir minimo 6 por que ya no doy mas...pero queria antes de arrastrarme a la camita...a la camita (como decia topogigio) contarles sobre este dia maravilloso y dejarles algunas imagenes de la gran fiesta que organizamos para mis ninos....que orgullosa estoy de ellos....bueno les dejo estas imagenes....disfruten!!

Good Morning Everyone! I just wanted to share with all of you before dragging myself to bed, that I am dead tired today, but also extremely happy...today, we had a HUGE party to celebrate my kids' academic achievements (excellent grades) and Teacher's day...which is celebrated on July 6th here in Peru...so today, as their teacher i was also celebrated...and yes people...today, my kids and I proclaimed the 6th of July as Mayten's International Day...:) it was sooooo cute...my kids were so wonderful this morning...you should have seen their presentations and heard their thank you words...what else could one ask for...i am truly in love with these kids and my faith in them is more relentless than ever..and determined not to let anyone out there go about their lives without knowing that extraordinary human beings are creating wonderful things every day in this little corner of the world...and are at the same time affecting the very core of their current reality and transforming it for the better...can you tell i am proud??? the human material we need to change the world exists and breathes here also...my kids are it...ok...so, i just wanted to share a few images of today's fantastic party...hope you enjoy them as much as I do....we had FUNNNNN!!!

Los ninos me ayudaron a poner mi casa re linda! Miren!!
My kids helped me get my home ready for THE party!

Talking about the kids' academic achievements

and why we celebrated them..

Hablando sobre los ninos que celebramos y sus logros academicos..

Me dancing with Jenny..and laughing with mi Minero

Bailando con mi Jenny y riendo con mi Minero

Dancing with Jenny also known as ene, G

letters in Spanish alphabet she could not for the life of her remember

before...now she never forgets them and loves her nick name

Bailando con Jenny, tambien conocida como ene, G..letras del abecedario que no podia recordar antes y que ahora sabe de memoria...yenny ama que le digan enhe, G...:)

Smiling with/sonriendo con Melchorita, Lucero, Xio, y Erickson

Our party sign...nuestro aviso sobre LA FIESTA

Mi Xio , Erickson y yo

Django, Pito y Ivan divirtiendose en la fiesta...

Django Pito and Ivan having fun at the party

Dancing with Melcho...bailando con Melcho

Los ninos comiendo mi papa a la maytenyna...vegan style jja

Kids eating papa ala mayten..vegan version of a ppular and traditional peruvian dish

Bailando con mi minero...dancing with mi Minero

Cuddling up and loving having mi palomita y Xio at the party

dandoles carino a mi hermosa palomita y xio...q bueno q las dejaron venir a la fiesta!!

Chin...repartiendo la papa a la maytenina..

Chin serving the food i cooked for them...kids LOVEEE my food

Kids eating mazamorra morada (peruvian dessert made with purple corn)made by Frank Chico's mom...Ninos comiendo mazamorra morada hecha por Petita (mama de frank Chico)

Bailando con Lucas...dancing with my handsome Lucas

Bailando con mi Lucero quien me ayudo a preparar la papa

Dancin with Lucero...my kitchen helper...

Manu giving me a delicious kiss..manu (el) dandome un rico bechito

Bailando con mi ivancito y Victor (Pito) /Dancing with Ivan and Victor

Apapachando a mi Ene, G...hugging my enhe , G

Smiling big with Erickson..sonriendo de par en par con mi Erickson

Bailando con Junior (Jun)..dancing with Junior

Tickling and making Frank scream "I AM A KING"

Haciendole cosquillas a Frank para que grite "Yo soy un Reyy"

is a good exercise for their self esteem's health...bueno para la salud de su auto estima

Bailando con Frank Chico..Dancing with Frank

Dancing with Giampi...bailando con Giampi

Foto con la mayoria de los ninos q vinieron a la fiesta...algunos se fueron temprano

Picture with most of the kids who came to our party...some others left early

playing one of my favorite games..."One-touch, head the balloon game"

Jugando uno de mis juego favoritos..cabezeando el globo a un toque solo..

Playing the chair game with the kids...jugando el juego de las sillas con los muchachos

Bailando con mi Erickson/ dancing with Erickson

Chin finishing the popcorn

Chin terminandose la canchita

Bailando con Django/ dancing with Django

Erickson disfrutando su mazamorrita morada

Erickson enjoying his dessert

Dancing and playing the head the balloon game with the kids/

bailando y jugando a cabezear el globo con los ninos

Jugando a rebentar los globitos atados a los pies...divertidisimo!!

Playing the "pop the balloon game" fun..balloons are tied to their feet

some more pop the balloon game..Lucero won

jugando mas a rebentar el globo..Lucero gano...bien LU!!!

Feeding kids some causita vegetariana made by Erickson's mom

Dandoles de comer causita a los ninos hecha por la mama de Erickson

Jugando el juego de las sillas/ Chino gano!!!

playing the chair game...Chin won!!!