Happy Halloween! We were so excited to celebrate Halloween Puerto Rican style this year and did so with our friends Carlos and Laura. They invited us to come to their house for dinner and trick or treating and we were happy to find a place that the kids could trick or treat. Halloween isn’t celebrated hugely down here and a lot of kids don’t even dress up or trick or treat at all. Carlos and Laura live in a gated community though and there were lots of kids out and everyone passed out TONS of candy! It was pretty cool cause everyone sits out on their porches and wait for kids to come trick or treating. So there was no door knocking but we loved seeing everyone out and about and LOVED the gorgeous night that it was. The boys ran up and down the streets gathering candy and we walked behind them watching and enjoying the evening. We ended up at the clubhouse in the community where there was an ice cream truck, nachos, popcorn and drinks. Such a fun night celebrating with our friends!!
Beach day this week was also spent with Laura, Carlos and her family. Laura was throwing a birthday party for her mom and invited us to join them. We went to Playa Carolina up near the airport and had a great day with some new friends :) We even saw some dolphins jumping in the water right where we were swimming! It was crazy because at first we thought it might be a shark fin that we were seeing, but glad it ended up being cute dolphins instead!
We’ve been thinking of taking family pictures since we got here and weren’t quite sure where to take them or who could help us. Finally we decided to just head down to old San Juan near San Felipe del morro which is one of our favorites spots on the island. It’s such a great place with gorgeous views and a huge field to run around at. We ended up on a couple side streets with the colorful houses and also down by the fort. Aside from a small fall from the top of the wall (yikes Beck) the night didn’t turn out to be too bad. A couple good samaritans stopped and took a few of the pictures for us and some were taken with our trusty selfie stick. I think between them all we should be able to find one good family pic! I also snapped some individuals of the kids as their “school pictures” since they didn’t have any done at their schools this year. Sometimes when I see my kids individually like this I realize how much they’re growing up. It’s pretty crazy to see that happening right before my eyes.
We had a cleaning day this weekend and everyone pitched in and did their jobs, including Alice and her tag along pals.
This kids have all become little chefs, including Desh who learned how to make quesadillas and fried eggs this week. So proud that he can light the stove on his own and make something from start to finish.
This weekend we had some wild weather pass over us and we got lots and lots of rain. A tropical depression was showing up on the national hurricane center website and alerted us about the rain headed our way. No wind to go along with it just buckets of rain! Super crazy. That night we went to the Light the World concert in San Juan that was a collection of songs, dances and gathering of all 5 stakes here in Puerto Rico. It was awesome. So fun to see the traditional dancing and hear the songs that have been passed down from lots of generations. We loved it! As the concert got out we had to run through the rain to the car that Josh had brought close to the front door for us. He braved the storm and ran all the way to the parking lot (which was super far away) and got the car so we didn’t have to go so far in the rain. Even so, we were all soaked by the time we got in the van!
Today as we’re taking the day of rest very seriously, I’m grateful for the week we’ve had at the things we’ve been able to do together. The kids are doing great in school, the Spanish is coming along slowly but surely and we’ve been able to grow comfortable with our life here. We are grateful for the time we have to be together and grow in our struggles (which come frequently throughout the week). But we’re good and happy which is all we can ask for!
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