So, we called up all of our friends, pulled out the best Halloween costumes we had with us, and partied on this past Friday in celebration of Halloween. First, I have to say (because there has been much discussion here in Costa Rica about this topic) that Halloween to our team is basically just an excuse to eat some candy and have a party together. To many of the Ticos here in Costa Rica, this day truly does mean “The day of the Witches.” We recognize the fact that the origin of this holiday is not one that is based on something we support or believe in, but we all certainly enjoy an excuse to dress our kids up in cute costumes and enjoy some fellowship. Therefore, we had a party!
We have made some amazing friends here at ILE (our school). They are a big part of what makes our time here in Costa Rica so fun. We didn’t figure we could have a party and not invite them, so we enjoyed the company of some of our wonderful friends as well. We definitely had a blast, and we were all “sugared out” by the time the night was over. Our biggest, and probably most fun activity was our Cake Walk. The kids caught on really quickly that their number being called was a GOOD thing! We had tons of dessert to give away, so we played that game several times. The kids and adults got to bob for apples, so that was entertaining. After a while, the kids really didn’t care much for the whole point of the game. They just had fun splashing each other and eating the apples. The kids also got to “fish” for prizes at the Fletcher’s house as well as color pictures of pumpkins and candy corn. We just enjoyed our time together, laughed a lot, made fun of each other’s costumes, and got crazy as the night and sugar set in. Here are some of our fun times documented through pictures. Enjoy, and Happy (late) Halloween!
This was the Thompson house all decorated – only half of the party area. The other part was next door at the Fletcher’s…
This is Jason Kliewer, the husband of a couple that is actually going to be in Lima just near where we will be. He and the Yoakum boys all had the same cool costume idea…
After the party, our team pigged out on pizza together along with Steve Allison, an ACU professor and counselor that is here to visit our team! He came in on Thursday this past week, and he will be leaving us on Monday. During his time here, we have had a great time meeting with him as couples and as a team.
Just thought we could share this picture of our kids. Minus 4 month old Derek, they are all just old enough to sit down and have a meal together.
Oh…wait…once one of them decides to get up, it’s all over from there…
Stay tuned this next week for some pictures and stories of what we got to do this past Saturday with Steve Allison…it was tons of fun!
