COSTA RICA DIA DE NINO

I tell you, between the U.S. holidays we continue to celebrate and the new Costa Rica holidays we now celebrate we have about every week filled with at least one party! Cool! Today was the celebration of the kids or Dia de Nino here in Costa Rica.

We started it out by a big party at school for baby. She had a blast and really enjoyed the magician pulling the baby chick out of the hat. They had tons of candy and arroz con pollo, her favorite.

After school we picked her up and took her to meet her niece and nephew at McDonalds, which she thinks the big M is for Maleah by the way, and bought happy meals and played in the playground.

By the time we got home she was more than ready to crash out for awhile. Then sis took her to the movie store to get her a movie that she is watching right now. Lots of fun for the day. Of course I still have the argument that every day is kids day.

Yesterday baby decided she wanted her hair in lost of braids. It took awhile but we finally got them done and they looked cute. In about an hour she was ready to take them down and of course being the meaney that I am I made her keep them in. She woke up this morning complaining about not sleeping at all last night because of the braids, oops.



We took them out this morning and she had curls for the first and last time ever!

HEALTHY KIDS

"Increased study of science and nature, especially in the very young, has proven in studies extremely beneficial for cognitive functioning, reduced symptoms of A D D and increased self-discipline and emotionsl well being. (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)

"Almost 50% of children age 8-16 watch 3-5 hrs of T.V a day. These kids who watch the most hours of T.V. have the highest incidence of obesity. (word on health, "Childhood obesity on the Rise" Torgan Carol )

These are getting to be pretty tough odds for us parent to beat! I believe the key to keeping our kids healthy and happy is to teach them healthy lifestyles. It is pretty simple actually, be an example and be fun! I say this as I pass out doughnuts to my kids and class for Ricks birthday.

As I was saying it is not really that difficult. Seeing as we do not have a car we have to walk everywhere, or take taxis or busses. So if you get to jonesin for a hamburger you have to really work for that dude. We would take the bus downtown. Then walk the half mile to the McDonalds. Then we would eat and walk back up the big hill to catch a bus or taxi home.

Of course there is the delivery guy. My husband does not like him because the food gets cold before he gets up the mountain on his scooter. It looks like we will just have to make our own burgers, and enjoy being healthier because of it.