Just Photos

The past three weeks have included Revolution Day parades, Thanksgiving, and a fun visit from our daughter, Tina, and her family.  Most of what there is to write about can be told in pictures.  I'll catch up on the write-up next time.

Revolution Day Parades

Revolution Day is the celebration of the internal revolution over 100 years ago that brought about the current form of government in Mexico.  It is one of the most celebrated holidays.

An official parade here is every school child in the town walking along the parade route with their class.  (There are many random, unofficial parades, however!)

Thanksgiving

Even though we had all the traditional food, it just didn't quite seem like Thanksgiving. We were happy to have the elders and the Webb family here for dinner. The North American elders especially appreciated it.

I didn't want to take a chance of cooking the turkey in my not-so-reliable oven so I had the supermarket cook it in their big bakery oven. It actually wasn't as bad as it looks once it was sliced. It's a good thing we had gravy.

We found 8 cans of pumpkin in the imported foods aisle of the supermarket. We bought them all.

You can't have a fiesta in Mexico without a piñata. Grandpa Bish took Ty and Molly to choose just the right one. At least they both agreed on Paw Patrol. (Elder Saldaña is a native Mexican and knew just what to do and even sang the song which goes along with a piñata.)

Molly didn't want the blindfold but said she would close her eyes!



The Webb's Visit
Tina and Kurt and their family spent Thanksgiving week with us. What a treat. Of course, we had a wonderful time and, even though it was hard to day goodbye, we were so happy that they could see us in our world as missionaries.
(Warning: There are a lot of family pictures in this section!)

We have awesome cheese here in Oaxaca. Paisley is eating a quesadilla with Oaxacan cheese. It's great for queso fundido, too.

Tina loved the food here, especially breakfast. It reminded her of Guatemala.

This is the beach closest to our house.

This secluded beach is accessible only by a short hike or by boat.

We took a day and a half trip to Puerto Escondido where baby turtles are released into the ocean.

On our way to Puerto, we stopped at Ventanilla Lagoon for a boat ride to see crocodiles, iguanas and beautiful birds.

As we were walking to the boat, this coconut (below) fell from a tree just a few feet from Molly. It surely would have knocked her out at the very least.

We also stopped to check out the iguana sanctuary and arrived right at feeding time.

Swimming at the hotel in Puerto Escondido.

Swimming in our mini pool (hot tub) at our apartment. No, we did not heat the water.

We visited our District President's family, the Pinedas.

Pres. Pineda showed the kids how to cut wood the old-fashioned way. 

Our dear friend, Diana, tended the kids one evening while the adults went to dinner.

Time out for a quick soccer game with some of the kids of the branch. This court at the church is full of kids, mostly teenagers, whenever the gate is unlocked.

This beautiful lady is Hermana Sofia and she used to do hair on the beach. She was so sweet to braid all the girls hair.

The last night's dinner was on the beach.

Paisley and I bought a Christmas tree and decorated it before they left.

Misc.

After District Conference, we had President and Sister Madsen and the Pineda family for dinner.

We call this "Restaurant Row." These little food carts line up here every weekday afternoon.

And Brent calls this "The Mandarin." If you live in Northern Utah, you know about the Mandarin. This food cart parks at this random location every day and is almost always full of people eating.  And they have quite an extensive menu. 

Finally, the end!
Thanks for looking.