El Día Del Niño

Today is Children's Day in Mexico. School children have the day off and the park (with the zoo) is having a huge party to honor children. Our neighbor and I decided to take Ro and Vimal.
As soon as we walked in, government employees were handing out goodie bags. I cringed but let Rowan look at the junk food. Candy, cupcake, more candy, cheetos, cookies, etc... Here's Ro with his loot. They were also giving free vaccinations, yikes. They were throwing eyedrops and nosedrops at all of the kids as they entered. A little Mexican welcome. I passed.


First, to the carousel. Ro loves this thing, but all of the horses were taken so he had to settle for the carriage. This is our neighbor, Shaun and her son, Vimal with Ro.



Next, roller coaster. It was Rowan's first time to ride a roller coaster and he was really excited about it. This is when he realized that the little balls in this "toy" were candy.



And then he decided he couldn't wait and would proceed to the front of the line.



He didn't want to wait in this line.



For this.



His excitement was over after the ride. This is how he felt.



But all was well again when he saw this.



And this. He stood on the fence and mooed at the cow for 10 minutes. She never responded.



He had fun and even got to eat a few bites of candy. Feliz Día del Niño Rowan. Most of the parents had a wrapped gift for their children but Rowan will have to wait until we get stateside. Have I mentioned how overpriced quality toys are here? Three to four times the price.