Daughter Kris and granddaughter Elia, age 5, arrived last Monday evening. The airport was a madhouse and we were afraid we'd totally miss them, but managed to see them among the hundreds of other folks also looking for their loved ones! And to make matters even more crazy, some famous people were arriving as well, with photographers manning the best spaces up front! We have no idea who came in - we were only interested in Kris and Elia!
Rather than heading straight home to San Juan, we stayed at Hotel Prim in downtown Mexico City overnight, spent the next day eating a yummy VERY MEXICAN STYLE breakfast (Yes, that's right on the street and yes, it was delicious!) and shopping at the Ciudadela, a huge artisan market. By the time we got back to the hotel, our arms were aching from carrying all the GREAT stuff we bought! The Ciudadela is a favorite spot and always tons of fun! Elia saw just dozens of wonderful things to get for her and her brothers and sister!
We took a taxi to the bus station and headed for San Juan. The bus was very exciting to Elia and she "claims" she took a nap, but I'm not sure she did! I know the rest of us did!
Playing with cousins Cameron and Dayton has been the best. As Elia says, "We're having fun!" Today she and Cameron were caught in a really cute conversation:
Elia: "Let's play hide and scare again."
Cameron: "No, it's called hide and go scream!"
Tomorrow we'll head for a swimming pool and water park, if we don't get rained out. And I'll get some more cute pictures and listen to some more cute conversations between the cousins!
Oh, Kris and I wandered through our favorite fabric store - and guess who's making a couple more little dresses before Kris heads back to Chicago! They have smocked tops and all I have to do is sew up the side seam, add ribbons to tie at the shoulders and hem them. They're red with sequins on the skirt - very pretty! And so quick and easy to make!
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