I am sad today because I cannot get in the mood of Halloween. Most of the kids face timed me with the kids in their costumes. I am missing this time at home with them. I love Halloween! Greg had to get up at 5 to take a missionary home to San Antonio Texas. There was a whole group of us that had planned on a great outing for today. We rented a big van and 15 of us went to San Angel to a open art market with little artisan shops all around the square. We had a great time wandering around looking at art and Dia de la Muerto stuff (Halloween stuff)! It was a beautiful sunny day and fun to be with our mission friends! It was a long day and we were all tired by the time we got home! Greg made it home around 9 pm, so he even had a longer day! The Newmans face timed me after their trick or treating and everyone got tons of candy so happy days ahead with sugar!!
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| Our van we drove around the city in today - all 15 of us We missed Greg cause he had to take a missionary home to San Antonio Texas |
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| A blooming poinsettia tree! |
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| These giant Katrinas- day of the dead ladies are everywhere. |
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| They celebrate day of the dead on Nov 2nd not Halloween even though everywhere we went today people were dressed up in costumes with faces painted and their dogs dressed up as well! |
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| Brother Hacking has to stop at every candy shop! |
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| An old home of some rich guy from the 1700's with a lady selling her wares on the side of the street. She is holding her child while she sits there Both of them will stay there all day! |
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| I love these beaded things. This deer is made of beeswax with thousands of little colorful beads placed on it! |
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| The inside of the Cathedral They were preparing for a christening of a pretty little baby girl. |
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| These kids were stripping the marigold petals off the stem to build a big shrine for day of the dead |
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| They had bags and bags of marigold petals |
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| The grocery bags over on the side are filled with food that they put out on their shrine for the dead people that come back to eat their favorite food |
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| A huge grapefruit tree |
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| This poor little guy begging by the gate to the church |
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| Part of the Cathedral wall! I love the old brick |
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| This is how they make their shrines which are all over the place on the sidewalks |
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| These are the only two witches we could find wandering around. I guess they don't believe in witches!! |
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| This was a display in a store. They go all out! |
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| Some of us coming out of this outside market |
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| Another big dia de los muertos display The orange on the walkway are all marigold petals. |
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| They add candles, skulls, food, flowers and all kinds of things to their shrines |
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| and crosses! |
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| I like this couple made out of clay |
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| This is one huge piñata |
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| I like this couple too! |
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| Elder Hacking taking a pic of us |
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| Sister Griffin and Me taking a pic of him back! |
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| Another display! I like the bike riders! |
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| This couple was dressed up and walking around the streets. They loved getting their pics taken |
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| With the Griffins |
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| with the Munoz |
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| This is suppose to be a big Cathedral with a convent in it but we never found the convent |
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| The inside |
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| The amount of gold in all the churches in this country is incredible! |
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| I like that they have Mary and Jesus here! |
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| Off to the side of the big Cathedral is this side little shrine. |
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| Here it is up close with candles, flowers, dolls, cutout papers a big basket of food and a standing skelton under this |
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| The Savior carrying his cross! Go figure! |
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| This is the path to the shrine with palm fronds and flowers and marigold petals and food along the way! |
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| One tradition is to eat pan de los muertos Dry bread with sugar on the outside you are also suppose to dunk it in hot chocolate on Nov 2nd. There is this bread all over this country! |
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| Here is the confessional. The priest sits in the archway place and you can confess by sitting on the space on the right side! |
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| I am looking for the place where you can pay to have your sins forgiven! No more worries after that! |
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| Here is another set up. I don't understand why they put dead mannequins in glass and dress them up! |
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| A sweet little woman outside this church. |
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| Here we are sitting with backs to the road at the restaurant outside |
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| This guy was singing to us and saying funny things (I caught about 1/2 of what he said) |
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| Our group for lunch |
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| Some chili poblano filled with who knows what for lunch! |
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| This is a torta with pork and a red sauce This is what I got and it tasted pretty good! Lots better than the previous pic! |
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| A big fountain in the town square |
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| This is hilarious! We were waiting for our van to pick us up and up drives this taxi with all of these balloons tied to the inside of the car! I have no idea how they could drive with all of these balloons. This taxi needs to be in the movie - Up! |
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| This utility truck was driving around with this dummy (could have been a real dummy) stuck to the front of the truck! Happy Halloween! |
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| You can see the traffic jam that is happening and this poor guy is just trying to get his clean up cart through the mess! Fun day!!!! |
Sunday, Nov. 1st
Fast Sunday - wonderful spirit as always. There are never any big pauses, we don't hear from the same people every week. The testimonies are heartfelt and beautiful. We had dinner with everyone at the Griffin's place because it is larger than ours. Choir practice lasted until after 8 then we came home exhausted.
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