DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

Last weekend Lex and Nate invited us to join them for a fun adventure -- a Dia De Los Muertos festival at the Mexican American Cultural Center in downtown Austin. There were all kinds of activities for young and old alike, mostly free!

Sugar Skull Painting

There was a mountain of pinatas for each kid to choose from, then take all the time they needed to bash it open and gather their loot.

There was face-painting...

good music...

and lots of great photo-ops!

Then, inside the building, there were many beautiful altars set up by different families to honor their dead.

Truth be told, I think Calvin's favorite part was just being set on the grass and allowed to run free...

but just wait until next year!