Happy Mexican Independence Day!

I guess I never really thought about it before, but I didnt' realize that Mexico had an Independence Day, too.  I always thought it had something to do with Cinco de Mayo, but that's apparently not the case.  It's celebrated on the 16th of September.  I just read all about it here.  

Our church announced Sunday before last that they were going to be having a celebration of Mexican Independence Day, and everyone was welcome.  I said, heck yeah!  Free Mexican food?!  I'M THERE!!  :)

We got there, and it was SO crowded.  They had to keep bringing out tables because so many people had shown up.  We put our diaper bag down to save us some seats and got in line.  After the loooooong wait, we got back to our table only to find out that we had no seats.  Apparently, a diaper bag means you only need one seat...  *note sarcasm*  We finally found a place to sit, and I was so aggravated at this point that I kinda wanted to leave.  The kids were being whiney and wouldn't eat.  We were super crowded.  I couldn't really mingle because I don't speak Spanish. 

BUT I heard there was going to be dancing afterwards, so I stuck around.  I'm so glad we did!  Once the dinner was over, it started to clear out a bit.  They opened a space in the middle of the gym, and then couples came out in traditional Mexican dress and danced.  It was neat!  See for yourself:

(Sorry for the poor quality.  I forgot my camera, so these are with a phone.)

After the traditional dancing, a band came out to play.  They had a really cool instrument that looked like a cross between a guitar and a harp.  It sounded beautiful!  

They were fantastic.  They were so great, in fact, that my daughter Lauren, and her cousin Londyn couldn't help but dance!  :D

That must've been some wild dancing.  I couldn't even get a picture without them being blurry!

So, we had a really good time, ate some good food, and saw some fun entertainment.  And my kids got to shake their booties.  What more could you ask for?

Happy Independence Day, Mexico!  And thanks for letting us celebrate along with you!  :D