Mother’s day in Costa Rica is celebrated on August 15th. The women who cooks lunch for us and lives in El Cocal (a community we work in) graciously welcomed our team (all 17 of us) into her home for a Mother’s Day celebration on Sunday. We met a large portion of her family and her neighbors, played with her many great-grandchildren, feasted on perfectly prepared food and several homemade desserts, and played lots of games.

For me, one of the highlights was watching to mother’s get just as excited for the games as the children. While everyone enjoyed Pin the Tail on the Donky, Twister and Soccer, the pinata was the biggest hit! After all the children had been given a chance to swing at the pinata, Eneida stepped up to the plate and broke it open. Candy showered down and the children quickly gobbled it up. I helped some of the children count thier tresures and discovered that the quickest child had 19 pieces of candy. Of course, she happily shared with her cousins. The little boy in this picture also had quite a few pieces of candy, and was equally happy to share.