Ya llego diciembre

Time is flying around here!  December came and with it all the wonderful celebrations!  

Since the first week of December, we have been non-stop with all the merry making and various activities.

Here in Mexico, the Christmas bazaars at the schools start in November....most schools open their doors to the public to sell various things to help people get started with their holiday shopping.

Daniel's school had their bazaar on the first week of December.

I also had a booth there to sell some needle felted dolls and little animals along with books, advent calendars and things that we brought from California since so many moms had asked me to bring some waldorf items that are not found here.

After seeing how much people love all the needle felted figures, I will be teaching a class next year on how to make angels, dolls and little animals.

I was invited by some ladies that also had a booth at the bazaar to come to their school advent fair with my things at the Waldorf school in Cuernavaca.  I felt so happy because I also wanted to see the school and meet people from that community, so I gladly accepted the invitation and we all went during the weekend.

It was an amazing experience!!  The school is big, with lots of open space and the design is gorgeous...there is an individual little casita for each grade and they also have a wooded area for the kids to take walks.  The school goes up to 9th grade, and it is very established with a wonderful community, the people we met were very warm and welcoming.

Santiago and Daniel were delighted, they got to play storekeeper for real!!

Santiago helped me with handing out change, doing the math and even explaining to the customers how things were made. etc...   He had a blast.  Then, when he got tired, he went under the table to read..his  own little secret spot.

During the festival, there were all kinds of activities for the children, they made little pinatas, luminaries, etc, there were workshops for the adults as well and musical performances from the children of the  

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At the end, we got to walk the advent spiral as a family,which was the perfect way to start advent.  Walking inside the spiral, lighting our inner light at the center and then finding the right place to light up along the way!  When we do it as a family, I see how we are all strenghten by this activity, how we all help each other out, walking in the dark, holding hands, slowly and thoughtfully while we listen to music that seems to come from heaven.  Such a healing, meditative practice!