Liliana goes to a Spanish immersion school one morning a week and one of her little friends invited the class to a birthday party. We went as a family yesterday.
I appreciate the Latin American community so much. The party was great. We met at a place called Pump It Up- they have huge inflatables for the kids to bounce and slide on. (They also let the parents join in and we had SO MUCH FUN!!)
Then all the parents and kids went to the party room afterwards for lunch and cake. Most of the kids who attended come from a bi-racial family and so we had a chance to meet several Hispanic parents yesterday. I would say in general this culture has such a gift of hospitality. They made us feel so welcome, fed us a ton and we left with such a warm feeling. It made us feel so good about the school community Liliana is part of and it was nice to have the chance to meet the other families and have fun together.
Now that Liliana is getting older, we are becoming more mindful of her community. I know this is just the beginning of a long journey of teaching Liliana to choose her friends wisely, yet also include people and show love to those who are not like her. So far, our daughter has many great role models and people in her life, so we hope it continues through the years.
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