Party like it's Christmas....in Mexico!

Our last day of school here in Mexico was the 21st of January.  You know what we did?  We PARTIED!  I had just had an eye opening conversation with some friends the night before (more to come later), and I had a new focus at this party.  To BE with and love on the students.
 Oh man, was it fun.  We started the day stuffing bags with candy for the students.  While we were doing this, the students were running around with baloons and candy and toys, y'know acting like kids are supposed to on Christmas.
 We fed the students lunch, pizza and fritos (fried pig skin), cake, and soda.  I've never seen kids eat so much!!! Then they got to expend some of that pent up energy attacking a pinata.  We had a pinata for first through third grade and one for fourth and fifth.  I think the most surprising part for me was seeing the kids run for the candy when it fell...we had to drag kids out from under others kids because they were too squished to move...and they were getting beat up by the frantic elbows and knees of their peers.
 Just before the end of the
day, Isai, the music teacher led the kids in singing Christmas carols for their parents and teachers.  Each grade sang a song, and then the whole school sang a combination of Christmas carols. Before the kids left we got to, again, lavish them with candy and gifts.  Then we gave them quick hug and they left for Christmas break.
  Yep, it finished about as fast as it began, but I was glad to get to spend a day just being with the kids and take in time with them.