Saturday was Independence Day in Guatemala. I try to make it a celebratory day just like I do for U.S. holidays. Guatemala is where the boys were born so I want them to have fun memories of us celebrating it each year. We have a few traditions that we like to do on that day that the boys look forward to. Here is what we did this year.
We began the morning with a typical Guatemalan breakfast. I made scrambled eggs, black beans, and fried platanos. Afterwards we took our family picture.
our family celebrating the Quince 2018
Almost every town in Guatemala celebrates with parades. Since moving to the Department of Chiquimula back in 2012 we have always watched the parade in Camotan (where we initially lived). After moving to the City of Chiquimula back in 2015 we would still drive out to Camotan to watch the parade there. We always enjoy seeing some familiar faces while we are there.
Here are the boys at the Camotan Central Park before the parade began.
Here is a look at Cruz over the years sitting in the Camotan Park on the Quince. The only exception is last year when we were on Stateside Assignment. That photo was taken in Montgomery, AL while on our roadtrip to South Carolina. Even in the States we were celebrating Guatemala.
The parade begins.
David and the boys watching the parade
I loved these bright colored dresses!
Afterwards we drove back into Chiquimula and had lunch at Pollo Campero. That is something else we do every year.
Our afternoon dessert was this Guatemalan flag cake I make every year. It is one of the boys favorite things about the Quince.
I cooked a pot of black beans for supper and we ate them over rice. I
also made dobladas de queso to go with it. The boys neighbor friend
came over and spent the evening playing with them.
We enjoyed one final treat that evening- jello jigglers with whipped cream to look like the Guatemalan flag.
fun and delicious
We had a great day and enjoyed celebrating a country that we all love so much.
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