We have had quite an exciting week in the Martin Rivera household. We spent last Saturday at the Colombian Independence celebration here in Madison. We went last year but we have to say that this year was wonderful. There was food, music, dance raffles and contests. There was a kid's flag contest in which the kids drew the flag and explained what the colors of the flag meant and Sucena won the contest! Our girls also got to hold the flags of Colombia and Wisconsin. We went dressed up in our Colombian gear. Our teenager did not wear the shirt I bought in Pueblito Paisa, but she proudly wore her Colombia-US bracelet. The girls had a great time and did not want to leave because they thought that I would win something. I was mostly interested in the 50 dollar dinner than in a bike, I must say.
Also, this week is Yesica and Sucena's last week of the ESL program. They have really enjoyed it and I think are sad to see it come to an end. August will be a challenging month for me, as things will get busier for me and we must find child care. We are trying to get a combination of family members and others so that it does not become a financial burden. August is the hardest month because I need to work many hours and there are not a lot of activities going on anymore.
Finally, we are so proud to announce that our two oldest girls are doing a soccer camp and doing very well. Milena did not want to play soccer at the beginning but then she saw a bunch of girls doing it, and decided to join. She still hopes to join a dance class in fall. Mirellen, our sporty spice, is doing very well . She is loving it. For me it was quite an experience to buy the gear, socks, cleats, shorts etc. I did not go all the way with anything expensive since I don't know how committed they are yet, and I did it all on the afternoon before the workshop.
The girls were dressed at 4 o'clock and I was nervous about the fact they do not speak English. But there they were with all the other kids and just followed along with everyone else. I was proud of the girls. It helped that the girls were there with their cousins Julia and Anna. I think this is what convinced them of doing it.
I took a karate class with all the girls last Saturday at the Club. The class was free. I would say Mirellen enjoyed it more than the rest. Then Yesica and Sucena took their first swimming lesson. I felt bad they had to be there with 5 year olds and was hoping they would not notice.
It's only 30 minutes for 3 more weeks. Then to level 2.
Well that's all in our household. Hope the summer days last a long time. --MM
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