Milton and I decided that we would like to continue his childhood family tradition of the Dia de Los Tres Reyes Magos (Three Kings' Day). We do not celebrate Santa since we would like to keep the focus on Jesus Christmas Day and then the 3 Wisemen on January 6th.
On the night of January 5th we had the kids leave out a pair of their shoes. We told them that the 3
Wisemen would be bringing them gifts like they did for our Savoir when he was born.
That morning they woke up to a great surprise. A Step 2 Cho Cho Wagon, pjs, bowling set, shoes and a medical set (Milton and I saved the gifts we had purchased for Christmas. The kids didn't go without Christmas Eve and had plenty from family and friends). I always love seeing Ayla's face since she is so expressive!
The older Kusko gets the more restless he is at night. I think he is definitely starting to feel the aches of his old bones and gets up to rearrange himself and his bed many times a night. Which usually ends him in the middle of the living room each morning. So, he was happy to be in the midst of all the excitement.
They kept jumping from one caboose to the next.
Later that evening when we had dinner with Milton's siblings where we celebrated the day by eating a Rosca (Mexican Sweetbread that is in the shape of a wreath). Inside the Rosca is several plastic baby Jesus'. For those who get a Jesus in their slice of Rosca they have to by tamales, which will be eaten at a later family gathering.
It was a good start to traditions that we look forward to continuing and passing on to our children.
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