The Onion Park

It's not really an onion park. However, it is a park, and it is located in the town of "La Cebolla" (the Onion)... hence, the title. So for all who were misled into thinking this blog would actually involve onions in a park... I'm sorry? :)

Pictured above (l-r): Jose, Mario, Poncho, Candi, Julissa, Ramses, Nereida, and Diego on a bench at the park.

A few weeks ago, I wanted to take my six kids to the playground in La Cebolla, and invited Jenna's kids to come... it ended up being nine kidlets and I cruising down the highway, headed to the playground -- which, I feel is rather a misnomer in Mexico, because I am pretty sure that 85% of the playground equipment (at least around here) falls under the category of "death trap."

"Haha," you chuckle. "What an imagination she has!"

True... but seriously.

And the fact that they're shaky, spiky, broken, way too tall without safety guards, etc. probably makes them all-the-more enjoyable for the kids... ;)

One of the aforementioned death traps... :)

This slide is super-tall, and Aaron (middle) was actually really nervous to go down it. He finally did after making me promise that I would catch him. He went down at a rate of about 1 foot per 5 seconds -- more of a "scoot" actually -- so there was really no danger that he was going to sail off the end... lol.

In the background: Mario and Ramses wait their turn...

Ramses was definitely (as the oldest) the most adventurous, and kept doing "tricks" that enticed the little kids to try... and fail. :)

Poncho is sometimes... expressive. :)

This is one of his favorite faces to make, and I finally got it on camera. I will save it, print it off, show it to him one day, and try to reinforce the message that God loves us no matter what we look like... lol.

After the kids got tired of playing on the death traps, they decided to play soccer. The park area is actually pretty fun, because it has this neat cement pit area, and even benches and an overlook that are great for running around.

I... don't know exactly what this is.

Maybe it used to be a water fountain??? I don't know, but... regardless... it became Diego's favorite spot to jump up and spin around on... :)

We had taken fruit snacks with us, and we had one extra. There was a little girl from across the street that had been watching us the whole time, and so I told Ramses to go offer the girl a fruit snack. All the kids went over to call her over, ask her if she wanted it, and -- well, stare. She stared right back, and then very politely told them, "No, gracias" -- and haughtily walked away.

It was a huge rejection.

However, the kids got over it, and we had a great time anyway... :)