Never a Dull Moment…

…here in Lagos!

Last weekend was extremely busy.  We took the Flat Brats trick-or-treating on Friday evening.  We had 23 teachers volunteer to hand out candy from their homes, so the children had a great old time!  It’s so nice that they can participate in activities like this that their parents used to do back home when they were young.  Once back from trick-or-treating, kids were bathed and put into pajamas, and then they went to a movie night across the hall from us.  They had snacks and played some tricks on unsuspecting adults!  Meanwhile, across the hall in our flat, adults came dressed in their finest costumes to our Halloween Party.  Many people put a lot of effort into their costumes and some were quite impressive!  Chris and I had a ghoulish time creating Halloween food to serve!  The fun continued on to the next day, when Laryssa celebrated her 8th birthday with some friends by the pool.  We played all sorts of games and the kids had lots of fun.

 The watermelon jack’o’lantern!

Trick-or-treating

Hallowe’en Party

The ghoulish food

When an adult wandered into the wrong party, they were mummified by the kids!

Laryssa’s Birthday Party

This past Friday the AISL Indian Community treated the teachers and their families to a special Diwali Celebration.  Diwali is the celebration of good over evil and is often referred to as the Festival of Light.  The ladies decorated the gym and arranged an entire evening of entertainment and delicious food!  As we entered the gym we were greeted by beautiful young women handing out bindis and sweets. Then the women guests were whisked off to the side where we were wrapped in saris.  After that, it was one huge photo op!  Children danced and sang and entertained, while waiters strolled amongst the crowd with delicious appetizers.  The evening ended with a delicious meal and then some dancing.  The children were all given a packet of sparklers, so we went home and did that on our balcony!

Diwali

Yesterday, my good friend Susan invited a bunch of us over for a Ladies’ Lunch.  It was a lovely afternoon of good food and laughter.  We also had the chance to celebrate Susan and Annemarie’s birthdays.  I am so thankful to have these ladies as part of my life… we truly are blessed with a great community here at AISL!

Ladies’ Lunch

The birthday girls

Today, finally, we rest!  It is very, very hot outside, so after a few crafts, we may just kick back and watch a movie.  I think we’ve earned some down time!