The daughter of some good friends of ours turned 15, and in the Spanish-speaking culture, this means it's time for a Quinceanera party! Over 100 guests came to this big event, which meant it was a fun time for all of us to party with a lot of friends. The dinner was very yummy, and the ceremony part was beautiful. Kathryn was honored and blessed by several different family members, and was bedecked with a jeweled necklace and a tiara, fitting for a Daugther of a King, as was emphasized all evening. I loved watching my friends go through this milestone with their firstborn... not sure how they got it through it without weeping the entire time -- they are much more poised than I am (who WAS weeping through a lot of it. :) ) Everything that was said was spoken in both English and Spanish, so the ceremony was doubly long, but as our friend Tim pointed out, it made for a good opportunity for all of us to try and increase our Spanish understanding.
All 3 of our kids were very excited to attend this party -- in fact we were all dressed and ready to go an hour early (unheard of for us, the family who is always rushing out the door 10 minutes late). Colsen kept chanting "PAR-TY! PAR-TY" and Rayna searched through her room to find some good "dancing shoes" which she eventually found (some Cinderella dress-up shoes). She did some made up tap-dance routines for us on the kitchen floor.... but then we were mean parents and made her wear shoes that actually fit to the real party. Unfortunately, we ended up having to leave before all the dancing got underway at the Quinceanera -- the younger kids were getting way too tired -- but we hear the dancing was a blast. Maybe when Amanda, the 2nd daughter of their family, turns 15 in a couple years, we'll all be old enough to party all night long!
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