Happy Birthday, host mom! (and a post that is an excuse to display puppy pictures)

 This past Sunday was my host mom's birthday.  It was the first birthday for an immediate family member, and I was excited to see what transpired. 

I was warned that it would begin really early, at 6am to be exact (that's really early for a Sunday now that I'm not working at a church!).  I got up at 5:15, thinking that I should help prep for what was to happen.  No one was up so I went back to bed where it was warm.  Finally, at 6:10, the doorbell rung and in a matter of 5 minutes, our house went from silence to Alvin and the Chipmunks singing multiple versions of Happy Birthday and people running all about.   There were about 15 of us in total.  It was loco for that hour!

Around 7, we ate tamales and then life transpired into art in my room and puppy play outside where I gave my host sister my camera and she produced some fun pictures that I have to share!  
They are actually cute now - look!