First of all, the family rented out a children's fun center called Jambo. The place had big inflatable toys and mazes for the kids to play in. They had arcades and even a zip line! 
The mom spent three days making food for the party. You will see in the picture several things that I mentioned earlier are typical Argetine foods. Remember how I told you that they love olives? Can you see them? You can also see in the picture near the bottom are the most famous Argentine treat: alfajores. They are cookies filled with what they call dulce de leche and covered in shredded coconut. You can also see in the picture empanadas.
We sang happy birthday (in Spanish of course!), he made his wish and blew out the candles. 
I think it is amazing that a tradition, such as a birthday, can be so similar no matter where you go in the world. These children are younger than you, but really you are not that different. They like to play just like you do and they have cakes with candles and gifts from their friends. Although the food and clothing may differ, we are all the same really. What do you think?
17 comments:
hey
i wish i would of stayed at argentina long enough for my birthday
have you been to a quinceniera?
if you do please blog that
i loved the quinceniera i went to.
andrea
Dear,amiga I bet the alfajoles was really good. You should send us a sample.
A birthday tradition that we have in our family is that you get to choose whats for dinner and it can be any thing we want! We also can eat out if thats our choice.Emily Smith
A Birhtday tradition that runs in my family is we get to choose whats for dinner. And if its a Saturday we get to choose all three meals. And if its a school day my mom will bring me lunch. And I also get to open three presents in the morning and the rest after school when my dad gets home. Maddy
That fruit they eat looks like a lime and a lemon combined. LOL. There both sour fruits. ^_^ O`yeah happy birthday,hope you get birthday manoy !__! JUNIOR.
how was the birthday ? and was there lots of cake
from adreck
WOW!
That is a bigger celebration than getting married! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Well, I just wanted 2 say that and this: how did All that stuff taste like? Thank you 4 answering those questons! Thank u 4 telling us what it is like over there!
Emily Dean
I can not beleive that you dont like flan!Me abuela always gives us alfajores.Have you ever been to a quinceniera?Me mama y her sister both had one but I have never been to one.The girls have one when they are fifteen,and the boys have something like that when they are eighteen.
EmmaLawyer
I think that we're all the same
too. Was the sip-line big enough for grown ups? If so,did you go on it? If so,was it fun?
sincerley,Lucas Platero
There in argentina school the some as us or do chirdren not have school sinserly
cordon
Dear Miss Thomas,
I think that you had lots of fun at the birthday!I think that you should find out if the children in Argentina have a playground?
From,
Kiriana
For my 26 brithday i think i would like go to a manchaster united game in englend with my friend justin
sinserly
cordon
I have never been on a zipline before but it sounds fun!!
Margaret
Andrea & Emma - I haven't been to a quincienera yet but I have heard all about them. I am glad you reminded me. I wanted to share with the class about that. The most important birthday is 15 (in the U.S. 16 is the big year) When Sister Lindahl was getting her haircut I talked to a girl named Julieta that was getting her hair done to go to one of these quincienra parties. Julieta told me that it is common here in Argentina for the girls to decide between a HUGE and formal birthday party or a trip to Disneyworld for 10 days. Juliet's mother hoped that Juliet would choose the Disneyworld trip because, she said, that would be CHEAPER than the party. Does that give you any idea how expensive and elaborate these parties are? It is unbelievable!
Emily & Maddy- I like that tradition! What would you eat or where would you go?
Junior & Adreck - my Birthday was great. Thanks for the wishes. And I did get money for my birthday but I haven't spent it yet.
Emily - how did all that taste like? It was good. My favorite were the empanadas. I really like those.
Lucas - I was too big for the zip line sadly enough. Believe me, if they would have let me I would have done it for sure!
Cordon - That is a really good question. I am going to have to ask more about the school system here but they DO go to school just like you. They have homework just like you. One thing that is definitely different is that because their summer time is November - February (more or less)that is when they have summer vacation. I personally think that you have the better deal because they don't Christmas break during their school year - it is during their summer vacation.
Oh - and I really like your idea for your 26th birthday! That sounds cool!
Kiriana - do the children in Argentina have a playground. They certainly do! In fact, when Argentina was first being settled it was ruled by Spain and Spain had a rule that every four blocks the city had to have a plaza. The city still today has tons of these plazas. What is a plaza? It is a block of land with trees, sometimes fountains, benches and usually playgrounds.
Margaret - I think that ziplines are cool too. My brother did some traveling this year too and he got to do a giant zip line that flew him over a jungle. His pictures looked awesome. Wouldn't that be fun?
I would probably go to a mexican place or Italian place because I love those kinds of food. What kind of food do you like? maddy
Yes, that would be very fun. Did he like it there?
Margaret
I would probably have my mom make my favorite casserole which is called creamy chicken and rice.This is because I LOVE how the cream tastes.Do you like casseroles? Emily Smith:]
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