Birthdays are made for celebrating with friends! (part 2)

On Saturday June 6th it was finally time to celebrate Viky's birthday, Maria's niece. Her birthday was during the last week of May but the family had waited to celebrate till this date. Viky turned 3 and the theme of her party was "Winnie the Pooh." She has had a Pooh party ever since she turned one. When I arrived with the cake to help, I was overwhelmed by the elaborate homemade decorations and the amazing creativity. The party had to be held on the patio to accommodate the amount of people who were invited. Well, about 20 children came but several people did not come because it is winter here in Argentina and it tends to be a little cool at night, in the 50's at times. Overall, the party was a big success with the family making two smaller cakes, alfajores, pasta flora, and some other snacks to go with the hot chocolate served to the kids. I think the thing that is hardest for me to get used to are the balloon pinatas. They fill this big balloon with toys and candy and plow them up and then fill them with flour, powdered sugar, or corn starch. Then they bust it so that it explodes white and all the goodies come out and the kids get covered in white stuff. I think I enjoy more the traditional pinata that the kids have to hit with a stick and break open, then you don't have the chance of flour getting in a child's eye. Being that I have never had a lot of family, the best part of birthday parties in South America for me, are the gathering of family. I used to shy away from big gatherings because I was not used to them but now I enjoy seeing the blessings that come from big families and what they draw from each other.