Oh em gee.
Where did half of November go?
I've been so consumed with family, travel, homeschool and life that I've seriously been lagging in the blog department.
Ten lashings with a wet noodle is in order.
The holidays and all of its crafts and projects are ramping up, but I wanted to put a vigorous point of closure on all of the lovely Dia de los Muertos events this year.
Prepare yourself for a Mexican photobomb. #sorryI'mnotsorry
The first event was Dia de los Muertos at the historical Hollywood Forever Cemetery. It was huge. Ginormous. Amazing. So much to take in and see!
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| The aguas frescas were the bomb dot com. Especially the lemonade/limon/pepino agua. I need an IV of that good stuff. STAT. |
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| Altar. |
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| Loved this little guy just hanging out. |
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| The lovely La Marisoul, frontwoman for La Santa Cecilia, beautiful and haunting as always. |
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| Serving face. |
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| Amazing giant calaca sculptures. |
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| Frida and Diego altar. |
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| My brother and sister looking amazing, as usual. |
Here are a few videos that capture the spirit of this event. First, the Aztec dancers in the afternoon:
And then later on in the evening, La Marisoul and La Santa Cecilia on the main stage:
You can check out some amazing photos at
L.A Weekly, for next year's inspiration!
And then a week later we celebrated Dia de los Muertos with the entire family in
downtown Riverside. It was crazy packed but I loved the fact that there were so many families present--all the little ones getting a taste of Mexican culture.
Love.
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| Painting my face, with Frida over my shoulder for inspiration. |
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| So fun! Used Tulip Body Art to create this. |
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| The streets were filled with people in the Day of the Dead spirit. |
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| My little ladies with el catrin y la catrina. |
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| Love the candlelight. |
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| Giant papier mache mask. |
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| Jeshua's makeup was amazing! |
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| He also painted her makeup as well. Look at the detail on the neck! |
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| Downtown. |
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| Beautiful. |
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| My brother-in-law and his honey looking fierce. |
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| Danza. |
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| Altar. |
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| This Lego was getting down. |
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| My last minute DIY project: lace sugar skull tee! |
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| My beautiful sister. |
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| Their costume made this amazing jiggling sound. |
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| Miss Midgey and her sugar skull lollipop. |
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| I don't want this season to end. |
If you are in Southern California next year and decide to attend either one of these events, my advice to you would be: GET THERE EARLY. Traffic and parking was a nightmare. Expected, but a nightmare nonetheless.
It's been amazing, friends. And now, on to the holidays!
