New Friends and New Styles

The girls met a neighborhood girl named Carmen.  She is 11 years old and has come over to play a few times, especially liking to play the card game "Spoons."

The girls also tried out the local style of carrying babies on your back in brightly colored, woven fabric.  They were glad the teddy bears weren't heavy!

Veronica is the first one in our family to own a traditional hüipil and corte (shirt and skirt), which were given to her as a gift.  They were hand-stitched beautifully by an 18-year-old young lady.  (Read the blog called "Traditional Mayan Outfit for Veronica" to learn more.)