On December 16, I and my sisters volunteered to help at my church with a posada for Jesus's Birthday. I was in charge for passing out some flyers to the guests so that they would sing along to the prayer. After we watched a short story about Jesus birthday, me and a group of helpers set up a place so that the little kids could hit piñatas. I was in charge of the kids from the ages of 6-10, I thought it was going to be easy but they got a little out of control. Overall this has got to be one of the most greatest days of my life.
During Winter break I was able to make many memories with my little sister, we watched Barney and even The Magic School Bus. We would also dance most of the day and do karaoke parties in the kitchen, and get into little fights (I'm teaching her how to be a professional boxer). She's like my little twin, many even think that she looks like me, but I just say that because we both like to sing, dance, cook, and do many puzzles of course. I taught her how to take photos and she's always asking me to use my phone so that she can take a photo of something she likes. This photo is taken by her, she enjoys taking selfies and I enjoy being in them with her.
This year for winter break I decided to stay
home and enjoy my free time doing things that I like. I baked a cake for my sister's birthday on January 3. It was my first time making a cake out of four layers, and I'm happy it turned out nice, it was really yummy too!
I used vanilla and chocolate layers, with an Oreo frosting that I made. I frosted the cake white on the outside and added some Oreo cookie crumbs on the side of the cake and added four more Oreos on top with frosting for a better look.
On January 7 a few days before we went back to school, my parents decided to plan a huge birthday party for my sister, after all she was turning 18. The planning was a little stressful for me and my mom but we managed to get everything under control. But one of my favorite parts of this party was that my mom decided to add a desert table with a whole lot of yummy treats like cupcakes (made by me), and some cake flan (made by my aunt), and of course a lot of Mexican candy like paleta payaso, and many more.
Well that was how I spent my Christmas Vacation, it was a nice experience for me because I was able to just relax and enjoy some time with my family.
- Marlene
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