First manicure and first Thanksgiving away from home... Ecuador-style

The kiddos eating the pasta

Today we took the ingredients needed for the pasta  we needed to prepare for the kids.  I forgot the cheese in the fridge and so I went to the store up the hill and got 3 mozarella cheese's while Yonseili got fresh cheese at another store nearby.  I had gone with Daniel and Joan and bought them two little chocolate breads they liked.

Yonseili prepared it and I helped cut the ham in squares.  It came out good but I was disappointed that the kids already didn't want to eat it because they thought it wouldn't taste good...well most of them.
The rest of the time Yonseili and I were asked to cut out squares from the foam paper and construction paper.  Meanwhile the girls took pictures with our cameras.  We had to keep reminding them to use the strap.

These were unsure of what the pasta was...

The kiddos taking pics with our cameras

Playing hopscotch Yonseili drew for them

Jumping... yay!

Yummy and pretty

 Before our Thanksgiving dinner, Yonseili went to class and I made some napkin rings out of paper.  Juan Jose and Adriana helped me out with them.  I drew a few and Juan Jose drew most of them.

Napkin rings Adri and Juan Jose helped me make

Dinner table all set up.  Guy is Yonseili's host mom's son-in-law

The dinner was great!
It started at not when it was supposed to.  It was planned to start at 7:30pm but because of the Liga game, it didn't start until later.  Carlos showed up at about 8:15ish during the game halftime.  Most of the dinner conversation was about the game.  I wish it would have been on a different topic, but oh well.  Clementina... or should I say "Florentine," did a good job on the food she made.  I say Florentine because when Stephen Price showed up for our dinner, he thought Yonseili had said that instead of Clementina.  Stephen Price is studying business administration at the university (Universitas Equatorialis) and we had him for one or two days in principles of marketing before we went up a level to marketing research.  His mom is Ecuadorian and his dad's from the U.S.
It was interesting to have Jasmine's family there.  Their dynamic is not the friendliest.
The radio was on so they could listen to the game.  Liga lost to Argentina.  My host dad was bummed to say the least.  What bummed me out was that Clementina and her girls didn't eat with us at the same table.  Overall it was a good night and I'm glad Yonseili and I got to share our holiday with them.  They were very appreciative.

By the way, today I got my first manicure.  I didn't feel too comfortable... I felt maybe even too girly waiting for my nails to get done.  The design was pretty cool and the lady did a good job.  It took about 15 minutes.  Yonseili and I would have also dyed a piece of our hair, but they didn't have the colors we wanted.

Highlight of the day: The dinner of course!

Picture time