Yum Yum!!

Sunday afternoon we decided to cook Pollo Al Broaster for dinner. It was quite the process, but DELICIOUS!!

First we had to cut a lot of foil...

Then potatoes

And carrots

And onions

And chicken

And chorizo was the final touch.

I missed taking pictures of the boys climbing the trees with machetes to cut down branches, but that is how they got the firewood!

I can understand stealing a few raw carrots, but the onions???

We burned everything we had until only hot coals were left.

In the foil, each boy got to put his own potatoes, carrots, onions, chicken, and chorizo. With a little salt and oil...it was ready to go!

Some posing was required while we waited for the coals...

Our little workers...

When the food was put together nicely, they wrapped it up in the foil, sealing all the edges.

They were very careful because they didn't want to loose a single potato.

Dinner is even better when your big brother makes it for you!

It was a long line, but the boys loved getting to make their own plate.

The grandes are "experts" so they helped everyone who would let them touch their plates.

Yes, that is a whole lot of rain coming our way!

When the coals were good and red, in went all the plates.

I have no idea how each boy remembered exactly which foil packet was his, but they did!

We did at least group each dorm's plates together.

And yes, we used a shovel to put them in and take them out.

They cooked for 20 minutes as the rain drew nearer and nearer.

And Ronald, who planned the entire dinner, carefully took each one out with the shovel when you could hear them sizzling inside.

This photo absolutely does not do justice to the final product. It was AMAZING!!

I hope we do this again...often :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving day there was a special church service (the first since it isn't actually a holiday here!) that we attended. So yesterday was our big celebration here at the BLC (also our first)! I spent most of the day baking and frosting sugar cookies but took a break to complete the decorations in the cafeteria. My giant turkey went up as well as a beautiful cornucopia. The boys favorite part was that I had made signs that say "Gracias por ____" (Thank you for _____) and filled in each of their names. So the walls were filled with signs giving thanks for each one of them as well as each of the staff.

A group of friends came to make the dinner for the boys and they chose to make some absolutely delicious hamburgers. We started with a special prayer and then dug in to the burgers and cookies. Afterwards we gathered together for a service of our own. The boys sang several songs and then Pastor Angel (our administrative director) shared from the writings of King David a list of things that God has promised to us that we can give thanks for. The boys were very well behaved and enjoyed their first Thanksgiving celebration! Once everything was over, their first requests were if they could take down and keep their names!

The cookies were also apparently a hit, because Jorge has asked me to teach the kids how to make them, and the boys this morning were asking if I still had more in the apartment!