The kids were excited that they didn't have to do any chores for the day and enjoyed relaxing and playing most of the morning. We started the day with pancakes and then for the first time had spaghetti for lunch, which they thought was great!
For dinner we we didn't have turkey as there isn't a turkey market here, but instead had two of our chickens. One was the big black rooster which was always fighting with the other chickens and the other was a hen that wouldn't lay eggs. So our older boys took on the job/fun of preparing the chickens for dinner. This is a big event! They get super excited to slaughter/prepare the meat for dinner. In their culture they like to slaughter an animal for all big events/occasions. So all of the kids go to the chicken house to catch the chickens and they all help to pluck. When I was a kid and we had chickens, I thought of it as a chore to have to pluck, but here it is done with joy and of course I don't want to take away their joy, so I just watch :)
Dinner ended up being two chickens, mashed potatoes, stuffing, macaroni and cheese and spinach. Then for desert we had banana covered in warm chocolate fondu! Everyone said they loved it, although Karanja didn't like the mashed potatoes. They consider mashed potatoes as kid/baby food. This is the first thing Karanja has not liked!
I had a second Thanksgiving celebration with some of the Peace Corps volunteers that stay near me. Gabby is a great cook and it was delicious!
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