Feliz Dia de la Madre!

Last Sunday was Mother's Day here in Argentina. A bunch of the family came over for a huge lunch and the rest of the festivities. After lunch, which took about two hours to get through-- I had to promise that I wasn't hungry at least five times, after eating the equivalent of a Thanksgiving dinner!

The best part of the day was it reminded me of spending time with my own family. Two of Magda's children, both in their mid-forties, their spouses, two grandchildren and the mother-of-Magda's-daughter's-husband (or something like that, it sort of got lost in translation) were in our pretty small dining room. The grandchildren, Nico, age 10, and Martina, age 11, were so much fun that I basically spent all my time with them.

We started off the afternoon by watching Princess Diaries, the dubbed version, something I have definitely seen with Leah and Sarah at least a dozen times. During the meal, the two of them would randomly disappear under the table before reemerging in time for the next course. When we all stood up at the end and realized that our shoes were all untied, their under the table game more sense.

After cleaning up, the adults all retired to the living room and bedroom for a nap. The kids and I spent close to three hours making origami. Luckily we found a website that had step by step videos and no talking about how to make different shapes. It was nice getting a chance to speak Spanish with kids because they can be a lot more forgiving and patient than adults, especially when it comes to grammar.

I loved being included in Magda's Mother's Day celebrations and getting to know part of her family, but it definitely made me miss/be excited to hang out with my family in December.

Here are Nico and Martina with the cranes they made.