Bonfire and Carnaval Celebrations

There's nothing that says February like roasting hot dogs and making s'mores. We enjoyed a nice bonfire the other night with some of the kids. The fire was a little intense so not all of the kids could get in on the roasting action. But they enjoyed the food!
Here in Ecuador we have been celebrating Carnaval. This involves throwing water balloons at complete strangers and spraying a lot of silly string. I was covered in this spray stuff on Monday night. Not really sure what the history of Carnaval is, but very interesting traditions here.

I got to visit an orphanage in Latacunga. We had our own Carnaval celebration, complete with masks and games. It was great getting to meet new kids and to visit a new part of Ecuador.

I know that the fire does not look too intense here. It also looks like it is about 12:00 in the afternoon. But in actuality, it was very hot and it is about 6:00 at night in this picture.