Sunday, February 26, 2012

Billy and his favorite sport

February 5th 2012

Billy's favourite sport is football and as well as training three times a week with his team, a game on the weekend, makeup games at playtime during school, he also finds time to play in the apartment garden.

I took the following photos while waiting for Harry and Charley's birthday friends to arrive, while H & C played with those who had already.






There has been a number of times that I have mistaken this face for Charley!
Yes it's possible that I need glasses!








 It was after all this football that Billy developed Sever's Disease in his right foot. The solution was to take it easy for two weeks which meant that we tried very hard to always get the bus instead of walking everywhere, he took a week off football totally, and then the second week he tried hard not to play football when it was not training time. He went through a phase of the other foot hurting too but now both seem to be better and he is back playing as much soccer as he was before.










 
  

Monday, February 13, 2012

Quique and Carlos' 11th Birthday and party!

5th February, 2012

Harry and Charley's 11th birthday started with the opening of presents from family:

Waking up to presents from family.
The birthday party was in the afternoon. Harry and Charley had invited all the boys in their class. There are a total of 10. Two could not come due to illness but the others came and had lots of fun playing both inside the party room and outside.

Setting up the party room.
The cakes are a favorite of the boys and with no equipment to bake and me not wanting to eat cake for the rest of the week what could be better?

Party room in our complex.

The party invites were all about football and the boys brought their cleats with them. However, they played cards while waiting for everyone to arrive and then tag with the American flag football flags (last year's birthday present) and then finally after eating the long awaited game of football .


Playing poker while waiting for everyone to arrive.

Happy faces, I wonder who really has the best hand.

Getting ready to play tag, sorry I missed the joke.

Harry has still not been tagged.

Now they're after Charley.

Returning to the party room after playing tag.

Birthday Toast.

Singing to Harry in Spanish.

Harry pleased with only needing one breath.

Singing to Charley in English (guests' request) but looking to Harry and Billy for prompts.

Charley's turn.

Party, Party, Party!

The boys with Alex.

The boys with Adrian.

The boys with Fran and Juan in the back.

The boys with Ricardo.

The boys with Jose.

The boys with Juan.

The whole gang.
After opening presents, the boys went out to play football and they played until it was time to go home.
Harry and Charley's favorite present.

Another favorite present.
A good day had by all!