Football Fever

June 29, 2008
Our 2 year old son seems to think mummy is an expert on the Eurocup 2008 final!! He keeps asking who is who and what is what….
 
Having moved from a definite football widow, I admit to a nervous exciement as the Spanish National team are about to kick off  in the final against Germany. After seeing Spain’s amazing play in the quarter and semi finals my usual apathy towards football this championship has changed.
 
Whatever the result, we are in for little sleep tonight….tooters and hooters sounding all around, flags dangling from neighbours balconies…it feels like they are in our lounge watching with us, the whole street is buzzing.
 
Well…have to go…. the party is starting…. I  predict a 2-1 win for Spain.
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Feliz Cumpleaños

June 14, 2008
Asier helps prepare the birthday cake and tries out some face painting ideas for his big brother’s 5th BIRTHDAY PARTY!
 
                   
 
 Gabriel celebrates his birthday with his nursery friends.
 
After so many rainy days, we celebrated Gabriel’s 5th birthday Spanish style in our communal garden on a beautiful warm and suuny spring afternoon.
 
We had expected 10 chums from his nursery class to join us ,making 12 in all. As the first first families arrived to drop off their kiddies, it looked like the great exodus from Egypt. People just kept arriving and I am kissing and greeting mums and kiddies  thinking, "who are all these people!" There were 19 kids in the end including  a couple of wee brothers and sisters and a baby. Some of the mums and dads stayed and helped out and we had a great time.
 
Beginning with face painting and ending with a " piñata" a paper mache type model filled with sweets and party goodies,which Edgar makes each birthday, this year a football, which the children hit with a stick to break and then collect the goodies as they fall. It was fantastic getting to chat to the mums and dads of Gabriel’s nursery school chums and to see how happy he is.
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