The boys

The boys have been busy and active as usual, calcio (soccer) started back, they go to practice 2 times a week, and just recently the weekend games began. I have mentioned their coach a small, smoking most animated oldish man, who has a good heart, nothing to do with his smoking though. They had a game a week ago, the opposition was more like 12 - 14 years old, the boys just looked and stared back at me, and said their huge dad, my only comment was , they are, even the coach was smaller than them. My best advice to the boys was go out and play like its aussie rules, get in there and play hard, and keep running. l tend to give them some inspiration and advice, as they don't always understand the coach, and he often is yelling at Hunter, calling him Ewan, and visa versa. this is rather confusing when he wants one to attack, and one to defend. Anyway the match ended up 1 - 6, but they played well, and Hunters speed saved a couple more goals, and Ewan is quite the tackler and goal sneak, one just missed the goals.
Their week nights are busy with calcio on Monday, Wed, sometimes Friday, drama on Tuesday, Ewan has piano on wed, they have a small lesson in Italian with a teacher on thursday, and on Fridays they often have an art lesson with Antonio. I was asked by one of the parents why do you send your kids to an art lesson, you are an artist, l explained l have no patience, and they dont listen to me.
Their ltalian is improving dramatically now, Even Hunter is talking in it, but he is best with his waving of the hands, and going dai dai!!! Ewan seems to understand very well, and often talks back to people in the street if they are rude.
Ewan recently was sent home from school by the headmaster after throwing a foam ball at her. He was playing with Hunter and another boy Luca at playtime and the headmaster felt it was unsafe,   and told them to stop it, and to play catch instead, so Ewan threw the ball at her in fun, but alas the headmaster did not see it that way, and the concern that other parents and kids watching may also end up throwing balls at her, she quickly sent Ewan to her room and rang me. When l got there and heard the story, l nearly laughed and patted him on the back, but luckily l remembered l was a parent and kept a straight face, and took him home, he was very apologetic and sorry, and felt very embarrassed for him.
A week later Hunter was told to write an apology letter to a teacher for mis-behaving on a field trip, apparently he was not listening to the guide, when l asked him about it he said , he didn't understand him because he spoke in Italian, and wanted to look at the pictures in the art show instead, again l found it hard to wonder what he did wrong, but l am their parent!
Hunter has taken to biting his  finger nails, and no amount of weird nail polish that is supposed to stop that has helped, he says his hungry, we are increasing his portions at meals.
Hunty asked me a few days ago , at what age to you have to stop holding hands, l said you never have to stop if you don't want to, he smiled and said good, because l always want to hold your hand dad.
Ewan is still getting emotional, when he sees people begging in the street, or when l new kid comes to school and is teased, he really is a saint, though l have my suspicions that he is wiser than we believe, and he knows that when Hunter is misbehaving, which is generally always, he acts more saintly.

Dressed to play

 

Drama group

Ewan the clown

 

Hunty the clown

 

The coach and Ewan