Uncle Fernando

I’ve been in Spain for the last 5 days and making the most of being with the family and spending some time with my nephew and nieces almost every day. On Wednesday I picked up my 7 year-old nephew after his basketball practice. He was very upset as he couldn’t find his basketball and thought that someone had stolen it. We looked for it and sure enough found it straight away further along the playing area. He was really pleased and it was a pleasure seeing him go from tears to smile in such a short time. I took him to my brother’s and made him a snack and then we played on the Wii. Needless to say, he’s much better than me… Then my sister-in-law arrived with my nieces and I helped get them showered, dried and into pyjamas. I never knew getting three children (one after another, not all at the same time) to stand still-ish while you blow-dry their hair involved so much negotiation! We then had dinner together and I went back to my parents’. I really enjoy spending time with the kids and getting the little bits of practice I do, even if I know that if we adopt there won’t be any uncle in the UK to help us out and no returning the kids to their parents after a few hours!