Monday, June 16, 2008

Let the games begin!

HCJB has a intramural tournament every year between the various departments at their radio station and the hospital in Quito. The games include basketball and soccer. Santi is playing again this year on the ISD (Information Systems Department) team and the tournament started this past Saturday.

Nathan and I went to see daddy play and enjoy some time with our friends Paul & Susan. As you can see from the photos, we also found another interesting friend, while watching the game - a llama! The place we were at had two of them wandering around. Even though llamas are prevalent here, it's not like we see them every day. Nathan wasn't sure what to think of the llama!

In the midst of everything, we did manage to see Santi score the only goal for his team (they tied with the other team).

And I was just happy to take Santi home all in one piece with only a little scratch on his knee (its not unusual for him to sprain an ankle or need a run to the ER for an x-ray! He does like to play hard).

We enjoyed the beautiful weather and some time together with the beautiful views of Quito and the mountains around us. And any time Santi gets to play sports, he's a happy camper!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I just love llamas! And that is a really good picture of Paul and Nathan!

Love,
Laura Gaunnac
Hamilton Hills Baptist Church

The Arteagas said...

we actually got a couple of other shots of the llama . . . this one happened to include Nathan and Santi playing in the background! We love having Paul & Susan around - they are Nathan's buddies!