Let's play ball!

We're getting settled here and are ready to "play ball", so to speak, by learning language, getting acquainted with our new city, making new friends, etc.
Right now, the Connell guys are downstairs "playing ball" and making friends with one of the neighbors! It's definitely not "stick ball" or "flag football" like it would be in an American neighborhood, but it's the game the locals play here, and just about everywhere else in the world too! This is the view I've got from our 6th floor window of Ethan kicking to his new friend:I guess Baxter gave up trying to keep up with the big boys... before long, he was over wandering in the grass looking for rocks: