Olympic Garden Volleyball

Ever since we went to see Olympic Volleyball on 31st July, Nicholas James (my sporty Gregor) has been clamouring for a volleyball game.  So yesterday the girls and I obliged.  We didn't have enough sports wear for 2 teams of 6 for the team volleyball we had seen, so went for 2 teams of 2, more like beach volleyball, but played on grass.  So it was Florence and Jakob playing Nicholas James and Miranda, with a great supportive crowd.

girls helping the dolls get ready for volleyball

Jakob does the first serve

while Florence gets ready to receive the ball back over the net

The Aussie girls sit on deck chairs with a tea party to watch

Miranda all ready to hit the ball

Jakob serves again

Nicholas James has a chance to serve

Florence serves

Miranda and Nicholas James do a great block near the net

Harriet, Peter and Samantha provide music to get the crowd in the mood

Volleyball spectators

Volleyball game in full swing

Nicholas James serves...

the ball comes flying over the net

Jakob hits it back again

the ball flies over the net again

Miranda gets ready to hit it back

and it goes back to the other side

In the end Jakob and Florence narrowly won the game,
so they got the medals but Miranda and Nicholas James got the cakes!

The crowd cheers the great Olympic Volleyball players on a bright summer's day!

Knitted Olympics

Just spotted these photos on the BBC website - an Olympic park populated by all her daughter's knitted sports figures. 

Our doll family has been busy doing Olympic activities - I'll post the photos on the last day of the Olympics.