Blue and Gold - Day 1

This is the last week of school for us. The last week as a 3rd grader, a 1st grader, and a preschooler. This week we are celebrating the end of another year of growing and learning. During the last week of school there isn't much learning going on. We aren't doing a whole lot of reading, math, or science. But we are doing a whole lot of running, jumping, and ice cream eating. I find these things to be necessary parts of any child's education.

I know I've said it before but I have to say it again, I love my children's elementary school. It's full of tradition, wonderful teachers, and a healthy dose of fun. One of those traditions is Blue and Gold. Essentially it's field day with a little added competition. The whole school is divided into two teams, a blue team and a gold team. Then they compete against each other in fun games like tug of war and four square. Each grade takes a day to compete and at the end of the week the principal announces the winning team who get's bragging rights. It's so much fun. The students get very excited about it as it approaches. And if you've been there long enough you know that you want to be on the blue team. The gold team has not won in 17 years! That's a long losing streak to be a part of.

Today 3rd grade took their turn on the fields. Chris was awesome. In every picture I took it seems like his feet never touch the ground. He flew over the hurdles with ease. He ran the last leg of the four man relay and crushed the opposing team. He was one of the anchors in tug of war and helped drag the other team across the line in under a minute. I'm very proud of my boy today. More importantly, he had fun playing and laughing with his friends. Then the ice cream truck pulled up and they all got a sweet treat to cool off with. We left school sweaty, sticky, and very satisfied from a good days work.