Wednesday was the kid's Fun Run. Boosterthon is, by far, my favorite school fundraiser. It's fun for the kids. It promotes a healthy lifestyle and positive social skills. And, this is the real bonus, you don't have to sell anything door to door. I'm a fan of all of those things.
My three little sprites did very well. They all ran their hardest. Sicily ran 44 laps. Analiese ran 39 laps. And Chris ran 52 laps. By the time Chris ran it was 81 degrees outside. Hot for early March, even for a southern state. In fact it was hotter than expected, so I made the mistake of dressing the girls and myself in pants. We were all pretty sticky and gross by the end of the day. But it was worth it. I got to cheer them on from the start/finish line as I marked off laps on student's t-shirts. It's an incredible joy to watch my kids work hard for something and succeed. I think they're all pretty amazing. Maybe a little biased, but definitely not wrong.
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| The arrival tunnel. Each class picks a name and mascot, and they are announced right before they run onto the field. It definitely adds to the excitement. These are Granger's Greyhounds. Sicily was one of Crane's Crocodiles, they came out making chomping crocodile mouths. Chris was one of Pearce's Panthers, roar. |
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| 3rd grade was one of the first grades to run so they got to run in a nice early morning fog. Pretty morning. Pretty girls. |
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| Analiese's finished t-shirt |
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| Ready to run! |
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| grab water and keep running! |
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| marking Sicily's t-shirt. I got a few extra hugs this way. |
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| Before the run |
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After the run...
After running over 50 laps in 81 degrees, these guys were gross! Just look at their hair, dripping with sweat. Now imagine the smell. Blah! Good thing their mamas love them. |
I'm so glad they all had good runs. So proud of all of them!
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