Fun Run 2016

The kids had their annual Fun Run, which is one of the fund raising events the school puts on every year. They get so excited to spend the day running outside. 

Lexi & Kara

Lexi & Tina

Lexi & Kara

Second Grade Fun Run

I went to the elementary school 5 times today.  In the morning, I dropped the kids off.  Next, I went to read to Jordan's class.  (I read to Lexi's class last week.)  The third time was to watch the kindergartners' fun run.  The fourth time was for the second grade fun run.  This is one of the big the fundraisers for the year.  The kids were supposed to get sponsors. Their t-shirts are marked after each lap.  The goal is 35 laps. Lexi ran almost 45.  I enjoyed cheering for them.  My last trip to the school was to pick the kids up at the end of the day.  I even managed to get quite a bit of work done during my trips home. 

Boosterthon Fun Run

Lexi's school had another fund raiser this month (surprise, surprise).  This school district really should get an award for the amount of fund raisers they have and for how much money they bring in.  It is a bit much for me and some other parents.  Anyway, today was a Boosterthon Fun Run.  The kids were encouraged to get sponsors to pledge money per lap.  I didn't have any money, but I told Lexi could ask her dad if he wanted to.  She asked & signed him up.  

All of the kids were given special shirts to wear.  I decided to make it a little cuter with red ribbons.  Unfortunately, the school started the race for the first graders at 8:45 am.  I couldn't go because I have to drop Jordan off at his school by 9 am.  Our neighbor was there to watch her son and snapped a few photos of Lexi for me.  Lexi ran the 35 laps that were encouraged, plus at least another 5.  The back of the shirts had the numbers that were marked off with a Sharpie for each lap.  She really enjoyed it.

Fun Run

Lexi's school hosted a Fun Run today. Actually, it was supposed to be last month, but it got rained out. It was held at a local junior high. We had to get there a little early because the kindergarteners were going first. One of the P.E. teachers led the kids in a few stretches. Of course, Jordan joined Lexi for that. Then, the kindergarten girls were told to line up at the starting line.

That is when we were all told that they would be running an eighth of a mile, which surprised me. I figured they would do a 50 yard dash. About half way through, I noticed that quite a few of them were struggling. I wished I would have given her pointers at least. Telling her to pace herself and a little bit about breathing would have been good. The kindergarten girls didn't even get to see anyone else do the race before they went. She still had fun, but wasn't too happy that she wasn't the winner. That just made me laugh.

Stretching



Classmates

Kinder Girl Racers

Ready, Set, Go

Done!

Biking

We have started spending a lot of time along our favorite trail for biking. Lexi has been gaining confidence and wanting to ride down the underpass by herself, which is about a mile and a quarter from where we start and usually our turning around point. Jordan got in a little wreck last time he went down it, so he wanted to avoid it this time. I decided to let Lexi go to the bottom and back up alone. I told her that she could get off and walk back up if her legs got tired, but she made it the whole way. She did a great job.