Field Day

There never seems to be a shortage of traditions, but we tried out my old tradition of riding our bikes to school.  Of course, it changed to golf carts once I got into high school.  Ruby wanted to come along and I knew she could probably out pedal the other two, so she got to tag along.

The kids were working on perfecting their tricks on the way there.  I was just glad we made it without too many scrapes.  Ruby was whistling dixie the whole way there.

We were there before the school doors opened.

Ruby and I stayed to help out with field day.  Since the weather had been pretty rainy, they started the day off inside for the lower hall.  I got to help out with the obstacle course in the gym.  It's always a favorite for the kids.

The Tug-O-War is hands down the loudest and most highly anticipated event.  They pull and scream for everything they've got.

It was a great year of 2nd grade with Mrs. Johnson.

Hudson finished up the year with Mrs. Nelson.  (Turns out she took a job in Blackfoot and kind of snuck out of Firth.)

Upper hall went outside.  There are more class competitions which were a lot of fun.  

Hudson ended up jumping twice for his class.

As always, the Tug-O-War was intense.

There happened to be a tie between classes, so their teachers had to hula hoop while the kids cheered.  The loudest class won.  Bless the teachers' hearts, they were such good sports.

Hudson's class came away as the winners.

Once again, I manned the obstacle course.

All of the teachers and staff go outside to wave goodbye to the kids as the buses pull away.  I love having field day on the last day of school.  It keeps them entertained and is a fun way to wrap up the year.