Field Day Happened!!

Hello faithful readers (all 4 of you!), and Happy Spring! Just a note to let you know that Field Day ACTUALLY happened last Thursday. It was a beautiful day! Not a cloud in the sky except the big fluffy white ones that look like cotton balls (my kids could probably name them)!! It was 70 degrees, and the competitors were in top shape. We started our field day with a prayer, and an encouraging word concerning sportsmanship and doing all that we do to glorify God. Then the festivities began!! I had my bullhorn with me to be sure I could be heard over laughing and screaming kids (this was learned from experience)!!

We started the day with some of the dry games, like relay races and team events. Here are some pics of the kids participating in the egg in spoon race, the hula hoop relay (each team must hold hands and pass the hoop down the line WITHOUT letting go of hands - first team through wins), and the balloon pop (everyone has a balloon tied to one of their legs and the idea is to pop everybody else's balloon - last one with a balloon wins - the kids really enjoyed this one).

We also played the laundry day relay, where two teams raced to see who could be the first to hang up the cloth diapers from their laundry basket. We also played balloon burst. Each person on each of the two teams was given a balloon. When it was their turn, they had to race to a chair (each team had its own chair), sit on the balloon in the chair and pop it. This didn't work too well because the chairs were the fold-up, soft kind, so they had to sit on the ground to pop the balloons! After playing the dry games, we had a snack (each family brought a snack to share), and then we had the wet games, which included the sponge relay, fireman relay, and a huge watergun blowout fight. I wish I had some pictures to post of some of the wet games, but I was too busy to take any pictures. I'll put them up if I get any! I think a good time was had by all, and I slept like a baby that night!! I just LOVE Field Day!!

Blessings!