Wednesday afternoon at the track!

The past year has brought a lot of transition for our children and at times their behavior has shown the effects of these HUGE changes. So, I am glad that they have found something they love, love, love. And I especially love that they love my favorite activity - RUNNING!

Today we participated in the school's track meet (2 more to go after this). Ally, surprisingly, won her heat for the 100 meter dash and she managed to take 26 seconds off of her mile time to come in at a 9:26. Woohoo! She got first place in her division, but I think she was the only one in her division. Heheeee....don't tell her that because she was so happy to get the first place ribbon.

Parker ran every race possible except for the relays and by the end of the afternoon all he could say was, "I am worn out." He came away with 3 first place awards in his divisons (and there actually were other kids in his age group) of the mile, 1/2 mile and something else which I can't recall. He improved his mile by 12 seconds which is surprising b/c the kid must've ran for 2 hour straight.

Jaxson tried to run the 1/2 mile, but by 200 meters he was crying because of stomach cramps. Daddy had to go rescue him off of the track because I was helping 2 other kids durig the race. He also ran the 100 meter race against 5 and 6 year olds. He came in last place and the boy that came in first place was also named Jaxson. When they gave out the awards they called for a Jaxson. Well, my Jaxson went up and accepted his first place award. :) And then we found out that the boy who won is Jaxson as well. The coach was so sweet and let him keep his award. He's only 4!!!!!

We love Wednesday afternoon track meets and can't wait to see what the next two weeks will hold. It's such an amazing family bonding experience. And.....I'm totally loving being a track mom. :)