Field Day 2012

Field Day at Peabody is held in the fall, rather then in the spring because there are so many things going on in the spring. So, about six weeks into school, Elizabeth was able to participate in her first Field Day! I joined the PTO this year and volunteered to coordinate the volunteers for both Field Days (split by age), so I had been planning for Field Day, a surprisingly time consuming task, for a few weeks. 

 All of the students had an Olympic sticker with their names and teachers printed on them. 

 There were about 27 stations set up. The Kindergartners only participate in the morning activities, so they didn't get through all of the stations. The first station was the "tire roll". Elizabeth had a difficult time keeping the tire upright. You can see she is using her tongue to concentrate! 

 There was a hoola-hoop/jump roap relay race. 

 Elizabeth had a lot of fun!

 There were hurdles to jump! Elizabeth was soaring over the hurdles with confidence and ease. Until....

 ...you can see her foot catching here. This shot was taken right before she wiped out! She dusted herself off and finished the rest of the hurdles. She's tough and it wasn't the last time that she would trip and fall throughout the day!

 There was a ribbon-twirley-thing activity! 

 Beautiful! 

Honestly, I posted this photo because something had just happened to the boy behind Elizabeth! There were no balls involved in this activity, but I'm pretty sure he just got hammered with one! 

Elizabeth is a very fast runner!

Schools don't like to condone competition and feelings of inadequacy, so all of the children were winners! They all got to take home cool "Field Day 2012" dog tags!

Ya Ya joined us at Field Day and then for lunch at Noodles and Company, Elizabeth's favorite place! It was great to take part in something that I always enjoyed as a child. Now I get to live vicariously through my children and it's so much fun.