Move-A-Thon

This past Friday Anders and Jorja participated in their first school-wide Move-A-Thon.  As the biggest fundraiser for their school and with "Lap Goals" of 8, we excitedly pledged each one $5 per lap.  Well, while cheering on the sideline, I watched two very determined kids -- there were no stops, no walking, very little talking, lots of smiling, and  impressive maneuvering around those that were moving slower -- complete a whooping 29 laps (J with 16 and A with 13).  

Lined up and heading over to the starting zone.

A few minutes before the start.

Anders smiling his way around the track.

Jorja in the "zone" of determination.

Counting each participants final tally. Jorja tied her best friend, Caleb, for the most number of laps in the entire class.  She also informed me later that day that she would have run more laps, if she had been able to put her head down for speed and hadn't needed to run around all the other kids.

Look at our Big Boy!

Field Trip

I volunteered to be a chaperone on the twins' first kindergarten field trip. We (along with hoards of other classes, schools, districts, and a few random non-school affiliated folks seeking a quiet, peaceful retreat to the countryside) headed north to a pumpkin farm for an afternoon of crazy. I made it home 5 hours later exhausted, but this isn't about me. A tour:

The slide -- loosely bolted together, crooked, shallow, and requiring a "spotter" at both the top and the bottom. I was thankful for the excess of hay at the bottom of the slide.

Jorja and her best friend Caleb.

Anders taking a turn with the duck race pump.

Jorja shooting out of a tunnel tube.  Not the best with regards to keeping track of your group of kindergartners.

The corn jumping room.  Anders came home with  a pocket full of corn kernels -- which ended up in our washing machine, dryer, and scattered around the laundry room floor.  Enjoy Comet!

Anders with his friends Lucas and Chance.

Anders and Jorja explaining that their pumpkins where the BIGGEST in the whole class.  Guess who ended up carrying them?

Decorating their pumpkins post-field trip.