Nate's Field Day

Nate had been looking forward to Field Day even more than Abby, if that was possible! Because once you hit 3rd grade, there are a few new events you get to do. You know, "big kid" stuff :)

Greg spent the morning with Nate's class. He helped with the potato sack race and the tire roll (a new event). Greg said Nate was the only one who listened to the rules for the tire roll, and therefore, he did the best. No surprise there!

 I was actually on the backfield with Abby's class when Nate's class did the 3-legged race (also a new event). This was soooooooooo funny to watch! The kids got so excited and twisted and could not stop laughing. Nate was a great partner both times he raced, and I honestly don't think his smile could have gotten any bigger :)

 Then, they got to play on the ginormous bounce house/obstacle course for the first time! In years past, they could only play on the 2 smaller units on the front field. Yay for being a 3rd grader!

 After a snack, they had a few more events on the back field before their allotted Splash Dash time....

Tug-of-war

100 yard dash

Front field bounce houses

Mrs. Smith's 3rd grade class!

 Finally, it was time for the Splash Dash!!!! They were *SO* excited to get wet since it was really hot outside.

Water blaster station

Nate's buds loved it too

Very serious runner :)

Spray tunnel

Greg spared no one at the water blaster station; even poor Chan with a cast on his arm!!

 After the Splash Dash, the class got sno-cones and poor Nate was still wet when we inside to eat lunch. He was shivering once inside with the A/C blasting!! Next year, I need to bring him a change of clothes for sure. The class had lunch in their room, and watched half of a movie.

Then, it was time to head out for more activities. They did the shoe change relay in the gym (a new event), plus "Bump" which is a basketball-type game they play in P.E. all the time.

Last up was the soccer challenge and then kickball!!

Soccer Challenge

Kickball

 I ended up playing kickball for a bit because one of the teams was short-sided, and it was SO much fun! I haven't played that game in 20+ years! At one point, it was just me and 2 other adults against the kids. I think they were impressed at how good we were :)

It was a great way to end the day, and then I checked the kids out early around 2:30 because both classes had skipped their last events. Everyone was pooped!

(Including me!)