It's Field Day at Black Elementary!

Today the kids FINALLY got to do field day. The past two times the school has tried, it got rained out! It was fun to watch them all get super excited to do some not so exciting events! This one required Claire to run from one cone to the other, hula hoop 3 times, place the hula hoop back over the cone and run back.

 Throw the Chicken...literally, that is all they did. Throw the chicken and then run to get it and bring it to the next kid in line.

For this event, Claire had to sit backwards on the scooter with the pig in her lap. Then she had to push the scooter with her feet to go around a cone and then back to the line for the next child to have a turn. This one actually looked like a little work!

 This event required Claire to toss a frisbie into the hula hoops. If it landed in the middle one, she got 5 points, in the outer ones she got 1 point.

 Kick the Cow...they used a soft cow as a soccer ball to go down to a cone and around the cone, then back to the line.

 Claire's 4th grade class.

 Claire's two besties in her class...Allison and Alexis.

Claire and her teacher, Ms. Pena 

 I think these 3 girls are the teacher's pets!!!!

Derby car racing!

Our church put on a derby car race for one of their Wednesday night kids activities. You can purchase a pack that came with the car shape, wheels, and axles. Then you had to create it how you wanted to make it go as fast as possible on the racetrack at church. After watching a Youtube video and talking through their ideas with Jeff, Claire and Karsen got to work designing their cars. Jeff did a wonderful job of letting them figure things out and think through their ideas. 

 The finished cars!!! They both came in weighing exactly 5 ounces! Claire named hers the Mermaid and Karsen called hers Holo. Claire ended up coming in 4th place and Karsen in 6th. The funny part is that another friend, Addison H from swim, decided to join the Wednesday night program the week before the car race. Jeff got her a car kit and took about 30 min to slap together a car. Turns out, this care came in 1st place! Addison was super embarrassed when she had to go up to the front to claim a huge trophy for something she didn't even make! It is a story we will remember for a long time!

Roller skating birthday party!

 Claire went to her friend Addison Vasquez's birthday party today at the roller skating rink and had a blast. She even got Jeff out on the rink!

I asked Claire for a cute picture and this is what she gave me!

 The first round was pretty slow, but by the end of the party, she was catching on and getting the hang of being on roller skates.

 Claire and Addison Hicks helped each other around the rink.

These two share a special bond! Thankful for their friendship!

 Claire and her two Addie friends! What a fun birthday party!

More swim meet photos

The girls trying to stay warm while playing in between events!

Offering encouragement before an event!

It is so cold up here!

Can you tell she loves to swim?!

 Love this photo! Captures the bond these three share so well!

Weekend swim meet

Another swim meet in the books. This one was a rough one. Claire had a 200 IM on Friday night, 5 events Saturday, and 4 events today. 

 Here Claire is about to swim her first ever 100 fly. She is a little bit nervous, as you can tell from the picture!

 She had great form for the first 50, then got very tired by the end. All we wanted was for her to finish and not get disqualified. She did both of these things and now has the 100 fly under her belt! She was exhausted when she finished and she laid her head on the edge of the pool to get rest and catch her breath! At least we know she gave 100% effort!

Overall, the meet was a tough one and Claire struggled to meet her previous times. However, there was lots of good team work and bonding with her two swim buddies, Addison and Addison! Friday evening after the 200 IM, we all went out to dinner to celebrate Addison Vasquez turning 9 (she is the one in the middle who looks scared to death!). The girls had a blast and are building such a wonderful friendship! That is what matters more than anything else!

Claire and Alexis at I-Rise indoor trampoline park

Claire had a playdate with her good friend Alexis on Saturday. The spent an hour at an indoor trampoline park and had a blast!

 I think this ball pit was the biggest attraction for the girls!

 They also had fun on the balance beam trying to knock each other off!

 Good thing we only did one hour because this is how the girls looked right before it was time to leave!