Run!

We love the end of the school year. Yes, we love that it means that summer is just minutes away, but we also love the activities that come with the end of the year.

The end of May brought the Logan Fun Run. This is a mile run that involves all the fourth and fifth graders in the school district. It was great! Matt did a super job! We were a bit worried as he'd stayed home from school the day prior with a touch of a stomach bug. He was feeling fine the day of the run, but was concerned that his time wouldn't be as good because he was still lacking a little bit of energy. His goal became to just finish the race. He did it -- and did just fine with his time. I don't remember his exact time, but I guarantee that it was waaaaayy faster than I could have done!





Matt with a couple of his buddies.



...And with his biggest fans.





The 2nd of June brought the school's annual Wild Cat Run. Our principal (who rocks the world) started this tradition 5 years ago. It's also a mile run, but it's for the entire school. The kids have to train for 8 weeks or so before -- running so many miles so many days a week. They keep a log of their training time and have to turn it in before they can participate in the run. This year the school tried something different. They didn't do any fund raisers all year and used the run as the sole fund raiser. The kids asked family and friends to sort of sponsor them for the run. People donated money for the 30 miles of training and then the race. The so fantastic part of this all was the 100% of the money went straight to the school. The whole student body did amazingly well and they earned A LOT of money for the school. The day of the run was the best part, though.



Now, for real, we LOVE the WildCat Run. Steve asked for the day off a month before to be sure he'd be there. There is just something about kids setting a goal, working had, and accomplishing it. These kids run their hearts out -- and cheer each other on while doing it. ...I cry every dang year.

Below, the tall guy with the freaking leg muscles, he's the principal. He runs with each grade, so he runs over 5 miles; with the lead runner of each grade. Apparently he said he was worried about keeping up with the fastest runner by the time 5th grade ran. (The kid did like a 6 minute mile.) Yah, well, I am a witness that he not only kept up, but did it with gusto. One of Matt's best friends was the 5th grade winner -- and made a new school record. Nicely done!




There's our boy! I'm not joking, when my kid rounds that last corner, I'm choking up. I've done it every year since we've been in this school. This year was especially poignant as it was Matthew's last year.



Matt and his friend who didn't just break, but completely obliterated the school record. He's a great kid -- and lightnin' fast. Just a little sidenote: Bailey is completely obsessed with this friend. She adores him to say the least. He's so sweet to her when he comes to play, that she truly just loves him. She asks about him every time we go to the school. He and Matt were on the same soccer team and Bailey cheered just as loud and as much for him as she did for Matt. It's pretty cute.



Once again, Matt's biggest fans. (Rachel was actually pouting about something and wouldn't look at the camera for this photo. Nice.)




What a super way to bring the year to a close. We were so proud of our Wild Cats!!