The Puddles

Today was Ben’s first grade field day.  Since can’t run and play outside if it is over 85 degrees, I went with him to hang out, make sure he kept cool, and tried to let him participate with as many activities as possible.

Since the day started at 8:30am with an egg hunt, we were able to participate.  It was really overcast and only 77.  But by 9:30, the clouds had left and it was a scorcher.  By that time, Ben got to the egg hunt, spoon relay, hula hoop relay, and dress up relay.  You can tell he had a lot of fun.  He was  a little disappointed by the egg hunt.  Out of 500 eggs, he picked up three eggs that I had stuffed and donated the prizes for.  Go figure!  (Yes, I took home and stuffed over 200 eggs myself.  It was fun and I got to watch an hour of tv that I had recorded. Yeah!) He wasn’t happy.  Of course, he had seen all of these prizes already.  He wanted different.  Oh, well.

We went inside once it got hot and he played the ipad for awhile.  That was a lot of fun.  We got to see both Madie and Ainsley as they went to and fro in school.  They were even a tad jealous of the ipad time.  That’s ok. Ben needed something fun to do.

Once his class got to the bubbles station, I thought, “that should be harmless.  He can just stand and wave the bubble wand.”  That’s what I get for thinking.  Of course, Ben didn’t sit still.  He kept running after the bubbles and popping them.  This is why I can’t trust him to sit and chill out at recess.  All he ever wants to do is run!!  All boy.

I left right before lunch to get back home.  He was worn out by the time we got home, but he somehow found enough energy to play outside in the water!