Marathon Kids

The kids are currently participating in a program designed to encourage kids to move.  Just get outside and run!  It's no surprise that Jackson and Lila are plowing through those marathons.  Jackson is currently playing football and baseball, and Lila is playing soccer.

On Monday night, these two dominated a 5th grade team in flag football.  Since the Cowboys went undefeated for the past year, their coach asked the boys if they wanted to play up a year.  They decided to go for it and had their first game last week.  Everyone, including the QB, was a little bit anxious.  No need, though--these boys were a force!  Jackson hit his new receiver, Caden, for three touchdowns and then they reversed it and Jackson caught one pass for a touchdown.  The final score was 48-0! Way to go, Cowboys!

Cami isn't old enough to enter Marathon Kids, but if she were, she'd breeze through it in record time, I'm sure.  Thank goodness for her cousin, who chases her around while brother plays!

That night, Lila was especially wiggly, too.  Not because she had so much energy, but because she had a loose tooth.  She got up three times to go pull it in the restroom and was finally successful on the third attempt.  She's now missing 4 teeth on the top row!  Four!

A few days later, we were all at the school for Family Fit Night.  There was basketball and scooter games inside...

jump rope, bike riding and all sorts of games outside.

Snow cones were a big hit with Lila and the big girls.  Madelynne is in J's class and she bought Lila a snow cone.  So sweet!

 

Of course, that meant our whole crew needed to get one, but I didn't mind.  It was HOT!
They devoured their treats, then we ran to get dinner on our way to soccer practice.  Never a dull moment--maybe I should enter Marathon Kids, too!