Olympic Day!

Every year, homeschooling students across the state of Oklahoma compete in an annual Homeschool Olympic Day. My daughter, Serenity was signed up to participate so I spent the day cheering her on.

She participated in five events. She did very well. Below are the events she placed in.

1. 50 Yard Dash - 2nd place

2. 100 Yard Hurdles - 5th place

3. Kangaroo Race - 3rd place

Much to my surprise, she did the best in the dash. The reason I'm surprised is because most girls her age are a lot taller than her. Despite that though, she ran like a rabbit. The judge at the finish line said that she was in 1st place during the entire run but right at the end she slowed down a little right before she got to the finish line. I had forgotten to tell her to run all the way through the line, not to stop at the line. This caused her to place second instead of first. I'm certain she would have gotten first if she had pushed on through the finish line.

It was a really fun day. My son Tyler was supposed to compete too but he got sick today so he couldn't participate. That was unfortunate but in a way it was good for Serenity. It's not often she gets the opportunity for an entire day to be about her and she got that today. Today was her day! I'm very proud of her. She's a champion in my book!

Here are few pictures of her enjoying her day.

 This is Serenity at the starting line getting ready to run the 50 yard dash. Just look at her expression. She takes her running very seriously!

 Here she is getting ready for the Kangaroo Race. This is a race where the kids have to hop with a ball between their knees and whoever reaches the end first without loosing the ball wins.

 I love this picture! It beautifully captures the Serenity we all know and love!

 Here's Serenity with her good friend Angel. Remember my mentioning how petite Serenity is? Both of these girls are 10 but look how much taller Angel is than Serenity. That's okay though. Serenity makes up for it with an abundance of spunk! Just look at the next picture for validation of that.

This is a great picture too! Serenity and Angel really enjoy spending time together. Can't you tell? Just look at those smiles! They're both wonderful girls!

I'm so happy that Serenity got the chance to have a day that was all about her and I'm very grateful that I got to share it with her. It really was a wonderful day!