Two Fridays ago, SJ and Bob's elementary school had their annual Field Day. I love this event! They go from station to station by classroom. The stations are snack, DJ/dancing, face painting/tattoos, volleyball, bouncy houses, obstacle course and sack races/tug of war.
Once again, I was a volunteer on the tug of war station. I love that station. It is so much fun watching the kids. It is even more fun to jump in and join them. The students in 4th through 6th grade were the first group to come out. They rotated through the stations until lunch time. After lunch, I got to see the 1st through 3rd graders.
Bob's class came to my station before SJ's. I love that Bob completely ignores me when I am volunteering in school. Not really, but he is a pre-teen. The girls in his class were dominating. I saw Seth's class a few groups later.
Again the girls in SJ's class were dominating the station. Where Bob was fine with the losses, SJ was not. He was so mad that the girls kept winning. I could see his temper starting to flare. I kept reminding him that it was just for fun, but the more his side lost the more agitated he got.
We tried to switch up some of the kids, but SJ's side was still losing. I jumped onto his end, but another mom helping jumped onto the other side. I know she had no idea that I was just trying to get SJ one win, but I was thinking please get off of the other side. She didn't and they lost again.
They went one more time. A different mom and I jumped on the opposing side and I swear she read my mind. We just pretended to pull and SJ's side got a win. Fortunately, that was enough to defuse his bad mood.
As other groups came to my station, I could see Bob and SJ from a distance enjoying the other stations. I am so grateful that this is something their school does for them. I know this event will be a well remembered event for the rest of their lives.
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