Bella's field day

Bella  had field day a few weeks ago so Emery and I went to cheer her on. It brought back a lot of good memories for me as I remembered how fun and exciting it was for me as a kid. The weather was actually pretty cool in the morning and didn't heat up too much as the morning wore on. I was so glad. 4 1/2 hours is a long time to be out in the sun!

Bella did great! They don't really compete like they did when I was growing up, they just do races and relays and have a good time. It was fun to watch them. It also gave me some good ideas of things to do this summer!

This one was kind of goofy--they had to run this little obstacle course while holding the octopus on their head. Who thought of that?! The kids loved it.

Emery was such a champ. I was so proud of her. She's started a phase where she runs away from me as fast as she can any time the opportunity presents itself and I was concerned about bringing her with me. But she sat in her stroller for a long time, just watching and cheering Bella on. Then when she got out she would go stand quietly next to Bella or come and stand by me. It was awesome. I think Bella liked playing the big sister role too. She kept carrying Emery around (which is a sight to see because Bella is super tall but so is Emery!) 

And Emery loved all the attention she got from the girls in the class:

At the end of the day all the kids got a popsicle and Emery asked me for one and I told her only the field day kids get one and she didn't throw a fit or get upset at all. I'm so happy she's such a sweet girl. We still have rough days because she's two and a half and that goes with the territory, but I'm so proud of all that she is learning and how hard she [usually] tries.