Going the Extra Mile

On Tuesday, May 14th, approx. 1,200 4th and 5th graders gathered together for the famous Wellsville Mile.  There were 12 heats with around 100 kids in each heat and it was one HOT day.  As luck would have it Jenna was in the first heat of the day and Britton was in the very last heat of the day. 

Our Millville Milers

Jenna's fastest mile time going into the race was over 10 min., but the race atmosphere and having a high school runner run beside her gave her the boost she needed to run her fastest time.

 

She finished 8th out of 118 girls in her heat and ran a 8:27 mile.  It was her fastest time by almost 2 minutes.  She was very happy with it.

 

 

Britton and Collin ready for a day of races.

This year Britton qualified to be in the fastest heat of the 5th grade boys.  Leading up to the race he had been having a lot of problems with pain in his heals so he was pretty nervous to run.

He was the only boy running in a polo shirt. That's Britton for you.

He had a great race and was glad to have it over. A lot of boys in the fastest heat feel a little pressure to run fast because no one wants to come in last. Britton was able to finish right in the middle of the pack so he was happy about that.  Collin was only 3 places behind him. They were happy to finish so close to each other.

Look at that sprint to the finish!

I watched Jenna's race and then went home for a little while before returning to watch Britton's race.  Fortunately I timed it perfectly and Jameson was able to nap at home while I went back to watch Britton. I love it when a plan comes together. . .

What's a week in May without a few recitals and an art show?

Jenna singing a solo at a mini-recital

Jenna's violin/piano teacher has the kids learning violin, piano, recorder, theory and vocal performance.  Both Jenna and Korinne sang a solo and played the piano at this mini-recital and then played violin and recorder at another mini-recital a few weeks ago.  Last night they had a big group recital where all of the students played recorders and violins in a group.

 

 

Wednesday night was the 5th Grade Art Show at the school.  I hadn't heard Britton say anything about it so when I saw the announcement I asked him if he had something in the art show.  "Oh yes, I painted a volcano." Really? Wow. The things you find out when you ask a question. So, off we went to the art show. The students who had demonstrated all of the things they had been learning in art for the past 5 years received a purple ribbon and Britton was one of the students who received one.

I thought his volcano looked great.

Friday night was the Father and Son's campout. Adam and Britton got packed and headed out for their adventure. Later that night when I got in bed all I could hear was the pouring rain. It rained ALL NIGHT LONG.  There was still a steady downpour when they got back around 10 a.m. the next morning. They said they were just fine and only got wet when they put their tent away.  It's funny, Adam always considered the Father and Son's campout as "winter" camping because it still gets quite cool at night in May, but after all of his winter campouts this year his perspective has changed completely.  Compared to January sub-zero camping, May camping with rain is AWESOME.

Today was one of those days where we experienced the weather for all 4 seasons in one day.  Hot, cold, sun, rain, wind, calm. Yeah, just one of the perks of living where we live.