So you think you can run?

In September Garrett's school held a fundraiser. The kids were going to do a fun run and ask their family and friends to sponsor them to run for 15 min around a track.

Garrett was very excited. The week of the run the school got all pumped up. As kids turned in their envelopes with their pledge money the teachers wore mustaches, polk-a-dots, and the principle even wore a tutu, blue fairy wings and rollerblades.

Garrett was excited when his teacher handed out mustaches to all the kids. I think he wore it for 3 days straight as long as he could get away with it.

families could run with their students so Embrie was excited too, she and Garrett got all warmed up for the race. 

I was really proud of Garrett. He took off running and he ran the whole time! That is a long time for little legs, but oh how I know he's got the energy for it, he proves that daily.

Garrett shot ahead, but Embrie and I stuck together. She did pretty good too! Only stopping a few times and on those times were pretty short breaks. She wanted to keep going. She looks up to Garrett so much.

as a little side story I found Garrett and Embrie in their room before the race and they were digging through Embrie's piggy bank. I asked what they were doing and Garrett said he was getting money for the race. (He'd been telling me that the school assembly said they could ask brothers and sisters to donate.) Our conversation when like this:

me: No don't take money out of her piggy bank. Don't ask Embrie to donate she doen't have any money.  

Garrett: oh. ok. .... Well I can give her some out of my bank and then she can donate it.

me: no don't do that either. -then I paused to think for a minute, they were both so excited.-  ah, ok Embrie do you want to donate money to Garrett's school?

Embrie: yes

me: ok you can give Garrett 50 cents.

and that is how we ended up with 50 cents in the envelope. they were pretty cute.

Thanks so much to Grandma's and Grandpa's that donated money to Garrett's school. And he didn't let you down he ran and did hs best! They said it was a huge success!