Thursday, June 16, 2011

End-of-School-Year Fun Run, 2011


 At my granddaughter's school the end-of- the-year fun run with a carnival-like fair afterwards was once again a success. Some walked while most ran around a huge city block surrounding the school.  Each of the runners (students, faculty, and parents) got a ribbon and a t-shirt commemorating the event when they crossed the finish line. When out-of-sight our granddaughter revealed that she often walked and even collected some interesting leaves and stones, but when she approached the end, she picked up her pace.

1-2-3...here's Olivia!!

Posted by at
Labels:

19 comments:

  1. Olivier12:03 AM

    Bravo pour cette course Olivia

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anonymous12:11 AM

    I remember the last day of school events fondly.. for me a zillion years a ago.. for my kids a few less years ago and my grandkids just recently. Fun times..

    ReplyDelete
  3. Anonymous12:46 AM

    Good summer morning Kate and warm greetings to and your family!
    I was visiting my own old Blog and saw your address.
    Lovely to see your granddaughter`s growing and also, that you are doing well!
    Good happy summer to you and yours, Kate!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Carraol5:12 AM

    Beautiful images, you capture the emotion and love of the moment with grace and perfection!

    ReplyDelete
  5. brattcat6:10 AM

    Go, Olivia! You rock, girl!

    ReplyDelete
  6. PerthDailyPhoto6:19 AM

    Ah school day fun, I loved sports days when my two were at school, long time ago now, looking forward to grand children's sports, hope I still have all my faculties by then hahaha! Great photos recording the event Kate.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Jim Klenke6:41 AM

    good job! i have the same issues when I run. I stop and pick up leaves and rocks.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Judy6:53 AM

    Ahhh, the last day of school and a long summer ahead. No wonder she looks so joyful!

    ReplyDelete
  9. EG CameraGirl7:21 AM

    I'm impressed that your granddaughter took the time to see the beauty around her. :)

    ReplyDelete
  10. Sharon7:52 AM

    A fun day for the youngsters!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com9:38 AM

    Let's hope that the children stay physically active during the summer.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Rob10:36 AM

    That must have been fun to photograph!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Randy11:00 AM

    A great way to end the year!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Rune Eide11:19 AM

    A very nice way of keeping fit - just like 1-2-3! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Carletta11:32 AM

    At least they were out walking or running!
    Hope she has a wonderful summer.

    Thanks for visiting my photoblog.

    ReplyDelete
  16. VP12:41 PM

    We didn't run then, but I still remember that day!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Halcyon2:40 PM

    What a cutie!! I'm sure these kids were counting down the days until the end of school. Fun times ahead!!!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Jack3:44 PM

    It is comforting to be reminded that kids are still kids.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Lowell8:00 AM

    Congrats to Olivia and may this lead to a life of running. Lois Anne has been running for a number of years and we've got a roomful of trophies and plaques to show for it...she tells me there's nothing like the feeling of completing a marathon. I say, "Good for you" 'cause it ain't ever gonna happen to me!

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for visiting my blog; I appreciate it! Come back often!!

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)