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Isaac’s school is currently having a variety of fundraisers (have I ever mentioned how much I hate asking people for money and thus hate fundraisers?)  They were suppose to get as many donations as possible.  Any donation would let them walk and it took $15 worth of donations to get a T-shirt.  I was inspired by my desire not to have my son feel left out so I contributed the $15.

Parents were invited to witness the grand event which consisted of watching your child, walk, run, and hop around the track repeatedly with his (or her) class.  Very few parents took the opportunity. I brought all three of my girls and we made some signs to cheer Isaac on.  This sign says “Go Isaac Go!  Walk your fastest walk!”  Charlotte carefully colored each word.  She received many comments on her sign and was even photographed by someone I don’t know who was taking pictures of the event. Nicole colored the sign on the other side which read “Walk your heart out!  We love you!”After watching him go around a few times, I gathered all the girls and we took a lap with him.  Before long there was a flock of first graders hanging onto the stroller so that it constantly bumped into feet as it moved around the track.

Nicole picked up a purple cone, placed it on her head and took off around the track.  She didn’t care that she was running with a bunch of strange kids, she was just happy to be wearing a cone on her head. Once around the track with my stroller mauled by children was enough.  I put the stroller on the sideline and carried Ila around the next lap.  Charlotte held Isaac’s hand and they ran together.After their laps, they each got a water bottle and some time to play on the playground.  The girls stayed to play with Isaac and the other kids on the playground.  I had to drag Nicole kicking and screaming off the playground to go home at the end. Here is a picture of Isaac with his class.  His teacher (Mrs. Rader) is in the back with the dark colored shirt and bunny ears.