Athletics for the Young

Our Olympic games was a great success. Events were partaken of with great hilarity (just try getting a 1 year old to do a wheelbarrow race). I discovered that Mr Social appears to be better at jumping than I am and Mr Faithful remains forever competitive even when competing against little boys. Mr Cheeky was announced overall winner and was crowned with a laurel wreath.

Mr Social had the joy of partaking in more sport today as it being Wednesday he went to his weekly athletics group. It is a relaxed and informal session were the children are encouraged to take part in relay races involving hurdles and throwing bean bags or foam javelins. Often there is an opportunity to try out long jump or the high jump and ends with the World Champions...a simple relay race with the first team sitting down after racing their length wins. Mr Social is quite gifted at jumping and often remains in the long jump to near the end and often the smallest boy to be jumping at the end. He was very excited to reach the final of the long jump last week. Unfortunately he was unable to repeat this feat this week only missing out on his last jump.

Mr Cheeky is still a little young and spent his time watching and being Mr Social's cup bearer.

He does look a little forlorn in this picture but he was still smiling even by the end.

Mr Cheeky was rewarded for his patience by a unique storytelling opportunity as Mummy here told him the story of little Timmy mouse and his adventure with a frog (making up stories at bedtime whilst cuddling his mama has become his latest treat).