Sam 2nd Grade Field Day

Sam's 2nd grade Field Day was on Monday, June 4.  Field Day is a day where the kids go to school, horse around, and don't learn anything.  In other words, pretty much like any Monday for Sam.  Dad was a volunteer, so he got to hang out with Sam for several of the morning events.  Dad found Sam out on the field as his class was applying sunblock and "hydrating" (modern term for drinking water):

Sam's first event was the parachute thing with Mr Reifenburg.  He got to stand next to Mrs. Weltens.  She was more participatory than most of the other teachers.  At one point, they all disappear under the parachute for about 2 minutes.  Dad was getting ready to call 9-1-1, but just then they came back out.:

Next it was some sort of human-net volleyball activity.  I think the girl on the right walks back and forth until one of the two stick-holders gets distracted and looks over, at which time the other person whacks them in the head with the stick:

Sam sitting next to Joey during the "15-minute break" event:

Next it was off to wet ball toss.  This is the event that Dad was in charge of, so it was very organized and nobody had any fun.  Well, for the first 30 seconds anyhow.  Sam ended up with Joey as his partner, so this event was a bit challenging.  But as you can see, Sam enjoyed himself anyhow:

The indoor event was the scooter race.  This is an event where you wait in a long line and then, as quickly as you can, scoot around a cone and to the back of the line where you can wait some more: 

Sam entertained the girls with some wardrobe adjustments when they were waiting their turn (which was about 93% of the time):

Back outside for a wet sponge relay.  Sam's team must have been pretty far behind, because you can see that he has switched to the "rally cap": 

Dad caught a good shot for the class picture.  He sent the picture to Mrs. Weltens, which she ended up printing out and sending home with each student on the last day of school:

Dad headed home at 11:30 to work the rest of the day, while Sam headed off to lunch.