Two weeks ago, Calvin's class had a Sport Day, and last Wednesday, Elliot's did, too. Yes, that's "Sport Day," not "Sports Day." For further information, check out
the last post.
Anyway, there's not a lot to discuss, but I thought we'd post some pictures so you could see the boys in action!
Sport Day #1: Calvin
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| Our super-fast Motor Mouse runs in the Shuttle Race. |
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| He's a fast runner but lost a lot of time on the pick-ups! |
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| Just finished Over Under. He was quite fast at this one! |
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| Space Hopper. Not Calvin's best event. |
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Long Jump. He did great on 2 of 3 jumps. Of course the one jump that I properly timed
the shot was the one where he landed right on top of the crocodile.... |
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Medal winner! Miraculously, all five of the teams tied with the exact same
number of points! What an amazing coincidence! |
Sport Day #2: Elliot
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| Do you think Elliot is skinny? Check out that left leg! |
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| Long jump. |
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| Sticking the landing! |
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| Elliot was very careful on Over Under. Not fast, but he didn't lose his ball! |
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| Rocket Throw. Point where you're aiming... |
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| ...follow through... |
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| ...release! |
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To those who remember him best, doesn't this runner look remarkably like Bob Cooley?!
Elliot does his best impression of his maternal grandfather....long and lanky. |
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| Elliot tied for first in bowling! |
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| Brother imitates brother. Space Hopper is also not Elliot's best event.... |
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| Elliot's class post-races. |
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| Check out those mountains. We're not in Minnesota anymore! |
The Camera
- Hey, why are there so many more, better pictures of Elliot's Sport Day? Simple! Because we like him better! Hahahahahahaha. Haha. Ha. ...excuse me? Oh, you're right, that's a spectacularly unfunny joke.
- Okay, here's the real answer: We lost our camera in Salzburg, so we used a cruddy old camera that Calvin's been using since Christmas* to take the pictures of his Sport Day. Then, the next week, two days before Elliot's Sport Day, I dropped entirely too much money on a new digital SLR camera at a department store here. It was expensive, but it's the best toy ever! (And, the continuous shooting mode was remarkably useful for Sport Day!) As you can see, we may finally be able to take pictures that do Switzerland justice! Stay tuned to future updates to see if we can follow through with our commitments....
*Actually, this makes me think of a potentially good topic for another post! Post some of the pictures that Elliot and Calvin have taken on their cameras. Switzerland/Johnson life through the eyes of a 6 year old and a 4 year old.
What kind of SLR did you get? We just got one too. It is SOOOO much fun. :)
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