It is true and known that James and I are both not runners. We don't come from running families. And this skill (or lack there of) has passed onto our kiddies. Daniel had his Year 1 athletics carnival and he was pretty excited about it. He was going to run as fast as he could. Bless him. In his mind he is so fast. In reality he has the Gower/Noble genes that aren't so fast. It's fine, we all have our own strengths and we all are good at different things, running just isn't one of the them. I might sound like a bad mum saying that he isn't good at running, but it is reality and it is something that I had to come to terms with too. Still love him and still just want him to do as best as he can.
Before the carnival he was talking about how he wanted to try and beat others. I told him that he just needed to try his best. I reminded him to just look ahead, not to the sides to see how others are going because that can slow you down. He listened to that which I am really proud of him for. I also loved his enthusiasm for others who are running and cheering them all along.
He (and Lachie and others) had a cute cheer squad and Anne made some streamers for the kids to wave around.
Daniel ran his race and tried his hardest. He came last but as he said 'That's ok. I tried my hardest.' Really proud of him.
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