Adventures With Hootie

If you're in Mrs. Ruth's class, you know being Student of the Week comes with a BIG responsibility. 
You get to take Hootie (the class pet) home for the weekend!
We were SO excited to have him/her around.  I explained all about how Hootie is nocturnal and how we all had to be sure he had lots of cuddles and adventures.

Mom explained that we are not to fight over Hootie and that there are some adventures Hootie cannot go on with us - like the bath!

Hootie enjoyed our Star Wars bedtime story.  B tried to feed him popcorn, but he only eats mice.

In the morning, Hootie was a little disappointed (as was I) that he could not go to sleep. 
We had a race to run!

Mom did a bad job planning and we barely made it in time for Daddy's race. 
No matter, he jumped right in for a 3rd place finish and a Vandy PR!  He may or may not have beat Mom's 5K time with little to no effort, we're not allowed to talk about that.

We're pretty sure our cheering helped!

After Dad's race, we checked out the Bounce House and balloon makers.  All the rowdies got swords and of course, B was right in there fighting with the rest of us big kids.

Then I sat down for a face painting.

When he wasn't jumping or cheering, B was running too!

He probably logged a mile himself!

Go B Go!

As a warm up for my big race, I did some stretch poses for my favorite photog.

The Momparazzi is always happy when we stop for a money shot or two.

I was a skeleton pirate...  For awhile I decided that I could not speak as I was "not really alive."
That didn't last too long though.

Dad got up on the podium (only because Mom MADE him do it).

 Don't tell the other guy, but we're pretty sure our Dad was the bigger winner.  How could he not be?!  He has US!

Finally, it was my turn!  Hootie was pretty tired, but he still wanted to cheer me on!

And this super special kid, Tatum was there rooting for me too!

I had an awesome race! 

What a great time running for a fantastic cause.
Please take a minute to read about our new friend Tatum and the fantastic things she does for children who are sick.
She is an amazing girl and we're proud to have been a part of her big day.
Thanks Tatum!  Keep up the great work!

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