Running Their Hearts Out and Emptying Your Wallets (all for a good cause)

Avery and McClaine ran in their school Jog-A-Thon last week and it was awesome.  I was so proud of them for their fund raising efforts, their desire to give back to the school that has been such a blessing to them and their endurance as they ran the race set before them.

They had each set goals of how many laps to run-
Avery set the goal of 35 laps and McClaine set the goal of 30 laps.  They received pledges for each lap that they ran and I think some of their sponsors were a little surprised when they called them with the final tally.

Avery ended up running 44 laps and McClaine ran 42 laps! 
Together they raised nearly $800 for their school. Audrey was altogether a wonderful helper,

And played independently and with other children while I punched holes furiously for the high school students that ran laps (to keep track of how many they ran).

This school has been such a tremendous blessing to our family and I have come to value even more after their first year, a Classical Christian Education.  
This essay by Dorothy Sayers started the revival of Classical Education,
it is a wonderful and thought-provoking read if you are interested.