I have negative feelings about the gender exclusivity of both the “Daddy Daughter Dance” and “Mother and Son Gym Jam.” However, both events were well run and very kid fun. I just wish we could have the parent & child dance and PTA Gym Jam without designating the gender of the parent or the child who gets to participate.

Ivan discovered his new favorite thing during the PTA Gym Jam and it is . . . DODGEBALL!

He was also very impressed that the preschool & kindergarten boys beat their moms at tug-of-war. After explaining how tug-of-war worked Coach Josh told the moms that we could “play it however you want.” All other grades were won by the moms who had a decided weight advantage.

A brave mom signed up to take group photos. She tried to get all the preschool and kindergarten boys (many up past bedtime) to look at the camera at the same moment. She did pretty well considering.