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Ellie slept through without a murmur. She was shattered by the time she went to bed last night. We were downstairs clattering around before she emerged. We all had to get going this morning as it was Ellie's Sports Day and we were attending. This meant we had to get our breakfast tucked away and retrieve our picnic chairs (not that the two items are directly related). Zoe arrived in time to do Ellie's hair, and they headed off to school. We followed about 10 minutes later. 

Zoe had grabbed a prime spot by the running track, and we set up our chairs and waited. It was only 8:45, and the fun wouldn't start until 9:30. It was warm but very overcast. Rain wasn't out of the question. We kept our fingers crossed.

Ellie and her class filed out with their chairs, and once all of the classes were ready, the fun began. There were races for the Reception class, for year 1, and for year 2 before it was Ellie's turn.

She ran in an obstacle race, a class relay, and a sprint. She did very well with a 1st and two 2nds. We then had to wait for the very last race of the day, where Ellie was running the first leg of a relay featuring runners from years 3,4,5, and 6. Again, she did well, and she was the first runner to hand over her baton. 

At the end of the event, her "house" Unicorn came last, but she had done her bit and got points in every race.

We left at the end and went home for a well-deserved coffee. Then it was time for lunch and a bit of Kindle time until Ellie needed to be collected from school.

Dinner is over now, Ellie is playing outside until Zoe finishes work at 19:00.