Kyle Field Day...

Kyle Field Day is the biggest program of the year for the student organization I advise and I think the kids were as excited as I was when it finally got here! The weather was absolutely perfect for us to spend a day to serve and play!

Miss Reveille made an appearance - even Emmy loves this precious dog. 

The mission of Kyle Field Day is to provide the students of Texas A&M a chance to actively engage in service and seek continued involvement in the community. Over 1000 students and community members visit Kyle Field throughout the day and have the chance to give back to our community and just spend a day having fun!

 My students work all year to coordinate service projects, live music, free food, games, and prizes - all the pieces have to come together from delivery time, set up, supplies, etc...and they did a FANTASTIC job!

They of course loved all the booths that required paint the most. 

These trashcans were being painted to for autism awareness and being donated to local elementary schools. 

Emmy just made herself at home and plopped down in the laps of all my students - which was good since I didn't need paint on clothes.

Landry was practicing using her actual legs by walking up and down the field with Ryan.

Maybe one day she will decide that walking is fun. For now, it's still over-rated.

Class of 2030, 2034, 2032

That maroon sure does look good on those LSU Tigers!

;)

This tortoise was the hit of the day for Radley. Kids got to help build new habitats for reptiles that were displaced by a recent fire - clearly the "coolest" according to Rad.

These were the outside of planter boxes that were being used at a local camp. Rad painted a green square and then signed his name - in fact he signed his name on just about every project that day.

:)

We took a break mid-day for a good ol' fashioned Fightin' Texas Aggie yell practice.

Whoop.

Landry almost had the "hump-it" position down.

The kids ended the day painting shirts for kids at the Boys and Girls' Club. Emmy really wanted to take hers home, but we convinced her to leave it there - although who wouldn't want a shirt with a pink and blue squirrel on the front?

I am so proud of all the work that my students put into this event. They collected over 2000 canned goods, painted picnic tables for the Boys and Girls' Club, made blankets for Twin City Mission, dog beds for the Humane Society, and so much more. 

Everyone that came had a smile on their face as they walked out - a day full of service that will impact 1000s of people.