Autumn is the time for sport festivals in Japan. Fortualy both of my kids have finished with their sports festivals.
C's was nice and easy for me. Junior High School kids don't expect their parents to show up. We stopped by just before lunch, basically to take more drinks. C was okay, he really doesn't enjoy the sports festivals but he tried!
The next Sunday was H's. That was a tough day. The school is big, over 800 students. So to find space to sit means placing a ground sheet the day before. I sent the older boys to get a place. On the morning of the event it was cloudy, with a few showers but the show must go on!
I got there with H at 7:45. I sat at my place and waited. Because there are so many children each child only takes part in about 5 events. So when it was H's turn I would go and have a look, then sit and wait for the next event. Of course the biggest thing was the picnic lunch. The "obentos" are the pride of the mothers and grandmothers. There seems to be some kind of competition between families to see who has the best obento. I go for the practical. H doesn't like rice balls so I made pasta salad and chicken, which she ate. The day was over at 3:30. very long day. But H was happy. Her team lost but she doesn't care so much about winning or loosing, just having fun.
