tough girlie

Tonight was Rad Kids graduations for all the first graders. If you've seen my blog for the last couple of years, you will remember Maddy and Carter doing the same thing. Rad Kids is a 12 hour program that teaches kids, in a nutshell, that "No one can hurt me because I am special!"The officers that come and do the simulations with them are just awesome. The kids have to use what they have learned and it really gives them powerful tools. It always makes for a fun evening of yelling and cheering for the kids to "Yell! Say no! Kick him harder! Pepper his eyes!" On a side note, I know Laityn is a tiny little thing, but I didn't realize just how small until tonight. She was a head shorter than most the other kids!

Practicing elbow jabs while yelling "NO!"

getting her gear on....serious helmet action here!

Trying to convince Lady that her mom sent this guy to pick her up. She yelled "Stay back! You're not my dad!"....

... and then ran away super fast to tell an adult.

Man in red trying to get her to come help him find his puppy. Thanks to Rad Kids, Lady knows that adults don't need help from kids, and she should get an adult to help him.

When she fought back, he picked her right up...could she look more helpless? But she kicked hard and peppered his eyes.

Kicking and screaming, she got away and made it to the safe zone.

Posing in their "rad kids stance" with the man in red.

Most impressive part of this program: it's all done by volunteers. Nothing better than something that helps keep your kids safer!