Sunday was the 3rd mostly annual SFOOG (Sherf Family Outdoor Olympic Games). I say "mostly annual" because last summer's weekends got eaten up by planning a wedding!! :) The events of SFOOG are Jaime originals, at least the twists are. We pair up and compete in the activities I create and then we dress up in the medal outfits for a picture based on our finishes. Enjoy the picture and blurb recap of highlights!
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| Bring Sally Up, Bring Sally Down |
We all got down on our stomachs for some good ol' fashioned push-ups. As we listened to Moby's Flower, we came up and went down with the lyrics for Sally. The person who lasted the longest in the song without stopping got to pick his/her partner for the day. Cody won! Congrats bud!
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| Gold Medal winning Ice Escape performance |
The first event was Ice Escape, formed in my mind while we were ice fishing this winter on the Lake of the Woods. As we were in my dad's car, we contemplated the best possible way of escape if we were to break through the ice.... the sun roof! One member from each team had to start in the driver's seat and be timed as they projected him or herself out of the car and onto the pavement. Winning time? 5.72 seconds.
Winner? ME! That's right, Jaime Sherf beat out 2 of her 3 brothers for the title of quickest escape out of an Impala sunroof!
Event #2: Roofball - the family fav! Technical rules (which only Cody and I really know since we made them up). It's a hoot! A pregnant woman and her husband took the gold in this event. By the way, the "gold" medal was an Aaron Rodgers' jersey, a tiara and a superman cape :)
Event # 3: Fru-Bik-alad
The names are just as fun to come up with as the actual rules of the game! One team member headed out via bike around the block. Once one lap was completed, his or her teammate proceeded to eat a bowl of fruit salad. After the consumption of the salad, the first teammate would set out for another block of biking. The first team to make it back to the mailbox won gold.
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| The Bikers of Fru-Bik-alad |
The 2nd place finishers got to don a straw hat, a maraca and a Ghanaian head wrap. The third place team really was worse than getting 4th because you had to show up in a picture wearing the pitiful jersey of GB#4. There was also a Marilyn Monroe style wig and some Viking colored beads.
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| The winners of Fru-Bik-alad! |
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| Bonding over a cold soak! |
Event #4: Cold Feet
The kiddie pool scares my family. It might have been from the time I made us all stick our heads underwater at hold our breath in a competition of lung capacity. In any event, it’s always fun to spice it up a bit. I filled our pool with a few layers of ice and then freezing water. Then, we stuck our feet in. We shared moments of intense pain while we strengthened our wills to be the last foot in. 40 minutes. Not bad. It all came down to a quiet conversation between my brother, Jeremy and me… and then I took my foot out, securing second place.
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| Medals for Cold Feet |
Event #5 Bean Bag Toss
Nothing new or insane about this, which I think my family was thankful for… because their feet were still tingly. By this point, Jeremy and Nicole have completely run away with the day… winning all by one gold medal.
Event #6 Nut Stack
We had a four way, head to head, team nut stack. Oodles of fun. The goal was to stack 7 nuts (three different sizes), alternating team members, using a shish kabob skewer.
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| Nut Stack Results |
All in all, it was the best way to spend a Sunday afternoon with my dear family… making memories!
What memories did you make this last weekend?
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