PLAYING THE DAY AWAY
Published 11:48 am Monday, May 5, 2014
![St. Francis Xavier kindergartner Pierson Smith, 6, tries to hang on to a rope ladder Saturday during the 44th annual Play-A-Day-In-May-Away. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)](http://dev.vicksburgpost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2014/05/050414-play-a-day-away-in-may-js2MAIN-300x170.jpg)
St. Francis Xavier kindergartner Pierson Smith, 6, tries to hang on to a rope ladder Saturday during the 44th annual Play-A-Day-In-May-Away. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)
![St. Francis Xavier Pre-K student Sophie Johnston, 5, takes a break from the festivities for a bite of her snow cone Saturday during the 44th annual Play-A-Day-In-May-Away. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)](http://dev.vicksburgpost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2014/05/050414-play-a-day-away-in-may-js8WEB-300x200.jpg)
St. Francis Xavier Pre-K student Sophie Johnston, 5, takes a break from the festivities for a bite of her snow cone Saturday during the 44th annual Play-A-Day-In-May-Away. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)
![Anslee Segers, 7, left, swings a wrecking ball at Christian Lancaster, 10, center, and Carson Henderson, 6, during the 44th annual Play-A-Day-In-May-Away Saturday. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)](http://dev.vicksburgpost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2014/05/050414-play-a-day-away-in-may-js9WEB-300x200.jpg)
Anslee Segers, 7, left, swings a wrecking ball at Christian Lancaster, 10, center, and Carson Henderson, 6, during the 44th annual Play-A-Day-In-May-Away Saturday. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)
![Bowmar kindergartner Emma Scott, 6, digs into her cotton candy Saturday during the 44th annual Play-A-Day-In-May-Away. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)](http://dev.vicksburgpost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2014/05/050414-play-a-day-away-in-may-js10WEB-300x200.jpg)
Bowmar kindergartner Emma Scott, 6, digs into her cotton candy Saturday during the 44th annual Play-A-Day-In-May-Away. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)
![St. Francis Xavier first-grader Evan Farrell, 11, tosses a bean bag at milk bottles Saturday during the 44th annual Play-A-Day-In-May-Away. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)](http://dev.vicksburgpost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2014/05/050414-play-a-day-away-in-may-js5WEB-300x200.jpg)
St. Francis Xavier first-grader Evan Farrell, 11, tosses a bean bag at milk bottles Saturday during the 44th annual Play-A-Day-In-May-Away. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)
![St. Francis Xavier first-grader Brendan Clark, 7, climbs a rock wall Saturday during the 44th annual Play-A-Day-In-May-Away. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)](http://dev.vicksburgpost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2014/05/050414-play-a-day-away-in-may-js4WEB-200x300.jpg)
St. Francis Xavier first-grader Brendan Clark, 7, climbs a rock wall Saturday during the 44th annual Play-A-Day-In-May-Away. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)