Last night was our Pinewood Derby! It was Alex's second year in it- last year it was on his 8th birthday and he won 1st place! Well, this year, he got 4th place- but we were happy nonetheless. He worked really hard on his car (carefully selecting the perfect pre-cut model from Hobby Lobby!!), painted it red and then with Dad's help, paint a black stripe down it. He was happy with his creation.
There were 7 scouts in the Derby- missing a bunch due to Spring Break, but here they are with Cory, our Cubmaster, and Bonnie, "the best den leader" there is!
Alex's car lost it's first race, but then won 2 in a row....they didn't do as many heats (Dana doesn't think), because after the winners had been announced, the boys continued to race, and Alex's car kept winning!! We are just happy it was so fun for all of them- they are really good sports and had a great time just racing from one end of the track to the other-they even cheered each other's car on!
"The best den leader" brought balloons to occupy the small kids during our delay in starting...the girls loved that and we had a huge cheering section.
We are proud of our Scout- he had fun and that is all that matters. Way to go boys!
4 comments:
Thanks for the meal tonight! It was really good!
What fun! :) I know Kenny is looking forward to it next year...tell Alex he has some competition coming. Ha ha! :)
I remember the days of Pinewood Derby. Seems like the dads got as excited as the boys.
Great job, Alex! It is one of Isaac's favorite scout activities. It looks like you had lots of fun! I think Isaac was 4th this year too!
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