February means Pinewood Derby time for our family. This is our SEVENTH year of competing with the boys. I thought it was funny that some asked me if I went. Of course I was there. We only have a few more of these exciting race days left before we have to wait for grandchildren to enjoy them :)
Peter's car class is always the most competitive. I think it has to do with the age of the boys (8-11 yo) and the excitement of the dad's to "help" them build a car. Each year you can tell the ones that dad (or mom) "helped" to build . . .and the ones mostly built by the kids. Peter's car is a gentle blend. He designed it and had an adult (not dad) cut it out for him. He sanded it, primed it, sanded some more, painted it, made his designs on it and put on the stickers. Dad was busy putting the weight in the right place and nailing on the axles and wheels. Peter placed FIRST at our in-house church race and in the top 10 for the 50 cars of the sectional race. And he had a great time at both.
Kaleb competed in the 1.0 lb cars. Creativity abounds at this level. I believe the boys are 12-18 yo. Kaleb decided to build a Disney Cruise Ship replica. (can you tell he is excited about our August cruise??). He designed it from top to bottom. Dad helped with the weight and wheels. Mom helped a bit painting the pinstripe lines. We were so excited when Kaleb made the finals. He placed 5th in racing. And to our added surprise, he placed SECOND in workmanship! He got a lot of credit for his unique idea. There were others that we thought were amazing, but Kaleb beat them out. We were also thrilled b/c two of the other boys from our church ALSO got 3rd and 4th for workmanship.
It was a fun day. We headed to Lowes afterward to get more supplies for finishing up house selling prep . . .
