The Annual Pinewood Derby

Well tonight was the scout's annual pinewood derby. Last year Parker took 2nd place overall and received a trophy and everything. This year was not to be a repeat of last year. Every kid gets a ribbon though and he got the "Most Inventive Entry" award. I think this was a nice way of saying "we don't know what else to call your car so we will find a nice roundabout way to say that." This year for some reason the bottom of the car dragged on the track because of the weight underneath. So we had to remove the weight from the bottom and stick it on the top - it did look pretty dumb but luckily there were a few other boys in the same predicament. Parker was a great sport though - didn't pout or get upset with not winning and enjoyed himself regardless. Afterward our ward had their 1st annual Powder Puff Pinewood Derby for the 8-11 yr old Achievement Day girls so we had to stick around and watch them too which was fun. (For all you who have upcoming scout boys that do not have all the saws and tools to cut your block of wood into a car shape, head over to Roberts Craft with your 40% coupon - they have a selection of precut cars & all your kid needs to do is sand them a bit, paint them & put on the wheels & weight. It's the way to go unless you have a husband that enjoys making these things.)

Sidenote: Parker is convinced he needs to grow out his hair so he's on the shaggy side right now, We aren't sure what to do with it, (maybe the sides need to be thinned out) so it looks funny in the pictures.