Pinewood {Derby}.

My son LOVES going to Scouts and I love seeing him in an environment he can relate to as far as being a boy is concerned.  Pinewood Derby this year got off to a lousy start when they forgot to warn everyone of it's upcoming status.  I was informed I had less than 2 weeks to get a Pinewood Derby car painted and assembled.  If you have never painted and assembled a Pinewood Derby car, it is NOT a project that can be done in an evening.

So as rushed as we were to get a car made for G, we cranked it out and albeit still a little sticky, the car was on time and ready to go!  That was, until the machine that ticks each cars time at the finish line decided it didn't want to work!  So, as the men kept messing with the stupid device, they decided to give all the kids their snack that was meant for AFTER the Derby, early, just to keep them occupied till things got underway. 

My Baby R chowing on popcorn waiting for the races to begin.

So, I finally got fed up with waiting, it was already going on 7:30pm and when they determined cars weren't getting correct times and would have to start races over, I decided it was time to get the younger girls home to go to bed since school was still on the next morning.  This was the only pic I got of G's car racing, his is the red car on the red lane, it was winning:)

 

Overall, it was a bummer of a night but I'm glad G still got to participate.  In the end, his car didn't place in the top 3 this year, but he still got an award for his car, he got, "Most Creative" car.  G wanted his car to look like a race car w/#43 on it.  Don't ask me the significance behind #43, I just went with it.  So, with his paint choices, we painted it red with blue windows and a guy driving it.  I sadly don't have an up close picture because, well, I forgot, it was a blur of an event.