2013 Pinewood Derby

Carson participated in our local scouts' Pinewood Derby this afternoon.

He won first place in his division!

A Big Day for the Big Boys

The fifth graders at our school hold a mini mall each year as part of their economics project.  In the beginning, Colin was so not in to it.  He didn't want to participate and then decided on a project that he expected me to do. Ummm. No.  I finally convinced him to make and sell popcorn. He was hesitant, but he did it.  We were up until 9 last night popping popcorn in our hot air poppers and bagging and salting it. Popcorn was everywhere.  He told me it was so much fun.  Well, he is quite the salesman because he sold all 37 bags of popcorn for 50 cents a bag.  I was so proud of him. He said the coolest part was selling out, that it felt great! 

Carson and his Tiger Scout group visited our local fire department. It is run by volunteers and the gentlemen there tonight were not on call to work, but gladly spent over an hour with us.  They taught the boys about fire safety, and the boys saw a firefighter suit up, heard personal stories from firefighters, got some treats, climbed inside firetrucks, and sprayed from a real fire hose!  Man I wish I were a kid!  Carson, and his mama, had so much fun. 

And the Winner Is.....

This afternoon Colin participated in the Boy Scouts Pinewood Derby. The boys are encouraged to build their cars from kits (a 7 inch block of wood, nails for axles, and 4 wheels). Jeffrey and Colin (and PawPaw and Uncle Gene) have spent some time on Colin's car. Colin was the only representative for the Tiger Scouts so he automatically went to the championship race. He still got to show off his car and race it alone. We were quite impressed with how it ran. In the championship, Colin won 4th place overall. I am very proud of him and his daddy. Carson enjoyed the race too and wore himself out. Enjoy the pictures.