Pinewood Derby

What a fun night! We spent the evening at the church enjoying fast cars and popcorn. :) The boys were all so excited about their cars, but if you have ever been to a derby you know they are nothing compared to the fathers! They were hilarious! Brandon had a really good time working with Ben and getting his car ready for the races tonight. Ben did the cutting, but Brandon designed, sanded (some), and painted his car. He won one race and that was pretty exciting. He didn't place in the top 4, but he got the special and most important award--the Sportsmanship Award. I'm proud to be his mom. :)

His troop sang a cub scout song before the races. It was cute.

Here's Brandon's car. Yes, the driver is driving backward. Brandon thought this was great! He also won the award for most courageous because of this. It must take a lot of guts to drive backward. ;)

The track!

Last minute preps by some of the dads. Ben was late getting there from work so he wasn't in on all this stuff. It was pretty funny to watch all the dads. The boys were off running around and the dads were doing all the work.Here's Brandon weighing his car. It couldn't weigh more than 5 oz. Brandon's was like 4.8 oz or something so we were good (after hot-gluing pennies to the bottom).

Brandon's car getting ready to race. It's the one in the middle.

Here he is receiving his Sportsmanship award!

Congratulations Brandon! I'm so proud of you!