Our first Cubscout Pinewood Derby was on Saturday, and I must admit...it was a lot more fun than I anticipated! It started when Ron, Ronnie and one of Ronnie's grandfathers, Buppy, measured and cut out the car. Then Ron and Ronnie painted it, and 'detailed ' the car...I mean, this car even had a real pinstripe on it! It was definitely a "guy" activity, but my guys will have great memories from this, I'm sure!
Here is Ronnie holding his car the night before at practice.
Each car is weighed, and fine tuned to meet the derby standards. It was fun watching Ron and Ronnie doing it together! Here they weighed the car...exactly 5oz!
Look how proud my guys look!
This is the morning of the derby. Ronnie had a lot of fun with his friends (pictured here, Jacob and Steven)...although, he had a blast just watching the races.
The blue car in the third lane is Ronnie's. He said it was "Petty Blue" and named his car
Look at that smile! He had such a great time! This was extremely well organized and thought out...I was very impressed with the leadership.
This is when they called all the boys up by their Den ( we're Den #1) and EVERY boy got a trophy just for participating. They awarded slightly larger trophies for the fastest 4 cars. Out of 9 cars in our den entered, Ronnie's came in 4th...not too bad for our first time!
It was fun to do with friends, as well. Our friends, the Webber's participated as well and the boys all had a good time. (the parents did, too!)
Here is Ronnie holding his car the night before at practice.
Each car is weighed, and fine tuned to meet the derby standards. It was fun watching Ron and Ronnie doing it together! Here they weighed the car...exactly 5oz!
Look how proud my guys look!
This is the morning of the derby. Ronnie had a lot of fun with his friends (pictured here, Jacob and Steven)...although, he had a blast just watching the races.
The blue car in the third lane is Ronnie's. He said it was "Petty Blue" and named his car "Cargo"
Look at that smile! He had such a great time! This was extremely well organized and thought out...I was very impressed with the leadership.This is when they called all the boys up by their Den ( we're Den #1) and EVERY boy got a trophy just for participating. They awarded slightly larger trophies for the fastest 4 cars. Out of 9 cars in our den entered, Ronnie's came in 4th...not too bad for our first time!It was fun to do with friends, as well. Our friends, the Webber's participated as well and the boys all had a good time. (the parents did, too!)
Do I look proud of my boy, or what?! It really was a memory maker!
One happy boy! His first trophy....and a lot of fun working with his grandfather and especially, with his Dad! Can't wait until next years, Pinewood Derby!
Here is Lori, 1968 at one year old...Ty really looks like Lori in this picture!
Four beautiful girls! My Meghan, my Sara, my niece Tina and my little one Anna.
3 handsome men! My Dad, Ronnie and Ron.
This is the "other" sister, Debbie! She has been a family friend since 1973! I like to say that Lori and I were best friends...until she met Debbie in kindergarten! Oh, how Debbie makes us laugh!
Meghan and Aunt Lori. I gave Lori salad tongs handmade of black walnut wood by our friends, the Gardners. Lori is ordering a wooden salad bowl to match, she loved them so much!
Anna and Ty...he loves her so much and always has a smile for her!
My brother-in-law, Todd and his lovely mother, Denise!
All the kids had a great time playing Wii. Here is my nephew Shayne doing soccer.
Oh, my goodness...how Debbie and I laughed!!!! Hey, Deb...can you hear me....can you hear me now?!+014.jpg)
Here is Ron decked out in his Steeler gear....that is one of the 'origional' terrible towels from the 70's....my husband saves everything! He was so excited to watch this game!+002.jpg)
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