Pinewood Derby

So on Thursday we had the Pinewood Derby racing. We went down to the Church at 6:30 and they had a movie going about racing and how to build a car and stuff. Then they took all the kids into the gym where they had the racing set up. I had never seen the Pinewood Derby stuff before so this all new to me. They had four metal tracks where you would set you car and at the beginning of the race the track lifted up so your car would go. They had pins at the front and then someone would push a level and all the cars would go off at once. At the end of the race they had a board with digital numbers on it and when your car went across it posted your time. The guy had a computer that would keep track of all the times and the person with the best times after eight races was the winner. The kids were really excited to see this, especially Addison. He loved to watch the cars race. Jayden and Jacklyn both had cars but couldn't race theirs until the end because they aren't in Scouts. By the time it came for them to race, Jayden took off with friends and Addison was super excited to race Jayden's car. He waited in line with everybody and then when it was his turn he would step up on the chair and put his little car up and run to the end of the race to see how his car did. I couldn't believe how excited that little kid was for Pinewood Derby. It was really cute. After racing we chatted with everyone, had cookies, and went home. It was a really fun night, and all the kids enjoyed racing their cars.

Halloween Costumes

In September, we were walking home from picking up Jacklyn at her friend, Jenna's house, and Bro. Davis saw us and stopped to talk to us. He said that since Jayden is going to turn 8 in the next 60 days he was invited to the Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby. He also said he could build a car and race it if he wants to, but he can't race the car until the last 30 minutes, since he's not 8 and officially in Cub Scouts yet. Micah was pretty excited and took the kids home to show them the car kits he had stuffed in the closet. The kids were pretty excited, so the next night we had them build their cars. Micah said they had a blast painting their cars and decorating them with stickers. I actually didn't help them because I had an NEI class that night (Natural Eyesight Improvement). The kids now have their cars all done, and tomorrow night is the Pinewood Derby. They are pretty excited. I will have to write it down on the blog when we get done.

Now on to Halloween. I have been so busy this year with homework and getting kids to school that I haven't really had much time to think about Halloween costumes until a few days ago. I didn't want to wait until the last minute because everything gets picked over. So yesterday we went to the store and Jacklyn picked out a really cute witch costume. She really loves it. I will have to post pictures on the blog when it gets closer to Halloween. Addison is going to be an alligator again, because he's too young too care and he looks absolutely adorable in his alligator costume. Jayden wants to be Indiana Jones again. The problem is that when I bought his Indiana Jones costume last year I thought they measured the costumes according to regular clothes, but they didn't. A 6-8 is actually for a 4-5 year old, so the costume was small last year, and I know it is going to be way too small this year. We went to the mall today to see if anyone had an Indiana Jones costumes, but they didn't. I don't know why he has to pick the most complicated thing for Halloween. Then as we were leaving the mall he said that he wanted a costume that he had seen at Wal-Mart yesterday, so now I'm not sure what he wants to be. Now as for me, I decided that I am definitely dressing up for the Ward Halloween party this year. Last year I wanted to dress up as Harry Potter but I didn't decide that until a few days before the party and all the local stores were out of the Harry Potter ties and I didn't want to pay for express shipping, so I ended up not dressing up. This year though, I am prepared. I got my Harry Potter tie and I am going as Hermonie. I decided that the short hair and glasses just weren't working for me. It should be lots of fun. I will have to keep everyone posted on all the Fall and Halloween activities. Bye.