Tonight was our last pinewood derby. Brandt will turn eleven at the beginning of July and will move on to boy scouts, which means no more cub scouts or pinewood derbies. It's sad but true. Brandt is growing up. Actually, I'm not so sure how sad anyone really is. It's been a struggle every year to get Brandt's car to work well, and this year was no different. He had a good design and he and Kent talked to Brother Niven about getting it all to work smoothly, but it didn't roll well. The first practice run, Brandt's car didn't even make it all the way to the end of the track. Kent made an adjustment and it ran a bit better, but even still, it wasn't speedy. Kent continued to make adjustments after each race and it did go progressively faster, but never fastest of all. Oh well, you can't win them all.
The cub scout leaders had done a darling job decorating. Jennifer Hainsworth and Ruth Jensen made cute treats and a backdrop for photos. And even though Brandt's car wasn't the fastest, he had a great time. Blythe, too. She made a car and was able to race after the official racing was over. We didn't let her ever race Brandt's car, for fear that she would beat him every time.
Dip stickers were pretzels, spare tires were donuts, safety cones were Bugles,
and tow rope was licorice.
So clever!
Not absolute last, but not good.
Everett Bushman, Garrison Jensen, Lukas Thornock, Evan Runia, Grant Seamons,
Paul Moreland, Brandt, and Fisher Sorensen
Brandt got "Funniest" because he called his car Mr. Magoo
and had the weight cab.
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