Let the Races Begin.............

For the past couple of years, our church, in conjunction with the AWANA program, host a Grand Prix Pinewood Derby. We have attended in years past, but this year we decided to GET INVOLVED!

For the low, low price of $3.50 per kit, each participant receives a block of wood and some wheels. That's it. It's up to the kids to determine the final shape, design and color.

Phil was less than thrilled that we came up with the idea of vegetables. Why, you ask. Well, we are studying the book of Daniel at church and had just finished the chapter about Daniel requesting to eat fruits and vegetables in place of the king's choice food. The result - a much stronger and healthier Daniel.

The way I look at it is it was a good excuse for Phil to buy a Dremel kit. He won't admit it, but he actually had a lot of fun out in the garage getting covered in sawdust!

Here is Allie helping him with her vegetable car -- asparagus.



Lindsay's half painted corn on the cob



Sarah's finishing touches on her pea pod

Timothy is one proud owner of the speedy carrot car!

All four vegetables ready for the races!

Blake, Pete and Phil discuss the correct placement of weights on the cars.

The spectators are excited and ready for the races to begin

Daddy and his girls holding their veggie cars. They all had a blast working on this together.

At the end of the race, the vegetables lined up to see which was the fastest. I think the corn won.

Timothy tried as hard as he could to stay awake but he finally crashed in Phil's arms. The race went from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Hello -- that's nap time at our house. As you can see Savannah preferred the recline position in her stroller as well.

It was very difficult to get good video. The races were so fast and there were so many kids crowding the track. Here is a race that Lindsay's corn on the cob was in.


I realized when I uploaded my pictures that most of the video was taken sideways (which I cannot rotate). Just turn your head, or your monitor, and enjoy the race.