I HATE the Pinewood Derby. Each year it causes so much heartache because I don't build winning cars because I let the boys make there own cars! This year was Trey's first pinewood Derby and I will say he had a pretty cool looking car. He designed it himself and had Kyle draw some Polynesian designs on it.
The set up for the race was pretty cool. He had to take a written driving test to get a license and everything. They started out with Donuts and milk and then the races began. His first race, he got fourth place, also known as LAST place. He burst into tears and hid under his sweatshirt. His second race, I tried to get his hopes up, but once again, he got fourth place! MORE TEARS!! His third race--fourth place again!! He was so defeated. My heart was breaking for him.
However, on his fifth race he got 3rd!! YAY!! Then he was done. Thankfully, there were nachos and ice cream and I taught him how to eat his sorrows away. It also helped that he had a friend that got 4th place 4 times!
Maybe next year will be better....
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