Pinewood Derby. Last year I wasn't there (I will never miss that again), but this is what I observed:
* Jason worked for 2 months on the car (anyone who tells you that the boys are doing it, is lying. This thing is a way to seek boyhood glory, which is kind of cute, because moms are always dealing with that.)
* The sideline discussion was
intense. Much like StageMoms, these dads were comparing, discussing, gently challenging, gloating, or suffering.
* NYC is full of creative, out-of-the-box thinkers, so the cars had to be the embodiment of all that
* The video camera, track, and layout is
no joke. I loved it because seeing it on the projector included all the moms and sisters who would otherwise wonder what the hayell the fuss was all about. (Similar to that blessed yellow line they show on the screen in football games now- what a marriage saver).
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Jason McAllister did not win. But he didn't care at all. Jason on the other hand was a little down. It broke my heart.
* This day blew my mind because there was a huge, HUGE turnout of many
in the LDS community (through which this Scouts program is run) and lots
of non-LDS families. We loved it
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| Jason tore apart a broken Wii remote and made a Wiiiiiiii car |
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| The Competition |
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| The video screen and track |
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| Look at all these Dads' expressions and compare it with the moms'!!! |
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| Hopeful Tass :) Families and kids were wrapped around like a huge "U" around the track |
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| Tass Coming in 2nd for this heat |
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| See that digital sensor that tells what place each car got? NO JOKE. |
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