Pinewood Derby 2010

Aaron has been so excited to participate in his very first Pinewood Derby with his Cub Scout Troop.  He has spent the better last of the last month worrying and agonizing over every detail of the event. He was so excited!

Knowing how anxious and nervous Aaron was, my parents decided to drive up for the big event.

When we arrived for the weigh-in we were a bit surprised to find out that Aaron's car didn't weigh enough. When given the instructions we were told that it had to be less than 5 ounces. What we weren't told was that it has to be as close to 5 ounces as possible, without going over. Because we were so much off the mark, we had to ransack the church library in search or weights. We ended up rubber-banding a stack of magnets to the top. It kind of ended  up looking like a cannon strapped to the hood.

After getting settled Aaron went to sit with one of his favorite buddies, Jake.

 Aaron came in 4th overall, out of 10 boys. (Click on picture for larger view....)

Good job, buddy! We love you!

PS I love the car slide for his scarf that Colette had them make in Cub Scouts last week... Too cute!