Pinewood Derby 2018

I have a love/hate relationship with the Pinewood Derby. I love it because it gives my son many hours of work with his dad. I hate it because there are usually tears and disappointment awaiting me. The tension was even worse than usual in the buildup to Curly's last big race.

As a Webelos Scout, his days with the pack are numbered and the more he thought about it, the more he wanted to win for the 3rd year in a row. My sweetie wanted to win even more than that.

We left football practice a little early and got there just before the first race. We had the 8th ward with us too, making about 25 boys to race, so we settled in for the long haul.

I breathed a sigh of relief when his razor-thin, blue Broncos car zipped down the track for 1st place on round 1.

Round 2 wasn't so easy, but he won by a nose. When it was finally over, he had once again managed to clinch the first place title.

A Big Announcement by Princess

I am so excited to finally be able to tell a secret! Princess put this up on Facebook today.

Picture 1: How Tadpole thought our family would be forever.

Picture 2: Tadpole's reaction after we told him he was going to be a big brother.

It's ok, Buddy, Grandma still loves you...

Baby #2 coming 4-4-2019!

Off Track Time

Today was our first day of off track time and we just had to celebrate with a trip to MacDonald's for lunch and to use my free Happy Meals cards we earned in the summer reading program. It was so crowded that we had to take two little tables for the 4 of us.

Twizlet loved playing with the basketballs and on the big slides. Curly loved playing with the drink machine and making new flavors, and Baby Doll made it a point to trade special prizes from the kids' meals several times.

And the most exciting thing that happened today is that Twiz passed his National Police Officer Acceptance test, so now he can finally start his training as a police officer! Yay!

Happy Birthday, Princess

Twenty-two years ago today, our sweet baby Princess was born. She was my reward for a difficult couple of years that included Dog Walker's entrance into the Jordan District's Cluster program and an ACL replacement for me with nearly a year before my leg felt somewhat decent.

She is still a wonderful gift; an amazing daughter and mother to her darling Tadpole (who is getting so big!). She has it all, a husband, a child, a new home, a college degree, and a family who loves her.
 

On Sunday we all drove to her new home even though it was over an hour away  so we could celebrate and share dinner and dessert. My favorite part was holding the babies...


Princess even made her own birthday cake. It was so pretty, we should have taken a pic before I cut it; and so delicious that I grabbed an extra piece for the road.

Happy birthday, Princess!
Here's hoping for many, many more.