It's Derby Racing Time!

The Derby race was a success this year! This year Angie was able to race with her Brownie friends. It was called the "Powder Derbey". The Cub Scouts weren't really crazy about this idea but they still support the Brownies. They were good sports! (I think too, they didn't have a choice)

This was (mine) Angie's car! She did theeee....STICKERS...yah that's it! Yep, the stickers! John did the design and I did the painting and well John and I pretty much made this car! ha! ha! You have to say it is Angie all over it! She loved the poodle in the back seat tagging along for the big race. She was pretty excited to show it off.

Here is Brad's stunning fast car! Now Brad put a lot of himself into this car. So John and him were a team on this project! Brad raced last year so he kinda knew what he was getting into.

Like the paint job? Brad did it! He did pretty good huh!

Dad hooked him up with the weights! Yah, I bought pretty much every weight packet the craft store had on stock. I was able to do that cause I was getting them out of the boxes off the morning truck of the craft store. If you don't get them when they come in you can forget it! You can't find them any where. Well any where reasonably close to you. That's how big this durbey stuff is out here.

This was the weigh in for the Brownies...lots of pinks and pastel colors! Girls ROCK!!!

Here's the boys weigh in! Lots of blacks and blues and reds! Boys ROCK!!!

All the cars have to weigh in at exactly 5 pounds! No more, no less! It's serious stuff you

see. We did good with both. This is when the kids get to show off their cars too. It's all exciting! The dads get into it too...go figer!

Brad's turn!

The day of the race! Girls went first! There's John lining them all up! Get the engines ready! Did I tell you the dads dig this!

John making it just right! On your- mark- get- set- Gooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Here's the girls...it's so exciting and intense all at the same time! Go-Go-Goooo!!!!

Go little adorable pink car that I worked so hard on! ha! ha! You are so pretty racing! ha! ha!

See what did I say...here's the girls dads with their brownie daughters! These are my girls! They are such good girls too! Holly (#1 Brownie leader) and I (#2 Brownie leader, myself) are so proud of them. Sweet-Sweet girls! Yah, the dads dig this stuff!

Here's Angie getting her award for second place of prettiest car! She was so excited! She wore her medal for the whole week!

Now it's the boys turn! O Boy! It's such a huge deal here in this small town!

The boys love this!


This is Sam...He's Brad's best friend! He is such a fun kid! Brad and him are so good for each other. They really enjoy being together. Even his mom understands their personalty...she and I both understand and both say "Finally"! She is the only one who gets me when I say I have to go walk my kid! She does the same...it's so nice someone can relate and look at me like I'm not nuts! I love hearing the two boys conversations. They really bounce off information off each other. They are so smart and have all these great ideas and the engery...I mean the engery!!! Did I say the engery!!! ha! ha! I love it! Sam made his car a hot dog! Clever!

Okay...they are off!!!!

Look who is ahead......It's our Brad!

Can it be....Brad you are winning!!!!

Brad...he won first place! He was soooooo....excited! This was such a big deal for him too cause this is the first event Bradley ever won! It was so exciting! We made a big deal out of it of course, cause it is! The sad part...the next day Brad came down with this awful stomach virus and was REALLY sick! So he had to miss a lot of school again and he wasn't sure if he was going to get his tropie at the pack meeting...but dad snuck him in when he was feeling a little better and guess what...he got his trofies!!! Then it was time to run home and get back in bed! He was so happy!

This was Brad's last year for the derby! Now onto the Boy Scouts events! O boy!

There they are.....My little winning scouts! They had fun! Yah, I should show you all the darn badges these kids have....talk about over achievers! Especially my troop of girls....we don't mess around, we get things done! Holly (leader#1) is talking noise about camping! Help me! I don't do camping! Yuck, I'll pass! Lets work on other badges, thank you very much! Now if we are talking about the Merriot Hotel kind of camping then lets go for it! Camping is a not for me! Bugs, outside bathrooms, no showers, cold, dirty, not my bed, etc.... Need I say any more!

Well that is what we've been up too lately! This is what happen at our Scout derby!

Until our next big event...chow!