Mason and Porter are both Cub Scouts and what's one of the coolest Scouting activities? Yep, The Pine Wood Derby races. The events is mostly for the Scouts, but they do have an Open Division for siblings, relatives, and friends. Reed raced last year, and this year, both Reed and Cora participated.
Grandpa kindly made the cars and painted them, Cora's orange and Reed's red. We then decorated them. Cora wanted a lady bug and Reed wanted a dragon knight car. The cars turned out even better than I imagined.
The Lady Bug buggie and The Dragon Knight mobile
Three kids race at a time, and Reed and Cora managed to win each of their three races. Good designs, Grandpa! With each race, Cora especially got more and more excited. She and her bug became a crowd favorite due to her exuberant enthusiasm.
Reed was somewhat disappointed that he didn't win the Best of Show trophy for the Open Division. The winner is the crowds' favorite design. The winner? The Bacon car. Yes, just as it sounds, it was a strip of bacon on wheels. I had to remind Reed that he too had voted for the Bacon car and really liked it.
Overall, it was a great day at the races.
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