Since Tana is a Cubbie, instead of having a pine derby car, they raced Hot Wheels cars. Tana took her time picking out the right one for the race and then we had to wait, till the race! When the race day came, she was very excited to participate. Tana came in second place on the first heat and then third place on the second heat. It was too cute to see her run after her car, down the track, to the finish line to see how her car did. Awesome job Tana! Next year, it will be pine derby racing time for her, she can't wait!
Now with Kailey in the Pine Derby race, there was a lot more time and effort in her car. We got the pine block and then Kailey picked out a design she wanted the car to look like. After drawing the design on the block and with Kailey's approval, her and daddy went and cut it out together. Then came the sanding that she helped with. This year, instead of painting the car, Kailey decided to put on a body skin for pine derby cars, of an American Flag rippling in the wind on the car. It turned out way better than we expected. She was way excited and could not wait for the race.I believe there were four heats and Kailey's car took a place in each race. However, there were some fast cars there, so overall Kailey's car took third place. (There was only a five hundredth of a second difference between second and third place) She was so excited to have won something this year. The competition also included best looking car design. Unfortunately, Kailey's car did not place, even though she was really hoping her car design would. Kailey was a great sport about the whole event and can not wait to participate in it again next year.
Lined up for the first heat, Kailey's car is on the green:
Here is her car racing toward the finish line on the blue line:
Watching the race, just a little too close:
Okay that's better for watching the race:
Discovering I was taking pictures, what a cuttie:
Those who participated and won:
