Grand Prix

Tonight, Mason is at the Home Show with his Auntie and Nanni, and Craig is there also, Maddox is asleep and I have the house to myself!! So, I am going to try and get all caught up on here, there may be a lot of posts. Kathy, thank you for sharing the idea of printing off posts and mailing them out!! That is a great idea!!! I am going to do that for my mother-in-law(as soon as we get a working printer)


Mason was involved in a pine-car derby through AWANAS. The children were given a block of pine with slots cut out for axels and some wheels. Mason had so much fun planning his vehicle, drawing out the plans. Pop came over with his tools and helped him cut out the car, paint it and helped find decals and accessories from his (Pop's) own collection of model paraphanalia. I am not sure I have the patience to do models, and I think Mason is really going to love them. I like to start and finish a project all in one day. This car took about 2 weeks to complete.

this is the blueprint and cut car

working on the car with Pop

getting closer....

A finished fire/lightning car


waiting in anticipation for the race to startand they're off!!

Go number 68!!!!

Mason just found out he won a heat!!

It was a lot of fun. All of the children were able to race their car 3 times and everyone got a ribbon. They also had trophies for speed and design.