Winner!

That is what we hope to hear tomorrow after we fly this Space Derby Rocket. That's right, not only do they have a Pinewood Derby (car race), but a Raingatta Regutta (boat race), and a rocket race in Boy Scouts. So we are off tomorrow to give it a whirl. When asked what he wanted to do with the block of wood we originally received, he said he wanted it to be fast. He is not the best at 2nd place or anything else below 1st.

Here are a few pics of the preparations with Dad...

To infinity and beyond!

Grandparent's Day

Wednesday we celebrated Grandparent's Day at Zachary's school. I'm not sure what process Zachary went through to pick the set of grandparents that attended, but he was dead set that Pops and Granmommy were coming. My mom talked to him on the phone and she asked him what she should wear. He said, "a nice dress." Not sure where that came from. Dress, no, but not a uniform either, and they both looked pretty snazzy. Rather than school quesadillas, I opted to pick us up lunch from Cafe Express, and the school provided carrot cake. Can we do this every week?

I was glad they came too. I think they spent more time in the car than they did at the school. Lunch is only 30 minutes. If Zachary only knew how special he was to all his grandparents.

Water park

Over the summer a new water park opened about 30 minutes from us. The day we got ready to go, to Zachary's dismay, it down poured. Labor Day weekend, we decided to try again. Besides the credit card machine not working, and it taking literally 45 minutes to get in the park, we had a pretty good time.

After bringing my camera, I thought, how will I get a picture on a ride. I'm on the ride as it is, so you get pictures at lunch. Poor thing, it was overcast most of the time, so he was shivering cold.


This is the only proof I was there. I had this new pedicure style done. Not sure I like it. John says it looks like I have dirt on my toes, as he laughs. Not funny.
After Zachary's friend tried at least 50+ times to get across a water obstacle course, we finally headed out after about 4 hours. Zachary zoomed across that thing in a few minutes, so watching his friend was rather humorous, but he was determined. Anyway, he played at the house for a bit with his friend, and when the boy left, he crashed out. Come to find out, he had a 102 fever. Might explain the shivering and ho-hum attitude about being at the park. So the reality is that Zachary's buddy and I had a good time. We'll go again when he is feeling better.

Boy Scout Bicycle Rodeo

Last weekend, our Boy Scout Pack had their annual Bicycle Rodeo. I was anxious because Zachary is not real strong on his bike, but he wanted to go. I did not know what to expect. I'm not sure why it was from 10-noon, but by the looks of his ear, it was hot!

They simply went over safety, and care of their bicycle, then rode an obstacle course, raced to see if they could improve their time, & rode for a mile. He did great, seemed to have a good time until the 1 mile bike ride.

He was looking pretty cute, despite being tired.