The weather is about a month ahead of itself, pretty warm today, mid 70s. Kids were hot…
Lil Bit wanted the pool filled so her and Lil Mister could play.
They soaked long enough to shrivel up their fingers. Then off to play in the dirt.
Oh the joys of being a kid.
It’s that time of year again! Fun in the summer sun at the Kenai River Festival. The kids enjoyed the human Foosball and all of the fun activities in the kids zone. There is much to learn about our beautiful river and the salmon who come home every year.
Watching the game.
Licking the cotton candy off of her fingers.
The human Foosball arena.
All ready to play.
Something smells fishy!
Today was Thing 1’s pinewood derby “Grand Prix” race. She spent a lot of time sanding and painting her car. Applying her decals, picking her number…
She picked out the paint…hot pink body and blue swirly decals inspired by the auroras. “Dancing Souls” was the name she gave her ride. When we checked in we were way under weight. A quick trip to the garage and help from Dean to get her up closer to the weight max…
still more weight….
Then there were 34 racers registered!
The field: 34 very original cars.
There were 4 heats and Thing 1 placed 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 4th. Her top speed was 120 mph (they have a nifty computer that adjusts car speeds to what they would be for a full sized car!!). But sadly, that wasn’t enough to bring home a trophy, the fastest car belonged to another girl topping 204 mph! She’s my kinda girl!
Finish Line
Overall it was a fun learning experience. We learned a lot about competitive Pinewood Derby racing! Next time we’ll have a few tricks up our sleeves!
Oh, and GIRLS RULE!
Alaska on my mind... 