2012 Pinewood Derby

I have to say, there were some pretty clever vehicles that showed up to this year's Pinewood Derby!  I don't know if you could necessarily classify Austin's creation as a "vehicle", it more or less looked like a golf ball on wheels, but Spencer was convinced that this was the ticket.  Not really knowing if Spencer's idea would work or not, we anxiously watched it's first run down the track and let out a sigh of relief when it appeared to be alright.  In the end it was more than just alright.  He remained undefeated until the final run against Gordon who was undefeated as well.  Gordon came out on top and Austin took 2nd place.  He was pretty thrilled with 2nd place, and I was really proud of the way all the kids showed support for each other.  Being able to lose graciously is definitely a great lesson to learn early in life!