Spencer earned his Bear! YAY! And yes, it' a lot of work on a mom to make sure their son receives the award. I do want to point out that Spencer actually finished his award 2 months BEFORE his birthday even though the award was presented 1 month after his birthday. (For those of you scouting moms out there, you know it's a big deal.)
Spencer is pinning on the Bear award to the necklace thing I have. He was really cute because he gets really embarrassed when the spotlight is on him. I am proud of myself, oh I mean Spencer, for remembering to attend scouts every week, participate in camps, earn awards and pass off everything required in each book. Well done son!!
This next area of cub scouting I can't take any credit for. Except to nag and bother Matt to get it done. And it is the one and only....
This was our first year participating in a derby because for some reason our ward hasn't done it for a couple of years. We were all pretty excited about this event; especially Spencer.
Matt and Spencer worked for about a week, designing and planning and sanding and assembling. I was in charge of paint. Cool. Spray with a spray can. Let dry for a day. Tape off design. Spray again. Done. And this is how the car turned out...presenting car number 22...
Ready to RACE!!!!
The good news and the bad news....
So the good news is, Spencer's car DID NOT take last place! YAY!! And doesn't it look so cool at the top of the track?
The bad news is good 'ol number 22 didn't win any heats. But that's ok...it was a dang good lookin' car!! 
And away they go!!!
This is what it looked like at the bottom of the track. It was serious work to get the kids from sitting on the track!! They were all so excited!!! (And let's face it, so were all the parents)
Spencer did win an award....can you guess what it was???
If you guessed, "BEST PAINT JOB" you are RIGHT!! Spencer was super excited to get an award even if it wasn't first place! Matt said he learned new tricks for next years derby with Ethan. Spencer will be too old!!! 
It was sure fun to see Matt and Spencer spend so much time together. When those two get together, they feed jokes off each other and end up laughing so hard they're crying! Good times...
It was sure fun to see Matt and Spencer spend so much time together. When those two get together, they feed jokes off each other and end up laughing so hard they're crying! Good times...
5 comments:
As a bear den leader I can tell you the support of the parents is exactly what helps those boys finish their goals and get their awards. Congrats on the bear Spencer!! Webelos is next and you get to do alot more fun things. And I think you should have named the car the black widow....I agree best paint job!
That car looks awesome Erin!! Way to go! I am NOT looking forward to scouts. And I hope that they take Vanessa out of there before Will gets in....she will see what a truly scouting slacker mom I'm going to be.
I'm proud of you. You're number one!
Scouting is the reason I hoped to have only daughters! It terrifies me! The pinewood derby looks fun, though. Way to go on the paint job!
Love the car! I've always dreaded scouting, but my new calling has caused me to have a new-found respect for it. I'm sure Kevan will love doing those things with his son. Thanks for the tape idea too. :)
That is one great looking car. And way to go on getting your Bear, Spencer. Brings back many scouting memories we have in our family ! ! !
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