Pinewood Derby Time

On March 5th, Parker participated in his first Pinewood Derby (he turned 8 the month before in February). Parker was so excited. On his birthday, I asked him if he wanted a 'winning' car, or just a 'fun to build' car (you know, there is a difference). He said he wanted to win. That being said, we turned the building of the car over to Uncle Jared, who has finely tuned the art of Pinewood Derby car building. Uncle Jared built the car, Parker painted the car, and was very happy with how it turned out. During our ward races, Parker's car won every heat and he won first place and got a trophy. Later that evening we returned for the Stake Races, and again, Parker won every heat. There was another cub scout who's car also won every heat he raced in, so at the very end they had to race each other three times to see who would get first and second place. Parker ended up coming in 2nd place in the Stake in a very close race. He was totally fine with it and was very happy to get his second trophy for the day. Parker was very appreciative to Uncle Jared for helping him build an awesome car.