The "Alley Cat" and the Alley cat!
Blow! Blow! Blow!
Yes, He actually is jumping!
The proud boy.
Tuesday night was our Cub Scout Pack Raingutter Regatta (or Raingatta, as we like to call it). Alex won first place! He was so thrilled and still is. He has to show his ribbon to everyone. After not winning one race in the Pinewood Derby (well maybe one) this is real excitement to an 8 yr old boy, and to one as simple and guileless as Alex, it is a true joy. Steve and Alex named it the "Alley Cat" which is one of Alex's nicknames and also the boat was a catamaran style. It was really a simple design (thank you internet) and was by far the fastest boat. Of course, one parent had to make some comment to Steve that the "unwritten" rule is that the boys not spend more than 5 minutes on their boat. But KUDOS to the boys. They were completely thrilled for Alex and just thought it was a cool boat. It was a good learning experience for Alex on how to be a good sport when you win. He had the "how to be a good sport when you lose" lesson already. I think he did great!
3 comments:
Yeah for Alex! Logan lost big time at the pinewood derby two years in a row and the last year he did well . . . WHAT A RELIEF! It's so hard when they try and fail, so I'm so happy Alex had a success. Congrats!
Way to go Alex! Nice boat! It looks like y'all had so much fun. I wish we could have been there to see it!
We never got to do the sailboats in Logan's cub scouts. Part of me feels ripped off but the larger portion is very relieved.
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