Pinewood Derby--Year 2

This was our 2nd year competing in the Pinewood Derby.  I love that Shea cares so much about helping his boys and emphasizing to them that if they work hard it will pay off.  This year paid off big time.  Camden won every race his car entered, and Cooper won every race except when his car raced Camden's. That means the Taylor boys swept the first and second places.  That night I went from feeling nervous for my boys to proud of how their cars were doing to guilty that it was such a clear victory.  All the boys worked so hard on their cars, and I hated to see how disappointed some of them were.  I can't say I felt bad for their dads, however.  They can handle the defeat, and after the teasing that Shea endured after smoking the paternal competition, they deserved it! :)

 Cooper with his second place car and Camden with the first place winner!

For posterity's sake, I have to mention that the super-intense race track guy told Cam and Coop that their cars were fast enough to compete in the national race and that they were the second and third fastest cars that had ever raced on his track.  Who knew people cared that much?