Last night was the Pinewood Derby for Scouts. Alex raced as part of his pack and Daniel raced in the Outlaw class (non-Scouts). Neither of of them placed, but they had a great time and it was a great experience for them. After the races were over, we spent the night there as a "camp out" - which consisted of tents set up in the church basement and boys staying up until way after midnight.
But they had a blast.
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| Putting the finishing touches on his car. |
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| Very proud of his first car. (That's not dirt on his face. That's chapped skin. Gross. I know.) |
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| He had to show off his toy too. |
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| Our very own indoor tent city. |
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| Basketball games on zero sleep. |
Kansas Day is coming in a few days, which is the anniversary of the day that the state became....well, a state. A local museum had some festivities to celebrate, and since I only had Daniel today we took full advantage and went and spent a few hours playing around.
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| We're sunflowers! |
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| Beanbag toss. |
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| Using an antique tool to make a mess. |
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| Making box turtles out of egg cartons. |
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| Of course I found a quilt. Duh. |
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| Ooooohhhhhhhh..... |
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| Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh..... I so wish I had the patience to do this. |
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| Using an old-fashioned gadget to get the kernels off of the cob. |
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| Making real kettle corn. |
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| Feeding the goats. |
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| Ready to work! |
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| He loved that popcorn!!! |
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| Oh, lookie! Another quilt! |
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| And we got to take a wagon ride. |
After we got done there, we grabbed a bite to eat and then came home - and Daniel promptly fell asleep in my lap at about 5:30. I fully expect him to just sleep right through the night. Of course, I might have dozed off a bit while I was sitting here at the computer too......kind of odd to have the house this quiet so early in the evening. But I'm definitely not complaining.
