Saturday, February 02, 2008
Daddy Daughter Dance and the Pinewood Derby
Well, another week has come and gone...
Last weekend was Pierce's Pinewood Derby. The good news? Pierce's car rarely lost. The bad? He came in consistently 3rd place. Unlike when I was a scout, the revamped the race so that every kid/car races against every other car on every possible position. That amounts to 12 heats before you even make it to the semi-finals. Strangely, in about 8 of those races, Pierce's car came in 3rd -regardless of track or the other cars he was racing (there were a total of 4 cars in each heat).
Pierce seemed to have a good time and didn't worry much about coming in first. Nora and Anna were able to attend the derby for the first couple of heats before Anna headed off to a birthday party. All the Tiger cubs (first year scouts) were given a participation trophy; so Pierce was ecstatic. Next year I think we'll go nuts with the dry lubricant. The two kids in his den that won consistently had taken their wheels and axels and dowsed them with graphite -so we'll know for the next race.
The birthday party Anna attended was unique. It was for girls only at a place that gave "make-overs" and had a fashion show; complete with stage, runway and karoke. We got some great pictures of Anna in a cocktail dress all made up. She and Nora both had a great time.
Last night (Friday), Anna and I attended a Daddy/Daughter dance sponsered by the Olathe Parks and Recreation. Nora and Anna bought a new dress (that Anna picked out) and Anna bought me a matching tie. She was so excited all this week she kept asking if "tonight was the night I was going to wear my new tie".
The girls attending the dance ranged in age from about 5 to 12. Dinner and dessert was included (catered by Hyvee grocery store). While not good for us, the food was pretty good. Anna seriously wolfed down chicken strips. The dance had a very nice DJ; a woman who interacted with the girls, had contests, gave away prizes and lead dance numbers. The only down side was that she played the music WAY too loud. Anna requested that we go out into the lobby area so that we could get away from the music (I agreed with her). She's indicated that she'd be willing to go to another dance provided the music wasn't so loud. That being said, it was a great way to spend an evening with my daughter. We got to dance together, cheek-to-cheek.
-Eric (Dad)
Last weekend was Pierce's Pinewood Derby. The good news? Pierce's car rarely lost. The bad? He came in consistently 3rd place. Unlike when I was a scout, the revamped the race so that every kid/car races against every other car on every possible position. That amounts to 12 heats before you even make it to the semi-finals. Strangely, in about 8 of those races, Pierce's car came in 3rd -regardless of track or the other cars he was racing (there were a total of 4 cars in each heat).
Pierce seemed to have a good time and didn't worry much about coming in first. Nora and Anna were able to attend the derby for the first couple of heats before Anna headed off to a birthday party. All the Tiger cubs (first year scouts) were given a participation trophy; so Pierce was ecstatic. Next year I think we'll go nuts with the dry lubricant. The two kids in his den that won consistently had taken their wheels and axels and dowsed them with graphite -so we'll know for the next race.
The birthday party Anna attended was unique. It was for girls only at a place that gave "make-overs" and had a fashion show; complete with stage, runway and karoke. We got some great pictures of Anna in a cocktail dress all made up. She and Nora both had a great time.
Last night (Friday), Anna and I attended a Daddy/Daughter dance sponsered by the Olathe Parks and Recreation. Nora and Anna bought a new dress (that Anna picked out) and Anna bought me a matching tie. She was so excited all this week she kept asking if "tonight was the night I was going to wear my new tie".
The girls attending the dance ranged in age from about 5 to 12. Dinner and dessert was included (catered by Hyvee grocery store). While not good for us, the food was pretty good. Anna seriously wolfed down chicken strips. The dance had a very nice DJ; a woman who interacted with the girls, had contests, gave away prizes and lead dance numbers. The only down side was that she played the music WAY too loud. Anna requested that we go out into the lobby area so that we could get away from the music (I agreed with her). She's indicated that she'd be willing to go to another dance provided the music wasn't so loud. That being said, it was a great way to spend an evening with my daughter. We got to dance together, cheek-to-cheek.
-Eric (Dad)
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