Pinewood Derby 2010

Last year we watched someone send their derby car down "as is"... a rectangular piece of wood with wheels, and it did way better than Maison car, which was carefully carved and shaped. With that in mind, Maison decided he wanted to leave his car pretty much as it was in the box.

He decided to make a SpongeBob car this year. Daddy helped him drill the holes for the sponge look, and he even let Libby help him paint it! We were very proud of him for coming up with the idea and doing the work himself!

Every year awards are give for speed, Cub Scout Theme, Patriotic Theme, Hawkeye Theme, Best Paint Job, and Scout's Favorite. This year Maison won the Scout's Favorite award! The boys loved his car and you could hear them chanting "SpongeBob....SpongeBob" as it traveled down the track! Maison received a ribbon and his picture in the North Liberty Leader, our local newspaper.

Push Play to See SpongeBob in Action

Maison's car placed second in Heats 1 and 2, in Heat 3 he placed first. Overall, he was 7th out of 36 cars as far as speed! Who would have thought a holey piece of would could be fast!

2nd Annual Wasserbaun Trip

So the past couple of years our friends Eric and Nancy come this way for a wrestling tournament up in Cedar Falls. We meet them in Amana at the Wasserbaun hotel so the kids can swim and the Dads can race down the water slides. Last year Sqizzerbella was too little to enjoy the pool, however this year was a different story!

Izzy had more fun going up and down the stairs in the baby pool! She would step into the pool over where we were sitting, walk all the way over to the steps and climb up, and start the process all over again.

Maison had a great time in the whirlpool. There were tons of kids and the water was going so fast, kids couldn't get out! It was the craziest thing I have ever seen! Maison thought it was pretty cool.

Happy New Year

Grandmere Mary and Papa Dan came down for New Year's. We had a yummy steak dinner, well everyone but Maison. He still won't eat it, but Libby and Squiz love it! I think Papa lost half his steak to Squiz!