Yes, we just finished our first Pinewood Derby here at the Hymas house. Reagan has worked feverishly over the last month to create his masterpiece, while little brothers looked on in abject admiration and anticipation for their turn. We have 9 Pinewood Derbies to look forward to, 1 of which we will be making 2 cars for! Aren’t you jealous!!!
The Car
Or Animal, take your pick. For those less versed in your animal classification, this is a cheetah-the fastest animal alive. (It looked even cooler before the weight was glued onto the bottom, but Mom forgot to take a picture of it BEFORE the race!) Rock let Reagan do almost all the work, from design to paint job. He did a fantastic job if I do say so myself, and everyone at the race from parents to kids kept telling him it was awesome! My favorite quote from another parent was, “That’s the coolest car I’ve ever seen in my life!”
The Competition
The Audience
She was REALLY into the race, can’t you tell?
The Race
Reagan’s Cheetah came in 4th place overall.
The Award: Most Animalistic
1 Down 9 to go……
Short n Sweet 
Oh my gosh so awesome!!!
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Oh.My.Heck. That is a VERY cool car! Reagan, we are so proud of you. Great job! Dad, Super job of facilitating. Mom, great cheerleading! What a great idea to make your fast car a fast animal. Grandpa thinks it is awesome looking, very creative! He's never seen an animal for a car.
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I have to admit Mr. Pres, that is the one of the coolest pinewood derby cars I have ever seen. Have you started planning next year?
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Oh my gosh! I have been waiting with bated breath for this post. Coming from someone who teaches 8 and 9 year old boys. The pinewood derby is like the most important event of their lives. (Move over baptism) I think the cheetah car is soooo beyond cool. I am totally showing my kids at school, which will then prompt all my boys to tell me about their cars and how they won. Isn't it funny how every boy claims they won their pinewood derby. I don't even remember Der's.
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