On to week 2! A great playdate, me trying to recover from the cough with a cold that is going around, some walks, and lots of cub scouts.
First was the Pinewood Derby.
Go Waste Management! (That would be T-bone's, of course, before it needed emergency repair to put a wheel back on.)
Go, Volvo! That would be E-man's, racing a small white version of our car in the open division, for parents and siblings.
T-bone and E-man were both very excited that E-man's Volvo beat (over 6 heats!) the Ferrari made by the dad that is waaaayyyyyy too into the Pinewood Derby (every pack has one, right?). E-man got second overall, but his victory was beating that Ferrari.
And then followed another week of walks and scooter rides, errands, a big playdate, and checkups at the dentist (they argued about who got to go first!).
And then, the last weekend of Spring Break. Cub Scout Rocket Camp! A weekend camping at the scout reservation in Brea. Making rockets, launching rockets, bikes, BBs, archery, and a skit for T-bone. Making and launching a rocket for E-man. Hunting for frogs, climbing up and down bluffs, sliding down bluffs, soccer at camp, and eating bad food and drinking--well, really, what was that "punch"? Drinking corn syrup and red dye 40, I guess.
T-bone clips in his rocket.
We have lift-off!
T-bone retrieves his rocket after its 700 foot trip up--and down!
Uh-oh. After many tears, Tom and Jerry was retrieved by dad the next day, after borrowing a very very long polished tree branch from someone in area B. And no one got poison oak!
The sea of tents (the other direction looked the same!).
Lessons learned: someone has a very long pole for the purpose of retrieving rockets from trees, and bring your own food!
