Awana Grand Prix

Three Sundays ago, we had our Awana grand prix at church. John and I have prepared for and run many grand prix's, but this was our first year to have children who were old enough to race a car in the grand prix. So, not only were we trying to plan the grand prix, get all our leaders in place, and set up for the race, we also had two race cars to build. For those of you who are not familiar with the Awana grand prix, is is much like the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. So, John and I ordered a "how-to" book to help us build these cars. I talked with many people who had done this before. We knew everything to do, but when it came down to getting it done, it was much harder than it looked. We quickly found out that we didn't have the right tools, or the know-how to get the job done. So, I'm so thankful that God provides people in our lives to help us accomplish certain tasks. Different people helped us cut wood, drill holes, etc. We actually did the sanding and painting all ourselves. Our boys enjoyed the race! Their cars were pretty fast, but there were several others that were much faster. They were a bit disappointed that they didn't get a medal, but we learned alot of things that we will do differently next year. Brandon has already begun to plan his car design for next year. Here a couple of pictures of them with their grand prix cars.

Brandon smiling about half way through his races.

Bradley had to force this smile. He was disappointed that his car didn't win.