Wednesday, June 24, 2009

First-Place Fiddy for the Jackson Team!

Cami and Dad participated in a father-daughter pinewood derby on one Mutual Night in May. The car was fast and beautiful. But, the best part was working together the days before to build that championship car -- We called it "Fiddy" -- "Or 50 Cent"...
Okay, we were just a little bit proud of our car.... We think it was the best pinewood derby effort by the Jackson family.
Cutting the basic shape... notice the eyewear...safety first!
We were aiming for the NASCAR look... not bad, eh!
Sanding to get the final shape... Notice the concentration.... just like Dad.
The painting stage... Geez, Dad, how many coats of paint are we going to put on this, anyway? (Notice Elisse's yellow bus from an earlier effort, and Kevan's "Flame").
Now, those are some fine-lookin' derby cars ladies! Very creative. That's the Harry Potter Night Bus in blue.
Fiddy edges out the HP Night Bus in an early heat.
Okay... It' showtime... the last, two undefeated cars face off... and... Cami's Fiddy wins!! (Cami was a very good sport, as you would expect).

Winners, all. Everyone had fun. Dads got involved. A great idea for a young women's activity.

3 comments:

Dani said...

Fun!! Jack and I wish we could have been there, we would have cheered "Go Cami and Grandpa Fiddy!"

Elisse Carma said...

The bus was also dani's, remember? Do you think Cami's would beat out Dustinn's from back in the day? (if it had to comply with weight regulations?)

V said...

What a fun idea for the YM to do. Go Fiddy!