Riley's pack had a race in which you create a car out of a cardboard box or boxes that the scout has to wear and run around a race track. Each lap they have to pit for something, 1st lap they get their 'windshield' (goggles) cleaned, 2nd lap they fuel up by drinking an entire Capri sun, and the 3rd lap they get new tires-their pit crew has to take off their sneakers and socks, put the socks back on inside out and get their shoes back on too. I had the lucky job of being Riley's pit crew for the race-which has a name I'm sure, but I have no idea what it is! We made his car #2 for Matt Ryan and I'm not sure if you can read it, but above that it says The Iceman Cometh, cause Ry really loves the Falcons and Matt Ryan. Anyway, Riley won his heat because the kid who was in front of him got disqualified because his shoes were untied (they had lots of rules about the shoes-20 second penalty if they weren't lace up shoes or if the shoes didn't get untied and tied back up). So he got into the championship race, he was the only Tiger cub, the other guys were all third and fourth graders. And he WON!!!!!!!! The kid beating him decided to take the 20 second penalty and not untie/tie his shoes, and I can tie shoes in less than 20 seconds (something positive has come from tying little kids shoes all day long!!) so Riley got out of the pit at least 3 or 4 seconds ahead of him and won the whole race!!! I don't know who was more excited, me or him! I hope that doesn't make me one of those parents trying to relive the glory days through my child, but it sure was fun to watch him win!!!!! Oh, and he got a big nerf type gun as his prize, that was the only part I wasn't thrilled about.
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Awesome! That sounds like so much fun!!!!!
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