Shaw Weekend Fun: Football, Pinewood Derby, B-Party, Xbox, Oh My!
The Shaw's had another wonderful kick off to the weekend! The line up was fantastic and built for fun. However, Austin had one very hard decision to make. The football game and pinewood derby race was at the same time. Austin chose to do football and try to attend the derby race. So, we gave our derby car to some great neighbors to race it for us if we couldn't make it.
Getting focused with a book: Along Walk For Water
Football
Austin had a strong showing at the game today. Austin made captain of the team last practice. A strong leadership skill he demonstrates at the field, helping and show others the way. I do give mom the credit. She is a loving, passionate woman giving the kids the best of traits. All the kids showed up ready to play. The cold rain made its way to the game as well. It was around 47 degree's at the start of the game. The Saints, the football team, was ready to take the field with the Colts. The Colts are rumored to be tough, playing together for nearly 3 years and not allowing any scores. Wow. Stuff legends are made of. Well, the kick of was great and the rain didn't let up. The Colts scored on a long run within 3 snaps. The game was on. The Colts scored two more times before we snapped the streak! We scored on a great pass. It was 21-7 at halftime. The kids rested up, got drinks, and huddled under umberllas. In the second half Austin jumped up to block a pass and got kneed in the leg by a teammate. He was down. He was not getting up. It didn't look good. We watched as he laid there with both teams and coaches around him. He got up and limped over to the sidelines with a loud round of applause and cheers from the fans! Sariah rushed over to him with water and the umbrella. Good job! They walked the sidelines to work out the leg. Before I knew it, he was back in the game! Yea for Austin we shouted!!! What a tough kid. The Saints scored one more goal to round the game out 21-14. Not a bad game for a team rumored to be so tough. With the cold and rain, the team showed great spirit out there playing hard. We were soaked and hurried to the car. We raced over to the derby, of which I was getting updates from our neighbors.
Pinewood Derby
We made it after the pack had ran their cars. The track was huge; 4 lanes, 5 feet high to start, sloped down for 4 feet, and tapered off for another 35 feet. This thing was complete with numbering and laser scoring. Wow, what and exciting time! They allowed us to take Austin's car down the track for unofficial racing. He was thrilled. We must have ran it 10 time. We raced our friends and did well. We think we have a few new ideas for next year. Austin's car placed 3rd in the Bear den. Very respectable. Our neighbors both did well too. Connor took 3rd in Weblos. But, Logan!!! Logan, took 1st in the Tiger den, winning 5 races. And, tool 3rd overall for the pack!!! WOW!!! Great job Logan!!! All the kid did a great job. If you remember, they worked hard on their cars earlier in the week. They all did a great job. Next year, the dad's are entering cars for the "Open Class." Man, we saw some cool cars in the group. One had a remote control propeller?!? Seriously!
We are also making plans for rocket, CO2 cars, etc. Let's hear the ideas. Our WWDC company has opened a new division in which these are were built in, BMW (Balthazar Motor Works)! Let's rock it!
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Birthday Party
Mom and Jenni had stayed in the car for part of the football game. It was just too cold for them to be out. Mom and Jenni ran home to get blankets, coats, and umbrella for us. Great job girls!!! Then, they were off for fun at the birthday party!!!
Xbox
After all the racing and celebratory lunch at Buffalo Wings/Rings, we invited Logan and his dad over for some Xbox action. We played the 4 wheeler game. It was awesome. We learned how to do tricks, boost, and drive these wild 4 wheelers. Austin seemed to beat us all without doing any tricks. I'm not sure how. As we did tricks and stunts we got boost. But in the end, Austin finished 2nd and I was barley in the top 15. :) Kids...
Movies!
To wrapped up the evening after a long and exciting day, Austin and I cleaned up the peanut shells and put on a movie. We picked The Chosen One. It is a dork movie, but I was happy how Austin was picking up AND pointing out plot items. It was cool. After that ended, we picked up, in mid stroke, a movie that starred the kid from Transformers. He had an ankle bracelet on and a new girl moved in next door. I think we'll need to find that on Netflix. :)
Have a great day!!!
Football
Austin had a strong showing at the game today. Austin made captain of the team last practice. A strong leadership skill he demonstrates at the field, helping and show others the way. I do give mom the credit. She is a loving, passionate woman giving the kids the best of traits. All the kids showed up ready to play. The cold rain made its way to the game as well. It was around 47 degree's at the start of the game. The Saints, the football team, was ready to take the field with the Colts. The Colts are rumored to be tough, playing together for nearly 3 years and not allowing any scores. Wow. Stuff legends are made of. Well, the kick of was great and the rain didn't let up. The Colts scored on a long run within 3 snaps. The game was on. The Colts scored two more times before we snapped the streak! We scored on a great pass. It was 21-7 at halftime. The kids rested up, got drinks, and huddled under umberllas. In the second half Austin jumped up to block a pass and got kneed in the leg by a teammate. He was down. He was not getting up. It didn't look good. We watched as he laid there with both teams and coaches around him. He got up and limped over to the sidelines with a loud round of applause and cheers from the fans! Sariah rushed over to him with water and the umbrella. Good job! They walked the sidelines to work out the leg. Before I knew it, he was back in the game! Yea for Austin we shouted!!! What a tough kid. The Saints scored one more goal to round the game out 21-14. Not a bad game for a team rumored to be so tough. With the cold and rain, the team showed great spirit out there playing hard. We were soaked and hurried to the car. We raced over to the derby, of which I was getting updates from our neighbors.
Pinewood Derby
We made it after the pack had ran their cars. The track was huge; 4 lanes, 5 feet high to start, sloped down for 4 feet, and tapered off for another 35 feet. This thing was complete with numbering and laser scoring. Wow, what and exciting time! They allowed us to take Austin's car down the track for unofficial racing. He was thrilled. We must have ran it 10 time. We raced our friends and did well. We think we have a few new ideas for next year. Austin's car placed 3rd in the Bear den. Very respectable. Our neighbors both did well too. Connor took 3rd in Weblos. But, Logan!!! Logan, took 1st in the Tiger den, winning 5 races. And, tool 3rd overall for the pack!!! WOW!!! Great job Logan!!! All the kid did a great job. If you remember, they worked hard on their cars earlier in the week. They all did a great job. Next year, the dad's are entering cars for the "Open Class." Man, we saw some cool cars in the group. One had a remote control propeller?!? Seriously!
We are also making plans for rocket, CO2 cars, etc. Let's hear the ideas. Our WWDC company has opened a new division in which these are were built in, BMW (Balthazar Motor Works)! Let's rock it!
Birthday Party
Mom and Jenni had stayed in the car for part of the football game. It was just too cold for them to be out. Mom and Jenni ran home to get blankets, coats, and umbrella for us. Great job girls!!! Then, they were off for fun at the birthday party!!!
Xbox
After all the racing and celebratory lunch at Buffalo Wings/Rings, we invited Logan and his dad over for some Xbox action. We played the 4 wheeler game. It was awesome. We learned how to do tricks, boost, and drive these wild 4 wheelers. Austin seemed to beat us all without doing any tricks. I'm not sure how. As we did tricks and stunts we got boost. But in the end, Austin finished 2nd and I was barley in the top 15. :) Kids...
Movies!
To wrapped up the evening after a long and exciting day, Austin and I cleaned up the peanut shells and put on a movie. We picked The Chosen One. It is a dork movie, but I was happy how Austin was picking up AND pointing out plot items. It was cool. After that ended, we picked up, in mid stroke, a movie that starred the kid from Transformers. He had an ankle bracelet on and a new girl moved in next door. I think we'll need to find that on Netflix. :)
Have a great day!!!
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