I think Andy did an awesome job on the urban camo paint. There is a Lego gun on top and there was supposed to be half of a Lego soldier sticking out of the top as well, but we had to yank him off. Isaac's car was just a smidge over the weight limit, so we had to ditch the soldier to put us at the proper race weight. They had promised to put the soldier back on for when the boys walked through the line of cars and judged best of show, but that didn't happen. Isaac was pretty disappointed, but I don't think the addition of the Lego man would have earned him any extra points. Lots of the boys worked really hard on their car and it SHOWED!! Our friend Taylor's car ended up winning best in show. It was designed like something from HALO. At least that's what I'm told...I don't actually have any experience or knowledge of HALO:) I do know that Tay's car looked AWESOME and that he totally deserved the win. Mac's wedge of cheese with a mouse on top car was pretty cool too!!
So Isaac's car did end up coming in first quite a few times. And for a boy that couldn't give two hoots about his car for an entire month, you know when he was actually supposed to be planning and working on it? I could see the excitement building on his face each time his car came down the track. I'm pretty sure he was calculating in his head where his car would place overall. I think he really really thought he was going to bring home a trophy. I knew better. Landon and Jose's cars were both really really fast. They were winning by a mile each time they raced. And they were BOTH Isaac's direct competition.
In the end I was right. Isaac did NOT bring home a trophy. Shhhh...don't tell him...but I was really glad he lost. In fact, I would've been really disappointed had he won anything on this day. He didn't WORK hard enough for it. He didn't WANT it bad enough when it counted. What would it have taught him if he had gone to that race and WON? It would have taught him that he can skate by and not put any work into a project but yet still get big rewards is what it would've taught him. That is NOT a lesson I want him to learn. I am thrilled that the boys who put so much time and effort into their cars took home the trophies!!
Andy was upset with himself for not putting in much effort this year. He didn't realize how much fun the derby was going to be. He was out of town for last year's race and missed all the excitement. Our only other derby experience was with our old troop, and if I'm being honest here, I would have to say that that particular derby stinks:( You have to stand in a crowd of a million people--at the mall--there is very little chance that you will even see your car come down the track. Plus you only get one shot. If you don't win your first race there, then you are disqualified. That is what Andy was expecting I think. But that is most definitely NOT the way they do things here! I kept trying to explain to him how different it was--but I don't think he heard me. Oh well...lessons learned.
Not only did we lose the race but we also lost Isaac's coat! Well not lost it exactly--it went home with somebody else though. Isaac tossed it up against a wall and it turns out that another kid did the exact same thing...in the exact same spot. And their coats were IDENTICAL. Except Isaac's coat was the next size up. So the coat left behind didn't fit him. I waited 2 days to see if his coat would turn up. It didn't. I ended up at Kohl's in search of a new Winter coat on Sunday night. There were only a handful left!! I was super lucky to not only find one, but to also get it on clearance:) Wouldn't you know that the very next day, you know after Isaac had ALREADY worn the new coat, we got the old coat back!! Isn't that how it always works out?!?!?!
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