Hard Work Paid Off

Brett and the kids put a lot of time and effort into their Awana Grand Prix cars. Saturday was the day they got to see all of their hard work pay off. It was a busy Saturday, as usual. It started with me on a conference call from 8:00-9:30a.m. I'm going to start selling Kelly's Kids clothing and I had to do an online training. Brett put Emalyn down for a nap while I was on the call and then the kids and him went up to church to check their cars in for the race. They were happy that all of their cars weighed 4.9 ounces, none of them were over the weight limit of 5.0 ounces. Then they brought Maddi home and Brett and Cade went for basketball team pictures. Maddi, Emalyn and I went to church and Brett and Cade met us there just in time for the adult and teen race for the Grand Prix.

Brett's car did well, but wasn't as fast as he had hoped it would be. Brett's car is the orange one 3rd from left.

He ended up winning 2nd place in the design category. They gave 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for novelty, design and speed categories. Emalyn went on stage to accept the award with Brett. Daddy is her favorite person these days and is stuck to him like glue when he's around.

The kids were all very proud of their daddy after the awards! As soon as it was over, it was time for Brett and Cade to leave for their basketball game. Maddi, Emalyn and I stayed at church and waited for the 3rd-6th grade races to begin.

This was Cade's car. It said Delta Swim, the name of his swim team.

This is Maddi's car. She started out with a hot pink car, added some yellow spray paint and then added some white flecks and then put on cross stickers.

Some of the other cars in their age group.

I enjoyed looking at the cars and the creative ideas. Our family doesn't get too creative, they are in it for speed!

Maddi's car won her first race. Brett and Cade weren't back from the basketball game yet, but we sent a text to let them know. Brett arranged for Cade to get all of his playing time before the 4th quarter and they left the game early to get to the grand prix. They showed up just in time for Cade's first race.

Someone was happy their daddy was back!

Cade was excited to see how fast his car would race. It wasn't as fast as last year, but it did well.

Maddi's car getting ready to race, 2nd from left. The tank on the left of her car was 6.7 ounces. Poor thing drilled all kinds of holes in the car but it was still too heavy. They ended up letting it race anyway, but it wasn't eligible for a speed award. The car to the right of Maddi's was a long john donut. The boy was quite proud that it had real sprinkles on it. I think it got 2nd place in the novelty category.

Maddi was very excited that she won 2nd place in the design category and she also won 2nd place in the speed category! She was the only kid who won two trophies! Go Maddi Girl!

All of the winnners!

Maddi was so proud of her two trophies. She has had so many struggles academically this year and this was a nice boost for her self esteem. Cade handled her winning very well and was happy for her, but I think he was hoping to win for speed too. Brett did everything the exact same for all of their cars, so I guess it was a lot of luck in how fast they really were.

Maddi and Cade are so lucky to have Brett for their Dad. He loves those kids so much and would do anything in the world for them.

And I had to throw this one in...Miss Emalyn was over it and ready for a nap! She is such a trooper and gets drug along to so many activities. She really is a good baby but she was done at this point. Of course later that day, Brett and the kids were already talking about their ideas for next years race. I'd say they had fun!