Cabe is a Cub!

Caleb is a cub scout!  He has been looking forward to it his whole life. 

Cabe loves being a cub!

He is coming right along and has already earned a ton of belt loops.  Above is a poster he made about the flora and fauna we saw on a cub hike at the oasis.

But around here, the most exciting thing about being a cub is the pinewood derby!

Caleb and Dad worked hard on their car, spending many hours in the garage together.  But when it came time for the troop derby in February, let's just say, Caleb's car just had the need for more speed.  It was not a successful, and Caleb took it pretty hard.

This is a conversation Caleb had with Dennis right before the race:

Caleb: Dad, what if we loose?
Dad: Well, then we will be good losers about it.
Caleb (with all seriousness): Dad, I am NOT a good loser! We better win.
He was right, though.  He was not a good loser.

But all was not lost - the stake derby was the very next night, and so Dad and Caleb went back into the garage and went to work - basically rebuilding the whole car.

Whatever they were doing in that garage late into the night paid off, because they got the 2nd place trophy at the stake derby, barely missing 1st by the narrowest of margins.  Whoot Whoot!

But, there was still another shot at greatness - the Date Festival derby.

This time, though, they didn't change a thing about that wining car.

At the Date Festival, Caleb's car not only got first place for Cub Scout division, but against all the winners of the different divisions, he also won Best Overall!

Not bad for a first year cub scout.  

And it's a good thing, considering how Caleb is NOT a good loser.

(Now, if only I could convince them that they should quit while they are ahead and not have to do any more pinewood derby cars, at least not until Luke comes along.  Fat chance.)

Cabe the Cub is the man with the speed!