Tyler's Young Women's Pinewood Derby - March 2011

The Young Women decided to have a pinewood derby race among themselves back in March for their activity.  Some cars came as hotdogs, others with a bath tub and some were simply a block of wood painted.  Tyler wanted to design something that looked a bit like a Volkswagen Beetle or Dune Buggy.  She drew it - we cut it and she picked her colors and design...of course orange for her - we even put a surf board on the top of it.  She and I spent time really working on the axles and wheels of her car to make sure it would get down the track.  I think we did a pretty good job with it - she went 12 - 0, never losing a heat and placed 1st! :)  She was proud of her accomplishment - tough to go undefeated in a pinewood derby race.

Tyler's Basketball Season 2011

 Tyler went out of her comfort zone this year and decided to play basketball in a local recreation league with one of her friends.  It was a great experience for her and she really learned a lot about basketball and playing in a team sport.  Her coaches were great and always made the girls feel good about themselves.  Her team was good - in fact they ended up going undefeated and winning the league championship which was played in a local college's arena.  She is #10 - the one with the funky socks! :)