Bridges, Races, Science Bowl and Pinewood Derby

Have to admit, I've got a smart little batch of kids. Erin was the captain of her magnet school's science bowl team last week. She did a wonderful job at their competition at UNLV and made her school proud. Lauren was in the annual Reading Week Race and took second place! This was a big accomplishment for her as she has been training to beat several of the girls who've consistently come in before her. She accomplished her goal and took a respectable second. Jimmy entered one of two pinewood derbies he will be competing in this month. His police car took fourth overall and third in the "coolest car" category. He is hoping for a better showing in the next race. All the kids took part in the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) annual bridge building competition last week at UNLV. They competed against all the other schools in the valley. They all did a great job and had a lot of fun watching their bridges be put to the test to see how much weight they could hold. We got a bit of a surprise on Tanner's bridge however. When the dust settled, we were informed that Tanner placed second in the valley and his bridge qualified for the international competition in April in Washington. He is pretty excited about it as they are flying him out to compete. He is also running track right now and doing well, except for his latest injury (dislocated rib) that he is trying to heal from. A good batch of kidlings if ever there was one!