Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Build and Grow Project

The other day we went to Lowes to buy a lawn mower. As we walked out of the store we noticed a sign that said, "saturday, Saturday, SATURDAY.....MONSTER TRUCK SATURDAY!" featuring a fun building project for kids. In a house full of girls, this manly project called out my name. Oh baby...I needed to sign up my 4 girls to build....MONSTER TRUCKS.

We arrived at the store at 10 AM Saturday morning all decked out with pink pony tails and red finger nail polish. The girls quickly strapped on their Lowes building aprons, grabbed their miniature hammers, and began building their wooden trucks. We ran into Lori Chamblerlain (Brent's daughter who now lives in St. George) and used the same work table as her family.

After a noisy 25 minutes of 50 kids pounding away with their hammers, our monster trucks were built. The building kits even came with paper cars that the trucks could 'crush'.
The kids enjoyed putting stickers on their completed trucks and even received a cool certificate that stated they were, "Certified Monster Truck Builders" as well as a free frosty at Wendy's. The girls had a blast and thanks to Lowes I received a nice dose of masculinity for a change.