7/09/2013
A Boat Race {At Jeffany's Raceway}
While we were in Idaho we stayed at my Uncle Jeff & Aunt Tiffany's house! We love them to pieces, so we were thrilled that they let us stay with them. All the little kids were in heaven and having so much fun. Anytime we would leave the house all the grandkids would just keep saying...
We just want to go back to Jeffany's house.
(Not sure which kid thought of that...But they all caught on. It was pretty cute).
"Jeffany" have a canal that runs right behind their home.
Yes, we were all a nervous wreck any time we didn't know where the kids were.
But at last, we all survived their beautiful backyard.
As we were outside roasting hotdogs one day Jake threw out an awesome idea.
Boat races down the canal?...You betcha!
We all teamed up and made a boat. Only rule was it had to have some sort of "flag" on it.
Team Chake
Jake and Chanel went Huck Finn style and built a raft.
Team Bratt
Dad and Britt were brilliant and went all natural and very simple.
Team Taynner...or Tannler (I don't remember)
Tanner & Tayler went chunky. Big blocks of wood, lots of tape, and even spray paint:)
Team Skrooke
Skyler and Brooke thought they would be cool and build a pontoon style boat ;)
Team Radie
Madison and Ryan...we'll say they went green. Their float boat was made out of recyclable items.
Just disregard the fact that the boats kept floating down the canal and probably ended up as trash in the local lake:)
Look closely and you will see Team Bratts boat KILLING everyone else's....until the last 5ft. of the race. Team Tanler's "TANK" whisks forward getting caught right behind Team Bratts "Stick boat". Seriously, not but 1 foot before the finishing line the current turns and boats which brakes the tank free. Sending Tanler's tanks through the finish line for a victory.
What happened to the other boats you ask? Well, they struggled...all the way to the finish line. Ryan fished a couple of the boats off the bank, sending them on there way to hopefully finish the race.
1st Place - Team Tanler
2nd Place - Team Bratt (finishing 1-2 seconds after 1st place)
3rd Place - Team Skrooke (finished 3 mins. later) Turns out our boat went faster after it took on water.
4th Place - Team Radie (coming in another 2-3mins after 3rd place)
5th Place - Team Chake (finished about 8-10 mins after 1st place) Practically got pushed through the finish line!bahaha
An eventful day at Jeffany's raceway!
And we can't wait to go back.
This is so fun!!
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