AWANA does a drive-in movie night once a year where the kids get to bring a cardboard box car and watch a movie under the stars. Due to poor planning, Lyla did not go last year. But we planned ahead this time and marked it on our calendars. I reminded Travis a few nights prior to drive-in night that he needs to make her a car. Although he had so many other things going on, he decided to start on it right away. I encouraged him to keep it simple, but in true Travis form, once he gets going he wants it to be exactly right. He pulled an all-nighter on Monday night to make this awesome rat-rod for Lyla. He used a diaper box for the body, pizza boxes, paper plates for wheels, paper towel rolls for the pipes, plastic bins for the front and back windshield, water bottles for the headlights and tail-lights, and a bottle cap for the fuel cap. What a great creation! I was shocked when I came downstairs in the morning to see this bad boy in our kitchen. Lyla was pretty jazzed too.
We pulled up to AWANA and the kids got to "park" their cars wherever they wanted. Some of these cars were really spectacular!
There was a volkswagon bus, hot pink cadillac, princess carriage, old-school batmobile, and so much more. Some of these parents really spent time on these beauties. A few of them even had working headlights!
130 kids watching Veggietales as the sun goes down.
Lyla sat still in her very cramped car enjoying the movie. I somehow was able to stuff her in this thing with an entire mexican blanket to keep her warm and her jacket to use as a pillow. Her little arms could barely maneuver enough to hold onto her box of popcorn.
She had such a great time and she was very proud of her little vehicle. She got lots of comments like, "cool car, lyla!" to which she replied, "Thanks, but it's not a car, it's a rat rod". She is surely her father's daughter.
1 comment:
that is so friggin' cute.
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