My son has a pinewood derby coming up tonight. We have spent the last few weeks designing and building his car. I really have enjoyed spending time with him during this. He has really enjoyed building a finished product as well. I have really tried to allow him to build, design, and take the lead in this. It is hard to let that happen, but it was fun to see his face after each step. The car looks awesome, not perfect, but it is his car. I asked him the other day if he felt like I did more of the car or if he felt he did more. He looked at me and said, "I feel we did it together and we both made the car together". That made me feel really good. I have to admit that at times I would get frustrated with him and try to do it myself, but I really focused on letting him do it and let the mistakes be a non-issue. I think that helped me learn how good my boy is at things. It was amazing how smart he is and how he can really put things together.
