The kids have been working on building a go-cart with Jene Spivey these past few weeks. Every time we went to chemo or a blood work appt, they went to Jene and Sheila Spivey's and worked on their joint creation. With Jene's guidance and teaching, they built the frame out of wood, designed the gas and brake pads, designed the brake system, installed a horn and radio, painted it and equipped it with stickers, engineered the steering, placed the battery, and enjoyed Jene's fun shop. It was the best shop class I could have never given them!!! We are so thankful for this fun, enjoyable and educational experience!!!!
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| Of course we had to pick up a little pizza for lunch before the test run. There's no better way to pick up pizza than in a '58 Edsel complete with fuzzy dice! |
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| Can you believe this ride? |
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| It's a bit unconventional don't ya think???? |
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| Perfect cruisin' mobile |
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| The proud students with the finished product! |
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| complete with artistically placed stickers |
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| the sweet brake pedal complete with toenails |
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| and the gas pedal |
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| nice engine |
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| Finally! Moving the go-cart out of the garage and loading it into the truck! |
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| The FIRST time we unloaded, our excitement was short-lived . . . why? |
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| "Uh, you can't run that here, you'll have to go somewhere else." Seems there is a councilman in the neighborhood who was on the phone as soon as we started unloading. The nice policeman told us where we could find a suitable lot for go-carting, so . . . . |
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| we loaded it back up and headed out! |
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| Wheeling it to our second try at a test-run |
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| With some tweaking, there was great success! |
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| A bit of a tight fit for the tall man. |
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| Perfect for Kevin! |
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| Go Acacia! |
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| Uh, Oh! The Brake pedal and cable broke, but no worries!!! |
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| We'll drive it with no brakes! |
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| No brakes makes it even MORE fun! |
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| And some final tweaking for the last run of the afternoon before we head back to the house . . . |
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| . . . where Jene demonstrates how to get the most momentum on the zoot scoot . . . |
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. . . and Kevin collapses in the shade!
What a blessing to have the Spivey's in our lives! The kids have thoroughly enjoyed spending time with Jene and Sheila and we are thankful to have our kids around people who are loving, kind and full of good, clean fun! |
2 comments:
awesome! I love the culmination of their project and seeing all the great pictures. I'd heard about Gene's aerodynamic scooter racing, but glad to have a picture of it! Great job on the go cart guys!
That is so fun!! I love the creativity of the Britton children and how much they enjoy being together :)
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