Since moving uptown, we have made it a habit of visiting Discovery Place. It is a type of science museum with lots of different exhibits and activities for children. One specific area, designed for kids from 2-5 or so, is one of Rebekah's favorite places to go. One of the interactive exhibits they have there is a car building and racing station (similar to pinewood derby in cub scouts). The other day, Rebekah picked certain parts that she wanted for her car and we built it together. There were 3 other boys at the station ages 4-7. They all took the time to build theirs and wanted to race Rebekah. Truthfully, Rebekah was more concerned with operating the starting lever than actually seeing who won. She won every time. The boys were pretty upset and were certain it was the side of the track that was helping her win. We switched sides and she continued to win. They frantically built and re-built new models and even tried copying her car. But to no avail, she won. This is a picture of the champion and her car.As a side note, while I was telling this story to Mary during dinner, Rebekah was listening attentively without saying a word and when I started telling Mary that the boys tried to copy Rebekah's car, she chimed in interrupting and saying "sucker". I have no idea where she learned the word or how she knew when to use it, but Mary and I could not stop laughing. Rebekah obviously loved the extra attention and uses it much more often now. We love our little girl!
