Saturday

So Saturday, my stepson's team competed in the Duel on the Delaware, and they did awesome! Collin was finally robocoach ~ meaning he has limited drive capabilities in the first 15 seconds of the competition. This made things a bit more exciting for us! We were so proud of him, he did great!

In qualifying they were ranked #4 which was quite a accomplishment! Then in the afternoon competition, they made it to the quarter finals. Unforunately in the afternoon, they had some mishaps which caused a part of their robot to keep breaking.

This is how things are suppose to go....

and this is how they went....

causing things to break...like this hoop.

We were so happy for them to place so high at an event which they hosted. They did an excellent job, and I am so happy for them!

As for volunteering at the concession stand, it wasn't so bad. My sister in law and niece helped out so it was fun hanging out with them for the day. The other moms are great too, there aren't many moms on our team now cause a lot of the kids are siblings so we were grateful for my sister in law and niece helping out. My sister in law is great at helping out when I need her, and she has definately been a lifesaver too many times to count, and I appreciate that. :-)

Our 11-1 shift turned into a 11 till 6 shift so I was dead tired when I got home, but they made a lot of money and it is for a good cause so its all good!

Duel on the Delaware

My stepson, Collin, is on a local robotics team....and today is the Duel on the Delaware. The Duel on the Delaware is a competition where over 30 teams bring their custom made robots and compete in a tournament. It is pretty exciting stuff!

My family has been able to travel to places we might not have chosen if it weren't for these competitions....Rochester, New York; Atlanta, Georgia; Philadelphia, PA...Wherever we end up, we have been able to incorporate a family vacation as well as traveling with our robotics team, and that has been awesome! We took Michael and Ally to the Children's museum in Rochester, visited family in Atlanta, and showed the kids South Street and Penns Landing in Philly.

Here is a picture of the 2008 robot in action that

was developed by my stepson's team.

So today, we will be the proud parents yet again, cheering on the team and hoping for a win. I'll be working the concession stand for a couple hours, along with my sister in law and niece, so the team can try to make some money towards some of their competitions.

This is a picture of Collin with Michael and Ally at the Rochester competition. When we arrived, we were astonished that Collin actually allowed

someone to do that to his hair. LOL.

Even Ally was a little unsure about the "statue of Liberty" look. But never fear, his team will never do that to his hair again for Collin was the most miserable, brooding child that day, and they were begging him to take a shower to rinse all that hairspray out. He did leave it like that ALL DAY LONG, but Collin made sure his team paid the price! They learned their lesson, and now they won't ever do that again!