Legoland Bound!

Next Saturday we will awake early for the third year in a row and travel to San Diego early in the morning.  David's team, Robozilla, has once again qualified for the First Lego League competition there. 

 Here is David with his teammates and Team Coach and Assitant cheering on their team in the Robot game.  We are so proud of David and his teammates who have been working hard since September for this day.  During the qualifier they won two trophies, one for the Robot Game, and the other the Judge's Choice award. 

This is David as a back-up driver to Austin during their Robot game round.  They scored the highest score of the whole day in this round. 

Can you tell where our team is in the crowd?  LOL.  Melody's head is still a bit green from all our spirit that day. 

Though winning is fun, we are thankful for the time David has had in Lego League and the training he has had from some awesome coaches.  You see, at the FLL competition, the Robot Game is not the largest part of your team score.  Teams are judged on core values, robot design, and a presentation on a problem they have researched and designed a solution for. 

Judges are throughout the competition, watching how teams treat one another, other teams, and how they work together.  We are thankful for all the fun and robotics knowledge David has gained through FLL, but we are more thankful for the character and values that have been cultivated. 

In a world where athletes and the musically inclined have the vast majority of venues for which to showcase their talents, we are thankful for a competition that showcases another kind of talent.  FLL is growing like crazy and those of us who have kids with engineering and problem solving talents are very grateful. 

We are all very excited for Legoland.  We know our team will do their best in the competition and show the awesome and talented young men they are.  If you're looking for us, you can find us cheering them on with our green hair and neon green shirts.  Go, go, Robozilla.