Ohhhhhhhhhh yeah! AJ's team the Robozos qualified for Worlds Robotics in Dallas this year. The qualified a few times because of winning tournaments and then of course the winning state! Worlds is a whole other vibe! People everywhere, inside a convention center for 10 hours daily. It's intense. While AJ's team didn't have the showing they wanted to and it might have made for some slightly stressful moments between kids and parents....it was a great time.
We ended up flying into Austin and got to play around a bit there! We made plans and hungout with the Harvell side. This trip was rather bittersweet. This was the first time that I saw my Aunt Debbie and she didn't recognize me. I've never gone through that experience before and to it hit me pretty hard. Life is very complicated and doesn't make sense some of the time. It was really great to see my Aunt Lisa and my cousins. Many of my Harvell side haven't seen my kids in a few years, and it so lovely to see them all hanging out.
I also was able to meet up with my counsin Dani and her kids. It was so lovely to get time with them! Since we are all grown up (ish) and live different places it is hard to see them! There is something so special about seeing your kids play with your cousins kids just like you both did....
My parents came to Worlds which was super impressive considering Della was still recovering from foot surgery and was on a scooter. They were a blessing-taking Ryker and Dempsey at times so they could get a break from the monotony of the tournament. Russell took the kids out toe Meow Wolf, and I was able to get out with Dempsey and Russell to go to the aquarium. The highlight...a manatee. I think the manatee is the water version of the sloth. My spirit animals.
I think if I had to share my favorite moments from the trip it would be two things. 1- in Austin our family visited this park close to downtown Austin. It was awesome! Played frisbee, hiked this fun mound, and just played around. 2- The moment when the boys were out of the tournament and we all decided to get out of the convention center and go do some fun things! It had been so stressful, and everyone needed a break!
This closed out the 23-24 8th Grade Robotics season. The boys had a stellar season, and now they move onto high school. They have plans to continue, but also maybe add some other extra hobbies to the list. It should be interesting! Last night we had a family celebration at our house. It was so lovely to hangout with these people that we shared so many moments with this past year. The robotics group has been a sweet group of people to be with!
Love, Mom
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