It may come as a surprise to some of you that we have been involved in other activities besides taking pictures of Catherine. In fact one of the things that has occupied much of our time over the past 7 or 8 months has been Michael and Matthew's involvement in First Lego League (FLL). This past Saturday they competed in the state competition that was held at Georgia Tech. They did not place in any of the events, but to make it to State you had to get through qualifiers (where they placed 1st for research and 2nd overall), and regionals. So the fact that they made it to State as a rookie team is a huge accomplishment in itself. Their team was called the "Lego Crusaders" and they did an absolutely amazing job! Way to go guys!
I have to add some personal feelings on this whole experience. When the boys were asked to join this team we had no idea that Kent would be looking into the job in Milwaukee, let alone accepting it, but they let Michael and Matthew remain on the team even though they might not be able to finish out the year. Then when I had Catherine and it turned out Kent wasn't going to be here as much as we had hoped, and Catherine kept having doctors appointments and I couldn't always keep up with the practice schedule or help the boys keep up with their work and research, they still allowed the boys to remain on the team. The other families we were involved with picked up the boys for practice, took them on the field trips, took them to and from tournaments, sat down and helped them with their work so that they could catch up. They did EVERYTHING for me when I could do nothing because our life circumstances at the time. These families gave my boys an experience of a lifetime. Priya, Marjorie, and Debbie, I can't thank you or your families enough for the wonderful gift you have given us. You are an amazing group of women and you have blessed our lives more than you will ever know. THANK YOU!