My little Pi Rho

My oldest daughter is a quiet, shy introvert who does not socialize very much so I want to take this opportunity to put the spotlight on her and something she loves to do.  Last year as a freshman she joined the schools robotics team. She even lettered in it.  

 She remained the treasurer for the team this year and I will be honest I just thought it was a little thing. I was so wrong. FIRST is a worldwide robotics program that starts in elementary schools! YES ELEMENTARY! The encourage and support these kids in ways I didn't imagine. Every year they put out the years course and the kids develop the robots to get the goals and such done. I am not explaining this 100% correctly but I don't have her here for technical terms. 

The team built this robot and made it to regionals....

Now here's the kicker most of the teams they were up against, 50 + kids on ONE team. We have 10 with 6 being able to attend regionals. These kids don't even have the sponsers they need and they had to raise money in 3 days to be able to go. They managed, so I signed up to be chaperone and off we went....here's the course.

My daughters team drivers are the ones in the top hats  

We had a broken robot for a match...

After the 2 days of qualifiers and first round of finals we took the team to red robin for dinner... 

The team and their buttons...and capes one of the boys made.

The darling daughter.... 

The team and the parents that were there. 

These guys did awesome they placed 35 out of 152. Doesn't sound like much but for the teams they were up against these kids did amazing! I couldn't be prouder and the girl lettered again and is VP for her Junior year.  Way to go baby girl.

ECCC 2014

I have been so far behind in blogging that I realized I had not shared our comic con pictu.res! What the heck?!? The highlight of my year and I didn't share that? What the heck is wrong with me? LOL

This year there was only one person on my list for must have autographs and that was Steven Yeun or Glenn from The Walking Dead. He backed out last minute and was replaced with Tyrese. While I love Tyrese it just wasn't the same. I did shake the mans hand tho so that was cool.

I also met the King of geekdom himself Mark Shepard. If you don't know who that is you need to turn in your geek card. He has been in everything from X-files to his current roll of Crowley in Supernatural. I love Mark Shepard! While I did get his autograph, it wasn't for me it was for my Supernatural obsessed friend Cassie. I got her Misha Collins last year. I was happy to get the the chance to tell Mr.Shepard what an awesome actor I think he is. 

On with the pictures so I didn't get much of the cosplay this year. but here it goes. Of course Star Wars!

My youngest getting beat on by assassins

We went and saw the Lego Exhibit this year and so I took a lot of pics there starting with  Lord of the Rings.. isn't that water fabulous?

The fellowship in Rivendell

Complete Batcave

The Jokers Funhouse

My husband favorite Harley Quinn

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle lair...

On our way down to the model exhibit I saw this awesome piece of art work...

Models ...

Hobbit and Legolas Cosplay

Michelle and her friend at the Whose Line Is It Anyway? Panel

Dr. Who ...

My older brother and I managed to get my baby brother Jamesy up here for 2 days to join us so of course we had to take him to the waterfront...

My 2 goofy brothers on the Seattle Great Wheel

At the gum wall...lol my family hates pictures from the gum wall...

Pike's Place market...

It was a really awesome weekend and believe it or not the only swag I walked away with was copic markers and a free swag bag from the Supernatural panel. Can't wait till next year!

ECCC Day 3

Sunday was by far the most relaxing day. I had one more autograph I wanted Ray Park (Darth Maul in Star Wars) and after that we just walked around the floor for me to try and see some of the amazingly cool stuff that was there. I still didn't even get to see it all! Anyway, what is comic con without cosplay?  Admit it this is really what you wanted to see lol...

 

Since when is this uniform standard issue?

My daughter and Dr, Who..

some clown from Roz Zombies house of 1000 corpses ( never saw the movie)

I think this is Gears Of War , but I just thought they were cool

Harley Quinn

Wonder Woman and Electra ( Hubs says 20 years later maybe.)

Good ole Captain America

 Winter Boba Fett?

One of the best costumes a Predator

More Star Wars Fandom

Dead Pool and the Power rangers ( LOOK The red ranger is giving dead pool bunny ears)

Of course more Star Wars fandom

 

 Weeping angel from Dr. Who ( Don't Blink!)

 XMEN

 

 Thundercats

More husband pics lol

 

 

We left early so my brother could see more of Seattle then the convention center and went to our favorite place. Pike Place Maket. However, I could not convince him to put a piece of gum on the gum wall. We did however ride in the Seattle Great Wheel on the pier.

 

It was a fabulous weekend and I got to spend time with the big brother which I don't get to do often. I can not wait to see who shows up next year!