Lego Robotics & a snow day

For the past 8 weeks Austin has been particiating in a after school program called Lego Robotics.  The school got involved in a program with the state of mn where they let us use the kits (worth about $300 each) to teach the kids about programming and building the robots.  Austin has been learning to program his robot manuver through different challenages throughout the past 8 weeks.  They program it to follow a line (straight & curved) go into corners, pick up a ball, go up a ramp and spin around. Lets just say that we are EXTREMELY proud of our little Legoman!

Tonight they had their final challenage where the parents got to come and see all that they have learned and we got to see the robots in action. 

Austin's team....Team Robotics Two got a red 2nd place ribbon!

the computer screen showing some of the commands Austin was programming

Austin's robot being set down by his partner Calin..getting ready to test it out for the challenge

one proud Lego Manic!

His team stats and the 2nd place ribbon!

And of course they got a treat....a smartie lego robot to fill them with sugar

Last Wednesday when we got our 1st MN blizzard of the season...the Moen's took a snow day.  The kids had a blast later in the day playing on a very small but yet productive snow hill and making sure they blasted Dad with snowballs (while Mom laughed and took pics!)They also built some little snow people and fort.

There are no words!

Throwing Peanut  on the straw bale covered in snow! A better vantage point to peg Dad with snowballs...

Peanut and her snow person

Booger's...I love the smerky face his snow dude has!

The fort!

This picture needs alittle explaining...while Dad was plowing the driveway the kids saw this little mouse burrowing a hole next to their sandbox from inside the house...while they went outside and Austin started digging where the mouse had burrowed and out ran the mouse...the kids than chased it with their bat and started taking swipes at it..and they got him! Right over the head! And yes our little pink girly girl grabbed the mouse and ran to show dad!