Nicholas

I had a fabulous time in Sydney with Nicholas last week.

it was so lovely to be able to spend time with him and cheer him on in the shot put.

Thank you for all of you good luck wishes for Nicholas, unfortunately he didn't place in the top 3 but he felt that he did his best and I was just so proud of him.

Making it to State level was such an achievement in itself especially for a kid who didn't train at all : - )

His event was first up at 9am so we were finished before 10am and because my sister Gail took the day off work to hang out with us and we had the rest of the day to fill we headed over to Featherdale Wildlife Park.

It was great! Nicholas and I hadn't been before.

The park is a really great size to wander around without getting exhausted. Very easy to see everything in a few hours.

There are lots of birds to enjoy, including this cute albino Kookaburra.

and cute animals to pat and feed.

I highly recommend a visit, a lot of the animals wander freely and are happy to be fed and petted.

On Friday we were at the University of NSW in Randwick for the Robocup Competition. Nicholas' school had two teams involved.

Both teams were competing in the Dance section. As a team they designed their robots using Lego Robotic kits. The aim for each team is to program their robots to move around a specified area using as much of the designated space as possible without going outside of it. The program is set to music with the team also performing a dance in conjunction with the robots. The routine is to last between 1 - 2 minutes.

The team was to first introduce themselves then they had to approach the judges and explain their robots.

It was rather dark and I couldn't get any closer so the photos aren't the best sorry!

Nicholas' team performed really well, but unfortunately didn't make it through to the next stage.

I had a great time watching all of the teams and was amazed at what these kids can do. They are all so clever.

It was a fantastic opportunity for Nicholas to be involved in and I am just so very proud of him!

PS. Nicholas did dance a little, he "Shuffled" 

xx

A very proud mum

This will be my only post this week as this proud mother is taking her son to Sydney tomorrow

Nicholas has made it to the State Athletics Carnival for Shot Put

It is very exciting and it is the first time he has made it to state level.

The Athletics Carnival is on Thursday and his event is at 9am so we will stay at my sisters in Sydney tonight so we have a little less travel time in the morning.

Then on Friday my talented  son, along with his team mates from school will be competing in the Robocup finals held at the University of NSW 

Friday will be another early start and I am not looking forward to travelling in the traffic to get to Randwick.

I haven't been able to see Nicholas compete in Robocup before so I am looking forward to it and it will be nice to have some Mother & Son time as we travel to Sydney and back.

I will also get to catch up with my sisters while I am in Sydney. I have arranged to spend a night with each of them (cheap accommodation lol!)

Enjoy the rest of your week and have a great weekend, wish Nicholas luck and I will let you know how he goes next week! 

xx