Everyones Favorite part of Nationals

[Kims Robot]

So many favorites! So hard to decide!

1-Realizing that my ENTIRE team had finally "gotten" FIRST. They were cheering for other teams, trying to get the crowd into it, having a great time with NO prompting from the adults!! They eagerly shared with others in the pits, tried to help other teams, and were always GP!

2-ROFL Raptors... one of those you had to be there things, but lets just say our kids made up a new bread of dinosaur, and it had all of us in tears of laughter!!

3-Headed up the escalator on my cell phone I heard "Kim, Kim O'Toole!!!" to look up and see two of my old High School teammates (who had rejoined our HS team!!) yelling for me! I turned around and ran back down the escalator (the wrong way) accidentally hanging up on the person I was on the phone with!! oops!! but the huge hugs were worth it!

4-Watching our driver in a match against two really really good teams, knock both of them off the ramp (unfortunately they actually tipped), then going down the ramp to push the robots "gently" out of the way to make room for our alliance members to climb the ramp!!

5-And of course seeing so many great FIRSTers!! The last night, the awesome XCats, the hug from Jay (who I can only imagine isnt as smushy as Big Mike!), competing with the Huskie Brigade (Go Red Camo!) & Rhode Warriors, Chatting with so many great mentors & most especially my old mentor Dave!