1-2-3 Not It

As you probably know, Mike auditioned to be the host for Backyard FX. Yesterday they announced who the new host will be - no, it wasn't Mike (or his robot). Here is the video where they make the announcement:

http://www.indymogul.com/backyardfx/episode/BFX_20100419/big-news-new-host-announced-backyard-fx

Mike was thrilled to have a shot at this job and to have made it as a finalist. He is disappointed because it would have been a dream job, but there were things Mike was worried about if he did get the job. For example, he didn't know if he would need to promote R rated movies. Mike has decided to start some shows of his own on his own site: tectherobot.com. This way he will get to have a fun hobby and where he is free to do what he wants.

Swimsuits and Bubbles

We are heading to the beach in a few weeks. I ordered the kids and I some new swim shirts. They came today and I love them. I made the kids pose for me and they were overjoyed.

Jorja, Preston, Stockton, Maysen

The boys
Jorja & Preston
The girls . . . and Preston
(he wanted to be in every picture)

I love that little boy!
What good is trying out swimsuits if you don't get them wet?
Stockton, Preston, Jorja

In other news, Mike didn't get the job at IndyMogul. They sent him an e-mail saying he was in the top 3, but they chose someone else. They are going to send him a shirt. Mike asked if TEC could have one too.

Also, it really annoys me that the icecream truck comes by so late. It is 8:45 and you can hear the music blasting. It's a school night! The kids had their first CRCT test today. Reading. Tomorrow is Language Arts. Jorja's wire of her braces is totally off . . . I wonder how important that is?

Robot Road Trip

Mike just got back from a little road trip with his robot friend. Here is a short video of their adventure.

Mike has been pretty busy with this new web site over the past couple of days. We don't yet know if he'll get the job with Indy Mogul, but he's decided that he'll start his own network of shows if he doesn't.

Good luck Mike!

Jet Packs and Robots

This morning, Preston and I spent a lot of time outside catching snowflakes. He loved it! Yes, we do live in the South. Yes it is spring. Yes it was snowing. Crazy!

The most exciting news of the day was Mike's build was featured on indymogul. He was so excited! The kids and I were all screaming when we saw that his was posted! Mike worked so hard on his build. Well . . . I'm not so sure you can call it working, he loved every minute of it.

Mike & TEC

You can see his audition video here. We have no idea if he would be lucky enough to get this job, what the job entails, or how much it would pay. We are just thrilled that out of the sixty or so people that sent in videos, his was one of the few to be shown. (They have only shown five so far). Anyway, it was a happy, happy day at our house.