A Train

Noah started playing basketball with a group called A Train.  It is expensive but pretty intense and more competitive.   Alex Austin is the guy who runs it.  He has a lot of connections with colleges and the NBA.  His brother played for the Jazz in the early 90's.  They practice at Franklin Covey so it's not too far from home.  A lot of other kids from school play also so it's kinda nice and we've been able to take turns driving.

Big Buddha came to one of the practices and interviewed the coaches

Jr. HIgh

Noah had his first day of 7th grade.  He seems to be doing okay and enjoying it.  He is growing up so fast.  He is eager to tryout for things and be involved in the school so that is pretty exciting.  The name of his jr. high is Matheson.  It's a nice school and fairly new.  I think it has only been open about 10 years.   He didn't even want me to take him on the first day.  I always took him on the first day in elementary but he was excited to ride the bus.

Noah and his friend Nolan

Summer Fun

I got a good deal off Groupon for the Park City zip line so we went up there last Friday and did it.  Noah was a little nervous at first but it was a lot of fun.  The zip line was at the Utah Olympic Park and they had a little museum that we walked around in.   We also rode the Alpine slide.  Then we did a little shopping at the outlets and had dinner and came home.  Saturday we went to Seven Peaks.  Today we went hiking up Donut Falls.

Riding the lift up to the hipline

Riding the slide

Ski statues in front of the park

Jimmer Jam Camp

Noah just finished doing the Jimmer Jam camp in Lehi.  He had so much fun and has been anticipating it for months.  He earned the money to help pay for it too so I think it meant even more to him.  Jimmer was there the whole time and gave them instruction.  The main person was Jimmer's uncle who led the camp.  His whole family was there and helped with the camp.  Some of the players from BYU were there also helping out.  Noah was able to get autographs and they gave all the kids a basketball.

Noah with Brandon Davies from BYU

Noah with Charles Abuo from BYU

Noah with TJ Fredette (Jimmer's brother)

Bee's Game

Tonight we went to the Bees game.  It was University of Utah night there thru my work.  The seats were pretty good and the weather was perfect.  Baseball is sometimes hard for me to watch.  It just seems so slow but we stayed until the end and the Bee's won.  I think Noah got a little bored.  He seemed a little restless but said he liked it.

Crystal Springs

So we tried and tried to arrange a family trip with all of my siblings and parents and it was just so hard to coordinate every one's schedules so we decided to let it go this year.  I had a week of time off this past week so I decided to go to Crystal Springs with Noah.  I invited anyone else who wanted or could come and it ended up just being my parents and me and Noah.  We had fun being together and of course making memories.  I hadn't been to Crystal Springs in quite a few years and I think I remember why.  It is a little run down and the camping wasn't the greatest.  A train kept passing through every 2 hours during the night and honking this loud horn.  We did however eat at Maddox in Brigham City the night we went up and then met Kelly and his family at a pizza place in Logan.  It was a short little get away and not the best but we still had fun.

Tara came to Town

So Tara came to town towards the end of June and stayed for 2 weeks.  It was so great to have her and her boys her to hang out with.  We walked the hill quite a few times and had some great chats.  We did a girls night and got pedicures and went to Olive Garden, saw Rock of Ages (great movie if you love the 80's classics), went to the Children's Museum and even squeezed in an episode of the Bachelorette...It was great having her here and I just love her 2 little guys to pieces..

Milika at The Childrens Museum

Drew and Noah in one of the cars at the museum

In a helicopter

Hanging out on Grandma and Grandpas front lawn

Pedicures