Noah+Jimmer jersey=Baby bear

We have had season tickets to the Jazz for years and haven't ever had a chance to meet the bear. It wasn't a big deal until Noah went to the Sacramento game on Friday wearing a Jimmer jersey. What luck!!

Opening night for Hunger Games!

Janae asked me to take her to opening night of Hunger Games. I thought she was crazy. I have never been to an opening night. I just really need my sleep! But I'm a sucker for Hunger Games...So we grabbed Heather and went at 12:05 AM. We had a blast! What's not to love about Leatherby's ice cream, popcorn, Coke zero, and Hunger Games :-)

I didn't get home until 4 o'clock in the morning, but it was worth it to try it once.

Where oh where can my baby be?

As of late my baby is a baby no more. I find him more often than not digging through a drawer, climbing a shelf, or rummaging through a closet. In this case wedging his fingers into the pantry door just far enough to be able to slide it open, get in and shimmy his way across the small gap. He somehow moved the box of garbage bags out from under the shelf so he could climb up on the box to finally reach his ultimate goal...the fruit snacks...SWEET VICTORY!!

 

Do you see that smile on his face? Oh, you know what you did!

Trophy time!

This past weekend was the 2012 State K-12 Chess Tournament. Most people didn't even realize that this was happening because, well, let's be honest, it's chess. However, our family was keenly aware of it happenings. Noah was registered months ago and it has been the talk of the chess club for a while. It was at the University of Utah Union Building. There were 6 rounds. Noahs' record went like this:
Round 1-win (1point)Great way to start the day.
Round 2-win (1 point)It just keeps getting better.
Round 3-loss (0 points) Lost to a NEWMAN!! UGH!! That's the school everyone tries to beat.
Round 4-loss (0 points) uh oh, was it a fluke?
Round 5-win (1 point) Yeah! He beat a Newman!
Round 6-win (1 point) Really, he did awesome!
He ended up with a 4/2 record, and 18th overall in the 3rd grade. There were 111 3rd graders in the state who competed. He has a lot of potential and just enough of a competitive nature that he was able to do well. His teacher, and coach are both so excited and proud of him. Noah measured his trophy and proudly states, "it is 3 feet 7 inches tall!" We (Ben and I) have never earned a trophy as big as Noah's. "SIGH" I guess there is something to say about hoping that your kids are better than you, but it still hurts a little...Congrats Noah, you smarty pants! 

NOTE: Next time you see Noah, he may challenge you to a chess game. Be ready!

Smarty pants, farty pants

When school started last fall Noah brought home a flier that announced some spots were open for the school chess club. He has always liked to play chess with Ben, but I never thought it would go beyond that. He was interested and they only met once a week after school for an hour, so I thought it would be okay.

Occasionally they attend tournaments and he was finally able to go. His coach says that most kids when they compete in their first tournament leave without any points. They played 5 rounds with 1 point awarded each round. 1 point if you win, 0 if you lose, and 1/2 to each player for a stale mate. He ended up with 2 1/2 points and a medal at the end of the day. 

 It was amazing to me how many kids were at the tournament. The room in the picture held all the kids in grades 2-6 grades. It was a great experience for him to practice good sportsmanship and healthy competition. He is my little smarty pants!

 

We love the Jazz!

Once again we are sharing Jazz tickets with my family this year. Despite the late start to the season it has still been fun. We got to go to the autograph signing party this year. It was so fun to see and meet some of the players. Big Al was our favorite. He was high-fiving the boys and laughing about how small Adam was compared to how big he was. When we walked up he says to Adam, "hey there little man!" He was very nice. We also got to meet Raja Bell, Earl Watson, Jeremy Evans, and Paul Millsap. I made sure I walked upstairs to look at Gordon, even though we didn't have time to  wait in his line to meet him. The boys were so excited to go and to be honest so was I. I very rarely get to meet anyone who is famous...unless they work with Ben in politics. No one that I really want to meet. It was a fun night!

Waiting in line. We are so excitedy! (As Adam says it)

Big Al teasing Adam about how small his shirt was. I told him it might fit on one of his arms.

Raja signing Noah's shirt. He is very handsome! Raja too :)

Just hanging and chillin' with my buddies Earl, and Jeremy. No biggy!

Ben with Earl