June 29-July 1, 2012 found the Jones family in Spokane for our 7th Hoopfest Weekend. Alyssa and her favorite babysitting client, Chloe, love to hang out during this weekend of boys playing ball. They tried to catch some cooling spray from the Spokane River on the bridge between games. As much as I grumble about the cost of our hotel bill at the Doubletree it was very convenient this year. The hotel is part of the convention center complex and Noah's court was right in front of the convention center. I've already reserved our rooms for next year.
Noah's team started out strong winning four games in a row. Then they struggled and lost their final two games to take second place in their 16 team varsity bracket. They all played hard against some tough competition. The first two games they just had three players so they all had to play every minute of both of their Saturday games. Noah, Shawn, and Kaleb all worked very hard and won those first two games easily. Bradey came over Saturday night and joined the boys for the Sunday games. No trip to Spokane would be complete without a visit with Grandma Axtell. The kids had a great time visiting with her.
I am always surprised when I see how much taller Noah is than Forrest. I think he's still growing. He is 6'5" in his basketball shoes and 6'4" in bare feet. He hopes to reach 6'6".
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