First Freshman Basketball Game!

Braden had his first game of the season last night against Westlake, a new high school out by Saratoga springs. We were surprised and happy to see the other team being coached by one of Austins friends from Provo High, Aaron Robison. Aaron was the tallest guy there.Braden's team was pretty large tonight, with all freshmen playing together including the ones that will normally play up with the older teams.

Braden got into the game in the last quarter...and it was not too long before he was muscling it up...and causing a foul.
He got some pretty good action and set some great screens and got some rebounds while he was in.
He even got off one shot...looks like it made it...but it was an "almost."
Final score Provo 64 Westlake 27 Yay Provo Bulldogs!!

Pumpkins 2009

Halloween is gone, but we have pictures of this years' pumpkin creations! We had Austin and Laura over for an evening of pumpkin carving and dinner and roasting pumpkin seeds!

Braden came up with this creative pumpkin...this is a picture of each side. If you really think, you may come up with what he is trying to say. Give up?

Well, first there is a "face." Then the word "book." Oh yes, the dreaded "facebook" pumpkin!

Scott got online and came down with his secretive pattern ready to go...

which turned into THE JOKER!!

Austin laughed and laughed when he came up with this design...it is about as simplistic as you can get!! It made us all smile...except the pumpkin, that is.

Moving On To Basketball

The count is in and Braden comes up the big winner!

After two days of Freshman basketball tryouts, Braden was surprised a bit to make the first cut. About 40 guys tried out for 12 positions on the Freshman team. They first cut it to 24. Braden was pretty nervous about going back for final cuts and when he got home that night he was certain that his chance of making the team was zero. He felt he had performed pretty bad that night.

So, the next day during lunch, when the phonecall came from Braden, I was expecting to be consoling him and telling him to get together a good Jr. Jazz City League team. When he told me he made it, I almost did not know what to say! Of course I congratulated him heartily and he then asked me to let Dad and Austin know.

Scott was almost as shocked as I was, then he told me to call Austin and trick him by asking Austin if he would be a Jr. Jazz coach for Braden.

When I called Austin and asked him if he would coach, the silence went on for a long time. Then he asked how much time I thought it would take. I told him a lot of time, but he did not need to say yes. Austin kept thinking, and the great thing is, he was really willing to make the sacrifice for Braden. I told him one more time, "You do not need to say yes, because he will not be playing Jr. Jazz this year." "You mean he made it?" was his shocked reply.

I do not know for sure who was more excited, Austin or Braden. It will be a building year for Braden and he is up for the challenge!

CONGRATULATIONS Braden on reaching yet another of your goals! GO PHS Basketball!