Happy Birthday, Cade!

My sweet baby boy turned 12 this weekend!

It just so happened that his basketball team
was also in their league's championship tournament.

The boys got to play their final game in the Convention Center,
right before the Austin Toros played!

It was everything a 12-year-old birthday boy could have wished for!

My camera isn't so great at events like this, but the game was awesome.

Cade, (who wasn't so pleased with the game he had when his
Michigan family was here), stepped up to the plate and had a great night.

He was later given the "offensive award" for his team.

The Hillcrest Hoops "Spurs" won
and were crowned the champions (for the second year in a row!)

Cade is way too cool for the after-game photos!

Later, we took Cade's teammates down the street to the Ironworks for Barbecue.
Isn't this just lovely?
Twelve-year-old boys won't smile for the camera anymore.
It's always something gross!

After dinner, we headed back to the Convention Center to watch

the Toros annihilate the Anaheim Arsenal.

These guys are huge!

We had courtside seats for Cade's birthday

so we were "up close and personal!"

No, they didn't all wear yellow shirts.
The Lance Armstrong Foundation gave those to everyone sitting courtside.
Cade's team just got lucky!
It was nice, though; it made it easy for us to keep up with all the boys!
Happy Birthday, Cade Jackson!!