One last Martin Brothers post.
Jaden's basketball season finally came to an end in mid-July with a big tournament up in Wisconsin Dells.
We left Kaitlyn at home for the weekend with Papa Tim and Nana Deanne, Cody and I took an extra day off work, and we headed up there the four of us on Friday morning. Jaden's games began Friday afternoon, with a schedule that thankfully allowed quite a bit of free time to explore in between all the basketball.
Cody was on deck to help coach this weekend, and the team did pretty well, and Jaden had probably one of his best weekends of the whole year. Despite some challenges late in the season, his confidence grew, and it was fun to watch him attack the basket, run the floor, and apply all the fundamentals that he takes seriously: rebounding, boxing out, setting screens, putting defense first.
Games were held Friday, Saturday and Sunday... and we came up just shy of the championship game.
When we weren't playing basketball, we were bonding with the Moore boys - and spending some quality time as a family! Along with the Moore family, we decided not to stay at the big hotel with the waterpark passes because we weren't sure we would have adequate time to make use of the waterpark, thus wasting a whole lot of money. It turns out we made the right decision because it was quite chilly and rainy on Saturday and Sunday. Carter had found this cute little motel and inn very close to where our games were played and one block from the main strip of Wisconsin Dells - and overlooking the river! It wasn't the most modern of accommodations, but it was all we needed for two days, it had the sweetest charm to it... and most importantly... an outdoor pool and just walking distance from Dairy Queen. ;)
After the first games on Friday afternoon, we checked into our room, walked across the street to eat at the pub overlooking the water, and then spent the rest of Friday evening in the pool. It was SO HOT that night.
Just before sunset, we pulled all the kids out of the water and took a walk along the river, ending up downtown and at the DQ window for some much needed ice cream before bed. The sunset that night was beautiful...
After Saturdays games, we had fun driving through the Dells and looking at all of the resorts and water parks, stopped for some mini golf and more ice cream, and then enjoyed a fun little outdoor dinner before another night of swimming with the Moore brothers. I loved the vibe of our outdoor dinner spot, with pizza and food trucks on the patio overlooking the river right in the heart of downtown with river views.
After one more game on Sunday morning, we were ready to get home to our girl. Basketball season: that's a wrap!
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