NBA All-Star Jam

William and Larry Nance

William's hand on Chris Paul's imprint
The All-Star game was hosted by the Phoenix Suns this year and on Sunday we went to the Convention Center for the NBA All-Star Jam. There were tons of different places to shoot the basketball, which was all William could ever ask for. Areas for slam dunking at all levels, 3 point shooting, games of knock-out and more. William got a chance to play in Center Court with NBA Legend, first ever slam dunk contest winner - Larry Nance. All the participants got to play in a short game with him, they played knock out and then had time for photos and autographs. Even though there was not much of a sighting of All Stars, William had a great time. He had fun doing the different clinics and just shooting the basketball in every hoop he could find. Shaq walked through the area for a short appearance at one time and all you could see was him towering above the rest of the crowd. I think William had hoped to get more autographs, but they only had NBA legends and coaches about to get fired and people I never heard of on the autograph stage. It was a long and tiring day, but tons of fun.

Happy Valentines Day

William is very proud of the Valentine Box he made for school this year. His class was having a contest, the categories were Creativity and Hard Work. William's won the Creativity category. Being the Basketball fan that he is, it was only natural that his valentine box would reflect that. The cookies were for William's class party. They were my attempt at making chocolate chip cookies into hearts. They kind of spread out when baked, but I think the icing heart helped convey the message and they were yummy, so there was no problem with consumption.

Chocolate Fest 2009

We went to the Chocolate Festival in Glendale again this year. There was plenty of chocolate and other treats available as well as a beer garden, live music and abundant sunshine. William once again made a chocolate pizza at Ceretta's Candy Shop booth. There were tours being done at Ceretta's Candy Shop but since I was the only one even mildly interested in doing that, we didn't. We spent some time walking around downtown Glendale, enjoying the music, people watching and just being glad to finally be outside in the fresh air that smelled of all things chocolate.