Nana and Boys - Summer Fun!

Melissa and Scott celebrated their 10th anniversary with a trip to New York City so this Nana was privileged to have Landon and Owen for 5 days/nights.  Don was at Snow Valley Basketball School at Wartburg College so I'm totally in charge.

Our first morning took us to the Children's Museum in IC.

Lunch at McDonald's, of course!

It was so HOT the whole time they were at my house so the sprinkler provided some fun and relief!

Bubbles and boys in the tub!

We spent a fabulous morning on the family farm.  Great grandpa Joe provided tractor and 4-wheeler rides.  We all picked sweet corn and great grandma Janet cooked some for our lunch.

The Washington Pool was a destination by popular demand one hot late afternoon.  Landon enjoyed swimming, going under the waterfall and doing cartwheels underwater.  Owen enjoyed "karate chopping" the water as he jumped in from the side.

Daily fun involved reading Berenstein Bears and Magic Tree House books, helping with meal preparations, watering the flowers,playing with cars, legos, Fisher Price toys, computer and nap time.

We visited Great grandma Iva in Kalona one morning.

A yummy treat of ice cream at Yotty's on our last night.

What a joy it was to entertain these delightful little boys!  So many hugs and kisses from them both all week.  LOVE you guys!!  Come again soon and often.

Team USA to Las Vegas

USA Basketball treated the U17 World Champions to an interaction with the Olympic Basketball Team in Las Vegas.

Arriving in Las Vegas

Coach K (Olympic BB Coach) talking to our players

We sat in on the Olympic Team's meeting

Don with Coach K!

USA U17 Team with the Olympic BB Team

Watching the Olympians practice

USA  game Thursday night

The Wynn!  It's a beautiful place to stay.

Inside the Wynn.  Time to head home

USA U17 Basketball

See our experiences as Don coaches the USA U17 National Basketball team at the World Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania.  Training camp began June 10 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, two pre-tourney exhibition games in the Canary Islands, and then Championship games in Lithuania.  See www.usau17basketball2012.blogspot.com

Team USA at the Olympic Training Center
Colorado Spring, CO

Coaches Mike Jones, Don, Rich Gray

Exhibition games in the Canary Islands

Eating out at the Pizza Jazz

Don in Kaunus, Lithuania

Orphanage visit by USA Team

Sight seeing in Kaunus

Eating out - again!  Sadute

World Champions!
Gold Medal to all!

Kaunus, Lithuania