March Madness at Jacksonville, Florida

Task - Find the warmest location for round 2 and 3 of the NCAA tourney and this year it was Jacksonville, Florida.

Awww....a warm and sunny day at the beach!

The Spa pool and hot tub at our Marriott.

The Marriott resort

Seafood at Lulu's

Thursday and Saturday games in Jacksonville

Two cloudy afternoons we visited St. Augustine, the oldest town in America.  This summer they will celebrate 450 years.

Samples at the Distillery

And wine tasting!

Crab legs to conclude Florida.
Such a fun vacation!

And Then to the Big Ten Tourney

March 10 - 15 The Big Ten Tournament in Chicago

To celebrate my birthday we went to the theater to see
The Book of Mormon  in Chicago

Big Ten tourney games

Tourney at the United Center in Chicago

Watching other games in our hotel room at
the Marriott.  Great place to stay for the tourney.

Sunday morning Gospel Brunch at
The House of Blues

Off to Duke and UNC Games!

Tuesday - Sunday after the City High season we flew to North Carolina to see the Duke vs Wake Forest game at Duke and then UNC vs Duke at UNC.

Cameron Indoor Stadium
Duke University

After the Duke-Wakeforest game we were invited back in the locker room area to see our four USA U16/17 players.

Don with Quinn Cook

Justise Winslow

Jahlil Okafor

and Tyus Jones

 Saturday night at the University of North Carolina where we saw the UNC vs Duke game.  What a game!  Duke won

Three USA U16/17 players on the UNC team-
Justin Jackson, Joel Berry and Theo Pinson

A Day of Basketball (And Arena Football)

Saturday morning we traveled to Cedar Rapids to see Landon and then Owen play in their basketball games.  They play in a league called "Upward" and held at area churches.

Landon - #14

Owen - #13

Landon invited two friends for pizza, Titans arena football game and sleepover to celebrate his birthday.

Landon with his friends

At the Titans game

The Basketball Season 2014-15