"Doesn't matter if you win or lose, only that you don't get hurt"

Friday night and Saturday was the 3 on 3 tournament in Lynden. Our family has talked about having a "brother's" team for years, and this year we made it happen! Ryan, Tyson and Tyler played, and then we also picked up Phillip Silves too (a genius addition if I do say so myself!) Todd is working in Cheyanne, WY, so he couldn't make the festivities. It was a lot of fun watching guys who we haven't seen play since high school all get together and "hoop it up" on the court (Tyler's going to make fun of me if he reads that!) Their team did really well, losing out in the game before the finals (the team that beat them went to the finals.) That was okay by us, because the guys were dog tired, and they would have had to play the Burger's boys, which we had already lost to (the Burger's family is tall and GOOD at basketball!) It was fun to play them though, we called it "family feud." :-) Tyler actually did pretty well, especially since it's been so long since he's played, and he still has all the hardware in his elbow. He was sore, but nothing a little ibuprofin didn't take care of. And hey, he did hit a game winning 2 pointer (they played by 1's and 2's) :-) The boys did AMAZING, and Wayne actually sacked out for a nap from 3-5, for which I was soooo thankful for. It was hard for him because all he wanted to do was to go and shoot with the big boys! Weston was amazingly great. He loves to be "out" and just watch all that is going on. When we went to DQ after the game, I overheard my favorite comment of the event, coming from a 3o something mom of 4... "And I told my husband, it's not if you win or lose at this point that counts, it's just that you don't get hurt, because you've got to go to work on Monday!" The first night, Mom took Wayne out of his stroller so he could watch the big boys. He was in AWE of the full size hoops!
Tyson making a lay-in.
Nana, Mom and Tyson's girlfriend, Breanne.
Mom, talking to Ryan's mom, with Breanne's mom in the background!
Breanne was so great with Wayne, she played ball with him, and took him for walks to get 'nacks (what else? Raspberries!)

The team, Tyler, Phillip, Ryan, and Tyson
We went to DQ after the game on Friday, and Weston ate his first french fry.
Wayne eating a 'nack with Breanne and her sister.
Tyler holding Weston between games.

Papa and Tyler out in the sun on Saturday.

Phillip taking the ball in.

The fans... too fun to watch your grown-up boys play again!
We ran into the other Silves clan a lot... Laurie held Weston for awhile for me.
Papa and Weston were quite the buddies. Weston thought he was funny, and was sooo easy to smile!