Spokane Hoopfest 2008

Hoopfest is the biggest 3-on-3 street basketball tournament on the planet. That means over 6,500 teams, 3,000 volunteers, 175,000 players and fans, 400 courts spanning 40 downtown city blocks, and that’s just on day one! Beyond basketball, though, Hoopfest is an outdoor festival full of concerts, shopping, food, and interactive entertainment. It is just crazy! Basketball hoops and people everywhere. Not to mention it's a 100 degrees. I will spare you the hundreds of pictures, and just post a few of my favorites.
This year it was just Dallin and I. Stan usually comes and plays with the old guys. Hannah had her big All-Star tournament for her fast pitch team the same weekend. I was torn, I loved being with Dallin, but hated missing Hannah's games.Let me explain! The night before Dallin had asked me if I brought an extra key, of course I didn't. So go figure I lose the key. Luckily it was just the one key that fell off. I was able to open the car with the key less entry, but that was about it. Dallin and his friend flagged down a policeman and he was able to get a hold of a locksmith for me. Four hours and $350 bucks later we were on our way. This is Dallin trying to kill time waiting for the locksmith.
Still waiting! What else is there to do but text, text, text.

And waiting!
And a few more favorites. All in all we had a great time. Dallin's team won the consolation bracket, so they were pretty excited about their t-shirts.