Yellowstone National Park

We love taking road trips to Yellowstone. Justin has gotten into the excitement of looking for grizzly bears, big horn sheep, buffalo, elk, and all the other animals. He's been given his own camera to snap photos with.

After Mom's graduation Saturday, we packed up Mark's truck and headed out for more adventure. We saw two fresh kill with grizzly bears and wolves on. They both looked as if they were buffalo. On one kill, we counted 4 wolves. Justin was looking across the street and discovered a 5th wolf. It was so fun hearing his excitement.

This week we saw buffalo and their babies, elk with velvety antlers that had just began to grow, a bald eagle, wolves, a coyote, a moose, and we even saw two birds fighting in the sky.

We can't wait to go again.

Here are the pictures from Justin's camera!

Tavaci Singers

Justin's singing group did a fabulous job. I'm the proud loud mom that cries buckets of tears watching her little man perform.

Singing with my favorite little man

No words are needed. I love singing with Justin. When we take long trips, we blare the music and dance along while we belt out the tunes. I love our little moves to the words and the beat. We are quite the pair.

I love you Justin Jeppen Allen! You're my best friend!

Aunt Shanille's Birthday Celebration

Yellowstone thru Justin's eyes

Coaching Basketball

I have had so much fun coaching Justin's basketball team this season. It's been great having Mark help me. He is so good with the kids and he knows the game so much better than I.

We've lost 2 games and won 2 games. It is so amazing to see how the kids improve each week. We have 5 boys and 2 girls. Everyone plays well together and they work well as a team.

I need to remember to take my camera and have one of the other moms take pictures.

I need to get better at updating this blog.

Justin is doing so good. He loves basketball. He's begging to play soccer this summer instead of football. Singing in the Terri Tavaci group has been the best thing for him. He loves singing and performing and is always full of energy. He is so excited to have a part into night's performance. I'm so proud of him.

Life is FABULOUS!

Race for Life

I can't believe I forgot to blog about our trip to South Jordan for the Race for Life. It was so great. Justin's gears needed adjusted but since he didn't want to practice, we did not have a chance to adjust them.
During practice, Justin was wandering around deep in thought. He came to me almost in tears and said, "I don't feel good without Bryan here. I don't want to race." One of our fellow racers got down on their knee, gave Justin a hug and said, "Bryan is in heaven watching down on all of us. He would be sad watching you stand on the sideline." That was just what Justin needed. After not being on the track for 2 years, he went out there and gave it his all. Out of 8 riders, he came in 4th. I was so proud of him and tears of joy fell down my cheek. I miss the Utah BMX family. I miss having that activity we shared together. I miss seeing my baby do his best and feel so proud of himself.
We will forever miss Bryan and be grateful to him for introducing us to such a great sport.

My Basketball Star

Justin is so amazing out on the court. He has such speed and control. I love it when he jumps high as a pass flies past him and he slams the ball out of its path. Everybody loves watching the smallest player work so hard for the team.

Today was a close game. At half time, the score was 2 - 14, we were in the lead. After the break, our team seemed really tired but they continued to play hard. The ending score was 12 - 14. Another mother and I sat on the side lines showing our passion for the red team. It was as if we were out there on the court with them, wanting to carry the ball for them.

This shot was a "nothin' but net" basket. The crowd stood and cheered cuz it looked so amazingly cool! That's my boy!