Jillian had raised the second-most money for Jump Rope for Heart this year at Olympic Elementary, so she won a free ticket to the Portland Trailblazer basketball game against the Utah Jazz where she would get to jump rope on the court during the pre-game with lots of other kids. Papa Ken and Bev, and Auntie Sheryl, Andy and Karlie also came along to watch.
The AHA chaperone took Jillian down to the floor level while Mommy, Daddy, Bridget and Tor were in the 100-level to take pictures and watch. Jillian marched out there with nearly a hundred other kids, and then got right after the jumping. She worked on doing all of her tricks that she had been practicing at home (backwards, one-foot, cross-overs, etc), but since her tummy was full from having just eaten dinner, she had a side-ache and had to take frequent breaks. Still, she put on a good show for the 10 minutes she was out there.
In the photos, Jillian is wearing the neon yellow shirt, black tights and pig tails.
