The Drake Relays

48.10 = All-time State Record!


After recieving the coveted white flags


Damu Cherry and Lolo Jones were neck and neck in the 100m hurdles, but Cherry outleaned Jones at the finish, much to the shagrin of the crowd. Lolo is from Des Moines and the fans there were crazy about her.


Bernard Lagat for REAL!


Second lap of the men's mile. Lagat was leading at this point, but that man behind him, Boaz Lalang of Kenya, would come from behind to win the race in 3:56.14, Lagat came in at 3:56.38


I got to give him a high five. :)


Bernard Williams! We were sitting right next to the start of the 200, so these were the best pictures I could get.


Wallace Spearman, who won in 20.20 which is the fastest time in the world this year.

I hope heaven smells like lilacs

Is this heaven? Nope, it's Iowa.



I can't get enough of all of the bloomage around. Who knew that the coldest and harshest Winter I've ever experienced could turn into the most beautiful and radiant Spring.





hens and chicks, Mom?

Spring Break 2010!

Our spring break began with a treacherous trip to Wendover. We left in the midst of a snow storm and wondered if we should just turn around and head south like we usually do. But, we (or should I say, Bill) persisted and we eventually made it.

After spending the night in Wendover, Bill and I did some sealings in the Salt Lake temple for some of my relatives. What a beautiful and large temple! Amazingly, the sealer pronounced the Guipre name beautifully. We spent the brisk afternoon visiting some sites around the temple, including the Beehive house which once belonged to Brigham Young.

Next, it was off to the Jazz game. If you didn't hear about this game, it was incredible! The Jazz and the Thunder were neck and neck the whole game. The game went into overtime with Deron Williams hitting the game winning shot with 1.1 seconds left. The Thunder inbounded the ball to Gabe's favorite player, Kevin Durant who shot a three at the buzzer. Jazz player C.J. Miles interrupted (fouled) him (depending on who you ask) and the Jazz came out the victors. The final score was 140 - 139. Kevin Durant scored 45 and Deron Williams 42. Crazy exciting!

Next we visited Brita at BYU. We spent the day on campus and swimming at our pool before going out to an all you can eat pizza place (YUM) and then to a Flash (Farm team for the Jazz)game. It wasn't as exciting as the Jazz game, but we scored awesome seats from our inside connection, Nate who seated us right behind the Iowa Energy's bench. It was interested sitting so close, almost too close if ya know what I mean. *!!***&%^##!

After continental breakfast, (Sorry, Wendy) and a visit to J Dogs (as you can tell, there was lots of eating on this trip) we said our goodbyes to Brita :(. We also visited the dinosaur museum on campus - as seen in picture.

Thinking we were "home free", we headed south on I-15 when suddenly, we experienced car trouble. Pulling off to the side of the freeway, Bill discovered that a crucial belt had broken and the engine was beginning to get very hot. While evaluating the damage, a guardian angel or one of the three Nephites appeared in a massive UDOT incident vehicle. He guided us to safety where we were able to replace our belt without any other damage to our car. It was truly a miracle.

Easter Picnic

Our annual Easter picnic with the Gardners. This year we went up Nine Mile Canyon. It was a little chilly, but not bad. The boys had a great time hiking around and repelling with Sam. And, of course, there was lots of good food and company!