Heading Home

After the final events were over, we said goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa Baker and Marcusen. We then headed for Las Vegas to catch the 12:40 AM Red eye back to BWI. (via Dallas Ft.Worth). Before going to the Airport we stopped in to see an old friend Dan Pritt and his family. Dan and I have known each other since we were kids. We were college roommates and were best men at each others weddings (along with another good friend Brent Condie). We spent the evening catching up on old times, eating pizza, and playing in the pool. We explained to the next generation how to become a member of the Polar Bear club and then taught them the rules of a dare, dog dare, double dog dare, and the grand daddy of all dares, the TRIPLE DOG DARE.

We then spent the night sleeping in the airport or on the airplane. It was a trip the I'm sure the boys will remember throughout there lives.

Senior Games Day 3

Today was the final day for the Track and Field events of the Senior Games. Dad participated in the 100 meter and the discus. He got a silver medal in both events (80 - 84 age group). The boys had a great time watching Grandpa compete. He did pretty well for 81. 7 events and 7 medals. 5 Silvers and 2 Bronze. Go DAD!!!!!!!

JEEP!

Today we also took Grandpa Baker's Jeep out for an adventure. I think I gave him a near heart attack when I almost bogged down in some sand in a creek bed. Nothing 4-low and a little momentum couldn't get out of though. We had a lot of fun! It reminded me of the old days in Farmington Canyon. Dan Pritt and I used to get the old two wheel datsun in some crazy places. Matthew and Christopher had a blast! We also drove past an old quarry where there were huge piles of some kind of Crystal rock. We will be bringing home some samples.

Senior Games Day 2

Today was another great day for Grandpa Marcusen. He competed in 3 events. Unfortunatley, I forgot the camera. He took the bronze in the Standing Long Jump and the Javelin. He took Silver in the 50 Meter sprint. After the events we went to an Awards ceremony for the Athletes that have competed in the Senior Games for over 20 years. Way to go Grandpa Marcusen!!!!!

Senior Games Day 1

Today was the first day for the Senior Games. My Dad participated in the High Jump and the Shot Put. It is amazing to watch an 81 year old running and jumping! He did great and recieved Silver Medals in both events.

Snow Canyon

After the two events were done for the games we headed to Snow Canyon to climb some petrified sand dunes. Matthew and Chris climbed these in 2004 and have been looking forward to it for the past few weeks.

Zion's National Park

We arrived in St. George at 12:30 AM (2:30 AM Eastern Time) after a very long day flying and driving. The boys had fun on the plane, then slept the 2 hour drive to St. George. However, at 6:30 AM we were all up and ready to go! We decided to head to Zion's National Park with Grammie and Grandpa Baker for the day. This park is my favorite National Park, and one of my most favorite places period. Matthew and Christopher were absolutely in awe as we drove from St. George to Zions. We did lots of hiking and had an awesome picnic.