High School State Swim Finals

This weekend was the High School State Swim Finals at Brigham Young University. It was an exciting meet for Seth! Although he was only swimming in one event, the Men's 100 Yrd. Backstroke, it was Seth's goal to get a personal best time and a qualifying time for WESTERN REGION SHORT COURSE SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP in Federal Way, Washington in March. His previous best time was a 56.83. He needed at least a 55.08 to qualify for Sectionals. So, going into the race, Seth was seeded 9th Place, just missing getting into the final heat of the Men's Backstroke. Here's the video of his big race. Seth is in Lane #4. You'll see he won handily, and take a look at the time on the board!

The end of the clip is the medals platform. We didn't get the part where Seth got up on the platform. One of his best friends, McKay King, took first place, setting a new High School State record. I like seeing them both on the platform, McKay rubbing Seth's mohawk and Seth's signature "Peck Dance!" The Men's team took 2nd in the State!
Way to go CAVEMEN!

Jesse's Mission Call

I'm interrupting our Mexico trip day-to-day blog to announce that Jesse received his mission call on Wed. Jan. 27th to the California, San Jose Mission! He reports to the MTC on Wed. May 5th! He's really excited! Here are some pictures of the mission call letter opening event we had at our house that evening!



































I love this picture of Jesse, the expression on his face when he read California, San Jose mission. A big cheer went up from the crowd of friends and family that were there to support him! It was a great family event! We are proud of Jesse's enthusiasm and desire to serve!