Bringing home the Bacon!

This is a picture of the latest buckle Ben has won. He rode at Kirksville, MO last night and was the only man to cover 2. He was 81 pts on his first bull and 85 pts on number 2. He brought home a nice fat check along with this shiny new buckle! He is a champ!

A Leap of FAITH

This is before take off. The butterflies in my stomach are starting to wake up.... This is the photographer that goes up with you, the camera goes onto his head and he uses a mouth piece to take the picture. He does still photography and video at the same time.

Look in the bottom right corner! That is the ground! When he opened the door about 2 minutes before we jumped I remember thinking "Seriously?"..... "Seriously, I am getting ready to jump out of this plane!" When we were going over the training they said that it is instinct to want to grab onto anything you can get your hands on, and that you shouldn't, but you will. I was thinking to myself "Not me, I will be ready to go." I guess this picture is proof, he is prying my hand that is white from gripping so tight, off of the plane. I think this might have been where my brain was trying to save my life.
There is a tiny little ledge that you are supposed to put your right foot on and then wait until it is time to jump. I do not remember jumping, I wonder if he just kinda gave us a little push to help us along.

I am behind Terry (the man attached to my back) you can see the plane we have just abandoned!

The JUMP!

Getting turned upside down after jumping outof the plane.

Look at how high we are! It really was unreal!

Above the Clouds...

The guy I went with said that the clouds were at about 5,000 feet and we were at 12,000 feet! When we went over the cloud you could see our shadow under it, and a circular rainbow.

Freefalling

Talk about FUN! Ohhhhh I would do it again in a minute! I recommend everyone reading this give it a try, it is a MUST. Put it on your bucket list and just DO IT!

Flying high

This is the signal he gives that he is going to pull the cord and we are going up.

Prepare for Landing....

A safe landing!

My Next 30 years....

I am not sure how, but I am 30! It was my best birthday to date, and I was ready for it to be the worst. My " Older than Dirt" cake.

2 of my co-workers: Amy and Joan. They were a big part of the party planning. Amy made me an "Older than Dirt Cake." and Joan made the buttons and many of the signs and they both helped coordinate a nacho bar! It was all so good!

This is the desk we sit at. There were 30's EVERYWHERE! Along with pictures of my face on other people's bodies. I was Kim Kardashin, Wonder Woman, Super Woman, Bret Michaels, a midget in a diaper..etc the list goes on and on and on! It was so much fun! They all made me feel super loved and very special!

Some of the pictures.

Melissa modeling one of the Buttons that everyone had on that said "Adrienne is 30!"

Meet Deuce...

He is eight weeks old today(BORN on ADA's 1st Birthday!) So far he is such a little sweetie! When we whistle for him he comes running to us and then lays in our lap. Playing with Charleigh....

Meeting our kitten Fuzzy for the first time, lets just say they are not friends yet.

Adalyn at the Warren County fair, 13 months old. She is gabbering up a storm, she will try and say just about anything you say. When you ask her where someone or something is and she does not know she will put her arms up in the arm like "you got me". It is funny. She will also come to you when you ask her to, she seems to listen pretty well, we will see is she keeps it up.

This is Ben after some of the swelling went down! He is still looking a bit scarey form that damn tooth.