Sky DIVING!

I just got to the jump site and I'm a little nervous.


Here is our group ready to rock and roll for Sky DIVING! We had 13 people total, most of us first time sky divers.


Waiting for our turns to jump. Notice I am busy trying to find my happy place while Matt and Bethany are relaxed and enjoying life.


All suited up and ready to go. Turns out my leader has a wife and kid...two reasons to live. I feel like I'm in good hands.


Should I be concerned that the back of my harness says "DANGER"?


Walking to the plane with my life-saver, Patrick.


These were the fools jumping from my plane. We were the last 3 in our group to jump.


Almost to the ground. Notice my feet are up and I'm ready to land




All done and safely on the ground. I would gladly do it again and again!

Colleen and Matt's Wedding

Colleen and Matt's first dance!


Mother of the Bride and Maid of Honor. Aren't they the cutest?!?!?!


Me, Grandma, Mom, and Aunt Jerry.


Rachel and Joe. Rachel...looking good.


Love birds celebrating the big 9 month anniversary. WOO HOO!


Joe and I on the dance floor. We were good...but could not compete with Ben and Bill.

Octagon picnic table

Here's an octagone picnic table I made last week for our deck. We saw one at the state fair that was made out of recycled milk jugs for $2400.00. So I decided to try make one with treated lumber for $100.00. I made some mistakes along the way but I got the job done in two days. I just need to put some water sealer on it.

Indiana State Fair 2009

This year Matt and I traveled to the Indiana State Fair for food and fun. We at corn on the cob, pork tenderloin, funnel cakes, ice cream, chocolate covered bacon, and a pizza cone. All in all...a good year.


Matt eating a pizza cone...a new state fair food for 2009.



This is one of my favorite state fair signs. Interesting because Indiana has one of the highest obesity rates in the U.S.



Look at the idiots in line for chocolate covered bacon. A state fair favorite!



Worlds largest pig and only 4 years old! I love the pig barn!



Watching the Lumberjack show at the state fair.



Winning pig family at the fair. CUTIE PIES!

Killer Whales

Matt took video of our whale watching tour...for those interested!

Alaska cruise

I know I have taken my sweet time at getting some vacation pictures posted. You'll see here several photos and they may carry over to another page. We spent 7 days cruising the inside passage of Alaska. The weather was wonderful the entire time (around 60 degrees) and we did so many activites. We traveled with a group of 14 people and did whale watching, kayaking, tours, and lots of shopping. Thanks to Mom and Dad for organizing a family vacation to celebrate their 30th anniversary!


We saw lots and lots of bald eagles on our cruise. Here's one of the better pictures we got.


A sister ship close by. It followed us for a while and then got a whale stuck to the front of it near Vancouver.


Kayaking group...looking GOOD!


Team Ben and Bekah...also known as team WINNERS in the kayak race!


Kayaking in Ketchikan. Team Rachel and Ben.


Check out the hanging trees in front of the hotel...gorgeous...wish you were here.


The Empress hotel...where the Queen and I'm sure Celine Dion stays when they visit.


Victoria at night on our way back to the ship.


Hanging baskets that are all over Victoria, British Columbia. Very pretty and festive.


Ice sculptures on the boat...made from icebergs fished out of the water.


Matt and Ben played in the doubles tournament...again they lost to the team that had Matt's ping pong nemesis.


Throughout the cruise, they had several tournaments and Matt won the first men's single and is pictured here with his metal. The second time Matt played, he lost to a gentleman with is own special ping-pong shoes and paddle. I'm convinced that he played Matt with his "bad hand" to make the game last longer.


The waterfall/ice/snow looking thing between the peaks to my right is a giant glacier. We could see it from Mom and Dad's balcony...which we hardly ever left.


While in Skagway, we took a train ride up to Canada. Please note the excitement of each passenger. You'll notice mom and I taking in the sites.


Doesn't this boat look tiny next to the floating ice. TITANIC!


More floating ice. You would think that it was freezing all the time, but it was quite comfortable.


Waterfall to the ocean near Tracy Fjord. Please note the icebergs floaters in the water.


Rachel and I at the back of the boat...looking for whales.


Brother and I at the top of the Seattle SpaceNeedle. Not worth the $16/person.


MeMe and I riding a killer whale at the Seattle Aquarium.


Killer Whale pod seen from our private whale watching tour. We found these in a patch of water that had 3' swells and we were all rocking in the boat.