I had a jump that week, and I was so glad that my mom was here for that - she hasn't actually gotten to see me jump before. It worked out pretty great - the aircraft was taking off from the drop zone, and the weather was great, so my mom and Lily came out and could hang out with me as I waited to get ready. I was pulling Assistant Jumpmaster duty on the jump, so I was busy, but because we got delayed quite a bit (as my fellow paratroopers know, this is fairly inevitable), I had some time to snap some photos with Lily, both before and after getting all rigged up.
We were supposed to jump at around noon, but due to aircraft issues, we didn't jump until almost 4pm!! Lily was a trooper - she usually takes a nap at around 1, but she didn't want to leave until she saw mommy jump. They got to watch us all walk out to the aircraft, load up, and then watch as we jumped out. I believe I'm the last one on the right in this photo:
It was a wonderful day for a jump, and I had a nice, soft landing. In spite of that, I somehow managed to pull a muscle in my neck upon exiting, and so for the next few days I was awkwardly unable to turn my head to the left. It was actually pretty painful. That's the first time I've had that happen on a jump, and hopefully the last!!
To complete the Army experience, my mom tried on my fully loaded ruck sack. She wasn't fan. Of course, neither am I.
It was so great having my mom here all week. We had plenty of time for playing tag and hide and seek:
And we made pancakes on the weekend, to include a special "L" shaped pancake for Lily :-)
I took Lily to a birthday party that weekend, and she had a great time playing with the other kids. They pretended that this swing contraption was an airplane, and that they were jumping out of it!!! Gotta love a bunch of Army kids!
They had cute little owl cupcakes, which Lily thought were cool but didn't really eat. I managed to help her out with the eating part.
Before my mom left, she got to see Lily in action on Dave's skateboard. Every time Dave comes over, she asks him if he brought it!! She just loves getting on with him and going fast. (I just hold my breath...)
Yep, it was a great week. I wish my mom could have stayed longer!! I am definitely looking forward to the next visit. We miss you, Grandma!!!!!
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