Eating Good & Flying High

After Tahoe, we met up with Lauren and her Ryan for All You Can Eat Sushi at their favorite local spot. It was delish and the sushi just kept on coming! Here's some more shots of our feast.

After we were sufficiently stuffed, Uncle Dan insisted on taking us to "The Swing". A Virden tradition. 

What can I say, we're just a family full of daredevils.

Rylee, Elysse and I flew together.

 The Swing

Suiting Up

Here's the behind the scenes play by play. The way up was TERRIBLE! It looks high from the ground, but having them slowly lift you higher and higher while you're basically attached to just a harness is more than a little nerve-racking. We got to the top, they blew a little whistle and Rylee pulled a string that let us loose. In the beginning you just drop, similar to the feel of free falling, until the length of the rope catches and you start the swing back up again. It was awesome!!

Ryan and Jake flew together. This is their victory shot after their turn. According to them, they were completely nonchalant, and shared small talk during the whole process, arguing over what song was playing when they were back on the ground, discussing their uncertainty at when to pull the rope once they reached the top, etc. I think this "small talk" was just to hide their fear, but we'll stick with their story. ;)