GrandDad's Zipline

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S: August 2011 GrandDad's Zip line

BC: The End

FC: GrandDad's | Zip Line | Your dreams send us Flying!

1: Safety test flight: | Success! | During two visits, Vinnie and Mikey helped GrandDad design and build a zip line to stretch across his yard: from the tree house, over the creek, and to the edge of the wilderness. But will it work? GrandDad invited the family for the test!

2: Mikey takes the first run and, um, GrandDad it is really high! | "Whoa!"

4: True faith is sitting on that stick, holding on, and stepping off the ledge...

5: Wah Hoo!!! | Look at the faces of success: Priceless

6: Vinnie takes the plunge with style

7: Nothing like putting your best face forward!

8: Lauren is up! She's nervous, but brave.

9: Safe back on land. Is that relief on her face? Bells is happy she is back! | Oh yeah! Go Girl!

10: Now it's Amanda's turn. Will she do it? Absolutely!

11: Thanks Dad! | Can I go again?

12: It's held all the smaller people, but TC?!

14: Who thought of throwing walnuts to Vinnie? Hold on, dude!

15: Gwen and T C | sisters

16: Watch out! Evil Genius at Work | Why not throw walnuts at Vinnie?!

17: The girls thrill us with their dazzling daring! | Even Backwards

18: GrandDad takes engineering, construction, determination, and makes family fun! | Our Heroes GrandDad and Grammy Virginia

20: Aunt Shirley and Uncle Lyn

21: Uncle Sherm is ready for a better view from the tree house

22: Vinnie and AJ take a giant risk and try the flight together

23: Later Amanda said, "I trust Vinnie"

26: "We did it, Tootie Fruitie!" Ferocious together

27: With grace, she glides through the air with the greatest of ease.

28: Strong Confident Adventurous Happy | I can figure it out

29: Dramatic Brave Bold Vivacious | Strong Confident Alive Adventurous | I am smart. | I can do it

30: I can accomplish my dreams

31: Fierce. Powerful. Alive. | What visions of themselves and their world were planted for them while in flight? | I can fly!

32: I am loved

34: A family is pieced together with hope and faith. A family is quilted and bound with love and grace. A family is a comforting quilt enveloping us in safety and inspiration. You made all of these moments of joy possible. Thank you!

35: TC 21, Vinnie 14, Mikey 11, Lauren 10, Amanda 7