On 28 December 2002, in Houston, Texas: Stephen, Kristen, Tim, and Elizabeth jumped out of a perfectly good airplane. Melanie and Eric aided and abetted.

Before the jump:

• The four of us, in the parking lot.
  
• Elizabeth & Tim, pre-jump.
  
• Kristen & Stephen (suffering from lack of energy), pre-jump.
  
• Kristen & Stephen, suited up (Nice picture)
  
• The four of us, post-jump.

Stephen's jump:

• Me, in the doorway (note my open eyes).
  
• Me, out the door, with Eric on top of us.
  
• Me, mid-air, winking at you. Eric holding my hand.
  

Elizabeth's jump:

• The brat, leaping (Nice photo!)
  
• The brat dangling somewhere between earth and space. (Spectacular!)
  
• The brat, grinning and loving freefall. (Nice photo!)
  
• The brat in freefall.
  
• The tandemmaster reaches for the rip-cord.
  
• The tandemmaster yanks.
  
• The canopy opens; the brat's legs fly up. (Hee.)
  

That other thing that happened:

• Eric, Kristen, Stephen, and Elizabeth -- pre-jump.
  
• Tim, suited up. The brat, getting interviewed.
  
• To the launchpad (Eric, Elizabeth, and Stephen... the top of Tim's head, somewhere).
  
• Boarding (Tim, Elizabeth, Stephen -- winking! -- a couple of tandemmasters, and Eric's butt).
  
• Tim and Joe-the-tandemmaster, coming in for a landing (years later).
  
• Tim, recovering; Joe, with a crazy look in his eye.
  
• Tim, recovered, embracing the world.
  
• Tim slips something (you can kind of make out a shadow) onto Elizabeth's hand. (Awwww.... how special)
  
• Eric realizes what's going on. (Priceless expression)
  
• Eric, recovered, goes for his camera.