Air Force Football!!

If you are patriotic and love football, then Academy football games are for you! Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE football. Now, I grew up on Saints football and am still a huge fan, but I didn't really have a college team to root for. My college didn't have football when I was there, and while I am from Louisiana and enjoy LSU winning, I never was really "into" LSU football. Since we have been at the Academy, I have thoroughly enjoyed the college football atmosphere. These games are so fun! First, we have the Wings of Blue which is the Academy jump team. The first picture is of them as they have just jumped out of the plane. These pictures are ones that you probably want to click on to enlarge and see the full details.
This is the guy landing who is holding the American flag.

This is one of my favorite parts - when The Bird comes parachuting in.

I took a picture of the cadets just because I think they are cool, and if you've never been to a game, then you need to see how awesome they look.

One of my other favorite things is seeing the flyby. Today we had a C-17 that was hooked up to a C-5. Now, I could be totally wrong about the planes, but I do know that a C-17 is a refueler that refuels a C-5. So, this picture shows what it would like like when two planes refuel in the air. Now, keep in mind how dangerous refueling is. These planes are still flying while gas is leaving one plane going into another. Not a simple feet! Thank you to all our pilots out there who take on this risky job in order to promote freedom around the world!

This is Alysse and one of our cadets that we consider as one of our children - Alicia. Alicia is a cheerleader, so Alysse was ecstatic to see here this weekend!

These next few are Alysse cheering and dancing. She is hard to spot, but she is in the very front. She is wearing black shorts and to the left of the AFA cheerleader in white. If you click on the picture to enlarge it, you can spot her more easily.



Here she is coming up the tunnel on Alicia's shoulders.

P.S. Air Force lost today in the last minute of the game, but I was so proud of them for hanging in there against Utah!!! Go Falcons!