We present simultaneous infrared and X-ray observations of the Galactic microquasar GRS 1915+105 using the Palomar 5 m telescope and Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer on 1998 July 10 UT. Over the course of 5 hr, we observed six faint infrared (IR) flares with peak amplitudes of approximately 0.3-0.6 mJy and durations of approximately 500-600 s. These flares are associated with X-ray soft-dip/soft-flare cycles, as opposed to the brighter IR flares associated with X-ray hard-dip/soft-flare cycles seen in 1997 August by Eikenberry et al. Interestingly, the IR flares begin before the X-ray oscillations, implying an "outside-in" origin of the IR/X-ray cycle. We also show that the quasi-steady IR excess in 1997 August is due to the pileup of similar faint flares. We discuss the implications of this flaring behavior for understanding jet formation in microquasars.
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