Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy: The Online Diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother

Welcome to the online diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother (me) who is busy celebrating the positive portions of her everyday life ... along with her best friend husband (Cary). It is quite an eclectic diary and I try to do my best to incorporate a little bit of history into many of my posts. Your visit to our piece of American Pie is greatly appreciated. This chatty Kathy posts frequently, so coming back to visit often is highly encouraged.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Matthews Christmas 2011:

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Last night, we joined Cary's brother's family over at my MIL Darlene's for a very fun Christmas celebration and a Mexican dinner. Here are a few of the family photos of the evening.

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

This is the family that had a major hand in creating this group; Casey, Larry, Julia, Jimmy Beverly and Shelly:

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Jimmy, Shelly, Casey and Beverly

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Bev and Todd's family includes:

JB, Megan, Tess, Holly, Troy, Brittany and Matt

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Shelly and Brian's family includes

Treavor, Jeffrey, Jason, Christian and Isaiah

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Jimmy and Samantha's family includes
Maykayla, Logen and Ethan

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Casey and Savanna flew in from Italy earlier that day ...

their sweet kiddos are Courtney and CJ

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Larry, Darlene and Cary

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Larry, Darlene, Cary, Julia and Me

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Grandma Darlene with many of her great-grandkids. There are nine more from Cary's side that live in Washington and Texas, plus my Casey in Eugene.

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Grandma Darlene and Jason

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Someone is practicing his stretches.

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Courtney

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Kathy and Cary, BFF's.

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Holli and CJ

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Julia asked for two carats, but got two carrots instead!

Now it is back to work, with Christmas being over with for this year. Hope that you have all had a wonderful holiday season so far.

God bless,

Kathy M.


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Arkansas Patti said...: What a handsome family and I loved it that Cary smiled big time in that last one.; December 28, 2011 3:33 AM
Lisa Ricard Claro said...: What I want to know is this: How did you get everyone to sit still for photos? My beloveds always get so antsy! Great pics. Thanks for sharing!; December 28, 2011 5:50 PM
Lynn said...: Nice photos of the family!; December 28, 2011 7:00 PM
Melissa Bradley said...: What a happy time! And such a handsome family. I'm glad you all had such a great time. We went to my sister's in Highland IN and we watched our beloved Bulls pull off a huge upset of the Los Angeles Lakers. Too bad our Bears got crushed by our hated rivals, the Packers.; December 29, 2011 6:39 AM
BECKY said...: Yeah...Cary smiled in one of them! And you, Kathy, are always so happy! I love the photos of you. Great looking family!; December 29, 2011 9:43 PM

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During the week of July 5-9, 2011, Cary and I were privileged to attend "The Opening", watching quarterback grandson Tyler Matthews (#43 the first day, and #15 on game days) play with 150 of the best high school football players in the United States. The event was held at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. I hope that you enjoy the pictures ... some are better photos than others, but I tried to capture as many kids as I could.

There are approximately 500 photos in these slide shows. They are of the players, the fans, our family and everybody/everything that caught my eye. They are in chronological order. No names are on the pictures, even if I do know who people were.

As time permits, I will also be writing blog posts about my experience as a spectator. Since I still have a lot to learn about football and this is not a sports blog, I'll write some human interest stories as seen through my eyes. That said, Tyler Matthews, YOU ROCK!!!!

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK: http://oregongiftsofcomfortandjoy.blogspot.com/2011/07/photos-of-nikes-opening-july-5-9-2011.html