Last Saturday, our family and friends were privileged to attend the 2012 Army All-American Game to watch our grandson Tyler Matthews (#12) and the other fine young men who were selected to participate from around the U.S.
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
Cameron, Tyler and Kylie after the game.
Prior to the game there were several ceremonies, ranging from medal of honor soldiers to the swearing in of new recruits. At half-time the awesome All-American marching band played, consisting of invited high school students from around the nation. Throughout the game, players were declaring where they would be attending college. Tyler has chosen to attend TCU. I compiled the photos that I took of game day into chronological order.
So, here it is, my first You Tube video! Actually it is a slide show, and I wish that I knew how to add music, but outside of misnaming the hotel (we were at the Grand Hyatt, not the Hyatt Regency) I am pretty proud of it. At least You Tube won't be going out of business like Slide.com did and this won't be deleted anytime soon. I hope not anyway! Oh, I had to give Google my cell phone number so that they could text me a code in order to accommodate my 25 minutes (usually you can only post 15 minute videos). I hope that you will enjoy this, it is long. [Well, if it doesn't play, go to the top of the page ... a minute ago it said it is too long. I give! I'll try to fix it later.]
Here are some more links to info about the game:
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| Tyler signs his autograph as proud Grandpa Cary stands by @ Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Grandpa Hal, Grandma Bev, and Aunt Cheri @ Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Gr. Hal, Gr. Bev, Aunt Cheri and Gr. Susan @ Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Halie and Grace @ Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Randy, Cameron, Tyler, Jen and Halie @ Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Halie, Grace and Garrett @ Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
What an awesome, once-in-a-lifetime day. We sure are all so proud of you, Tyler.
There has been a lot of football on here lately, hasn't there? I will begin getting things back to normal as soon as I can. I have many San Antonio photos, and now that I have figured out how to make slide shows again I'll be posting those. I also promise to get back to my Book Blurb Friday's and my Sepia Saturdays as soon as I can ... as well as catching up with all of you. Hugs!
~ Kathy M.
