after a late night friday night, pat got up early to go play tennis with some of his teammates from 10 years ago and the current USAFA tennis team.
pat and dietz played hard, but i'm afraid the cadets got the best of them.
laurel and i got all dressed up in our blue and white and went to go watch daddy play. (notice the baby bump in this photo? it's growing!)
coach gugat was there to cheer on his boys.
the aftermath. hurtin for certain...
then the cadets reminded them how it's done
GO BLUE!!
then the cadets reminded them how it's done
GO BLUE!!
next event - the USAFA/BYU football game. if you've never been to a home game at the academy, it is, in a word, amazing. it's different from any other college football experience. you feel like you're not only cheering for your school, you're also cheering for your country. come visit us and experience it!!
laurel loved it, from the very beginning.
isn't this a great picture?!
the cadets - when someone gives the signal to "run like hell." it was fun to sit right behind them.
GO FALCONS!! GO USA!!
i was so surprised laurel and i lasted the entire time. it was HOT in the stands, but it was such a good game, we couldn't leave! yes, you see in the bottom picture that i gave in and let her watch a little of "ariel" on my phone when the game got long. it did the trick!
my new favorite photo.
with about 4 minutes left in the game, the superintendent, General Gould, ran over to the cadet wing and they "passed him up." that's right, a 3 star general body surfed from the field to about halfway up the stands. how cool is that??
so glad we stayed til the end. the falcons beat their big time rival, BYU. 35 to 14.
hit the road jack!
(hope we hear that lots of times this year...)
laurel loved it, from the very beginning.
isn't this a great picture?!
the cadets - when someone gives the signal to "run like hell." it was fun to sit right behind them.
GO FALCONS!! GO USA!!
i was so surprised laurel and i lasted the entire time. it was HOT in the stands, but it was such a good game, we couldn't leave! yes, you see in the bottom picture that i gave in and let her watch a little of "ariel" on my phone when the game got long. it did the trick!
my new favorite photo.
with about 4 minutes left in the game, the superintendent, General Gould, ran over to the cadet wing and they "passed him up." that's right, a 3 star general body surfed from the field to about halfway up the stands. how cool is that??so glad we stayed til the end. the falcons beat their big time rival, BYU. 35 to 14.
hit the road jack!
(hope we hear that lots of times this year...)
if this doesn't give you chills, i don't know what will:
the third verse of the air force song. (this is the same song as "off we go into the wild blue yonder..." but the third verse has a different tune and is more somber. it pays tribute to the fallen heroes of the air force. here are the lyrics:
Here's a toast to the host of those who
love the vastness of the sky,
To a friend we send this message
of his brother men who fly.
We drink to those who gave their all of old
Then down we roar to score the rainbow's
pot of gold.
A toast to the host of men we boast
The US Air Force!
Here's a toast to the host of those who
love the vastness of the sky,
To a friend we send this message
of his brother men who fly.
We drink to those who gave their all of old
Then down we roar to score the rainbow's
pot of gold.
A toast to the host of men we boast
The US Air Force!
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