Jake & Steven Perkins

This past March we went to see a band at one of our local bars and Jake got to meet Steven Perkins, drummer for Jane's Addiction, who was playing in the band, "Banyon". We just got the picture from a friend who had his camera there. Way cool!!

Happy 40th Anniversary Mom & Dad!!

My parents are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary on May 27, 2007. Here are some memories for all to enjoy. We love you Mom & Dad! Love, Kim & Jake & Baxter!!

New Mexico Vacation - some goofy pics

A deer in our campsite in the Sand Dunes

Checkin' emails in Brantley Lake State Park

Yummy Rib Dinner in Carlsbad

Me and my "BoBo"

Jake and Baxter in Santa Fe callin' the folks

Baxter over my shoulder while driving

New Mexico Vacation - a few more pics

Indian ruins in Coronado State Monument - a reconstructed kiva (ceremonial chamber) that was excavated at the site in the 1930s

More ruins

Our site at Coronado State Park

We headed back to Colorado the next day and stayed in Salida and got 4 inches of snow.

Happy 7th Birthday Baxter!!

Baxter turned 7 on May 5th (Cinco de Mayo) so we had a doggie birthday party for him. He loved his "cake/treat plate". He was such a good dog on our vacation and he really loves the motorhome. After kenneling him at the caverns, he didn't want to ever get off his "couch". Most of the time he was inside while we sat out by the fire.

New Mexico Vacation - Cinco de Mayo

We were in Alburquerque for Cinco de Mayo and celebrated by having lunch, did some shopping and saw some dancers. We were in the Old Town area and actually ran into a friend from Summit County. Small world. Old Town Shops

Cinco de Mayo dancers

New Mexico Vacation - Carslsbad Caverns

Here are some pictures from Carlsad Caverns National Park. This is why we went to New Mexico. They are the largest underground caves in the world. They are about 700 feet underground. Some of our pics are hard to see but you can check out great pics at www.nps.gov/cave/ . They are sooooooooo cool!

Park Entrance

Jake looking down into the cave's natural entrace. It was a hour hike down into the caves.... If you don't want to walk in there is an elevator that takes you right down into the big rooms below.

Kim in one of the tunnels during the hike down.

Looking up at the natural entrance.

A chandelier of stalagtites.

They meet after billions of years....

It looked like a movie set.....

New Mexico Vacation

Here are some pics from Santa Fe and Roswell.....

A downtown Santa Fe Hotel - love the pueblo style

Bottomless Lakes State Park, just outside of Roswell

Our site and home for 2 nights

Bottomless Lakes State Park at Nightfall

So pretty and we could swim in the lake!

Roswell UFO Museam and Reasearch Center

The Aliens were everywhere.....

Golfin' in Roswell - Jake's practice swing

and me - we did ok for our first round of the season. Four!

New Mexico Vacation

Here are a few more pictures..... Baxter enjoying the Sand Dunes River

Jake checking out the Taos Ski area village

Back on the road again....

New Mexico Vacation

Jake and I were officially on vacation Friday, April 27th. We hopped in the RV and started driving south. We stayed our first night in the Sand Dunes then headed to New Mexico. We stayed in Taos, Santa Fe and "landed" in Roswell yesterday. Roswell is known for the alien crash in 1947. More pictures to come soon.... We golfed today and had lunch at our favorite "Applebee's. For you that don't know, Applebee's is where Jake and I had our first date in Duluth. It's a silly special place for us.

Sand Dunes and river

New Mexico - here we come...

Taos Ski Area