Arizona, Sierra Vista Dec 13 - 16

Sierra Vista, AZ  We are stopping at my cousins home. (Donna York)  We always try and stop there when we are in the area.  Was good to just sit and relax a bit.  Played lots of cards with Donna, but she would not let either me or Kay win any games.  It was also good to see Donna's Daughter Carina, she is such a good kid.  We got to meet her fiance Zane, and all of her animals.

Sierra Vista, Arizona

As we were leaving Deming, NM we saw this flock of Sand Hill Cranes.  we had to stop and take some pictures of them.  What a awesome sight.

As you can see, it was a muddy mess getting out of the campground in Deming.

One of Bob York's favorite sitting locations to see all the work being done.

A view from Donna's back yard.

I have no idea what they are.  Kay liked them anyway.

I did get the truck, car and camper washed while we were parked in Donna's yard.

Donna Gruenwald York.  She is my first cousin.

Carina, Donna's daughter.  what a sweet person she is.

Carina showing us all of her animals.

This is one of a team of miniature horses.

Kay petting the other team member.  Zane also had a little wagon he hitched the team to.

Zane and Carina working on their new home.

A view from Carina's back yard.

New Mexico, Deming Dec 3 - 13

Deming, New Mexico  When we left Goose Island, TX on the 2nd of Dec, Kay and I drove to Ft Stockton,TX and spent the night.  The next day we made it into Deming.  That was a 850 mile trip.  It was very hard on Kay.  She is not used to that much driving at one time.  We spent the night at the campground in Deming, and the next morning we took off in the truck for Denver.  The only way we could get the Colorado plates on the truck was to drive it back to Denver.  We drove straight through to Denver.  The only bad part of the trip was around Pueblo, CO.  There was a lot of blowing snow, and at times it was hard to even see the road. When we left Goose Island, TX it was 75 degrees by the time we got to Denver it was down to -8 degrees.  It was still very good to see all the kids and Grand kids.  We spent six days in the freezing weather in Denver with the Dow's and Derr's.  Both of us woke up and so we decided to leave Denver about 1:30 in the morning and miss all the traffic.  The roads were all clear the whole way back to Deming, NM.  That was nice.

Deming, New Mexico

This picture of Steven was taken when was about 4 years old, playing on grandpa's AutoCad workstation.

This is Steven at age 20 working for his Dad on his own workstation.  Sure am proud of the kid.

Trevor and Kile

Sweetpea looking out the front window waiting for Tina to get home.

Sweetpea relaxing after a go around with Zoe.

Yes Zoe got pooped also.

Gabby Dow

Paul doing some book work.

Our Sweet little Riley Dow

Gabby - Riley - Grandpa playing cards.

Riley did not want to give up that card to Gabby.

Ain't she sweet, after dad got on her case about something.  What a look.

Dow Christmas Tree

Grandma and Riley after she got her Christmas present.

It was a big puzzle.

Here it is after the girls got it put together.

Gabby and the whirling Christmas Tree.

Grandma and Deana helping put the puzzle to together.

Gabby and her Christmas present, a diary to keep all her stories in.

Grandma and her Manning  Bronco jersey.

Paul and Kay cooking dinner.

Riley had to help cook breakfast, she whipping up some pancake batter.

Tina Derr and Kay

Trevor - Kile - Steven eating soup in Deana's kitchen.  Boy was it ever good.

Kay and Deana

Gabby and Grandpa play a card game called Trash.  Gabby said she was the Trash Queen.

We even got  Paul and Riley to play Trash with us.

Riley and Grandma putting the puzzle together again.

Texas, Goose Island State Park Nov 24 - Dec 2

Goose Island State Park Texas, located north of the city of Rockport on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The park covers 321.4 acres (130 ha). It is surrounded by both St. Charles and Aransas Bays.

The park was established on land acquired from private owners between the years 1931–35. The Civilian Conservation Corps built the earliest facilities.  This campground is one of our favorite places to camp.  

Goose Island State Park, Texas

The park is home to "The Big Tree", a Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana), thought to be over 1000 years old. It has a circumference of 35 feet (11 m), is 44 feet (13 m) in height and has a crown spread of 90 feet 

This is one of our most favorite spots to camp.

This is the sea wall behind the camper.

The name plate I hang out in front of the camper.

A happy dog Maxwell

The view out the back window of the camper.

Looking at the causeway bridge on Hwy 35 from Rockport to Goose Island.

The sunsets across the bay were out of this world.

Getting the kayaking gear ready for another fishing trip.

Now just look at that face.  Ant that a happy fisherman.

I took our neighbor's grandson out fishing with me one day.  He had a good time until he got cold and went back.

The following pictures are some of the butterflies and flowers she found.

This big monster fish is called a Sheephead.  I caught it fishing from shore behind the camper.

Kay and I ate Thanksgiving dinner at the campground in Rockport.  It was a very good meal.

Some of the many jellyfish we found in the bay.

Kay took this from her kayak, while I was trying to get into my kayak.  She was waiting for me to fall into the water.  But I didn't.

You can see how close the camper was to the water.

The rock breakwater always had many seagulls on it.  

Birds in flight.

Another view of the causeway bridge from the kayak.

Kay found this little church while kayaking.

Kay was fascinated  with the attached garage for the boat.

Great Egret

Kayaking under the bridge that goes to Goose Island.  Yes there was enough room for me to get under,

Kay under the bridge.

Out the other side.

Kay liked the air boat.  They were getting ready to load up duck hunters to take them to the marsh land on the other side of  the bay.  These boats sure do make a lot of noise.  One can hear them for miles out on the water.