TROY

My nephew Troy playing with his toys.

REUNION

Some former classmates.

KENT & PEGGY

Here I am posing with my two childhood friends Kent & Peggy. We went to the same school K-12.

ELEMENTARY

This is a picture of my elementary school.

JUNIOR HIGH

Between the elementary and high school was my junior high.

HIGH SCHOOL

Next door to the junior high was my high school.

HOME SWEET HOME

Here is a view of my childhood home. Luckily my parents still live there.

NORTH

This is a view looking north from my house.

HOMESTEAD

Here is a view of the family homestead where my great-grandparents settled down.

CATTLE

Cattle on the family ranch in Eastern New Mexico.

RANCH

The family ranch.

CREST

My dad and I posing on top of the Sandia Crest.

CREST

A view from Sandia Crest overlooking Albuquerque.

CREST

Another view from Sandia Crest.

PARADE

One of the highlights of the parade was the tractor contest. I think I was napping though.

PARADE

While I was home, I attended the town parade. Here is the largest float.

DAD

Here's my dad working the horses behind our house.

HORSE

Here is one of my father's horses.

HORSE

Here's a picture of two of the four horses my parents raise.

HOTEL

This is a view of one of the many hotels in Santa Fe.

SANTA FE

Santa Fe is known for the Native American jewelry that is sold on the main plaza in front of the Palace of the Governors.

RISTRAS

In the Southwest, dried chile peppers are a favorite decorating accent.

SANTA FE

This is a view looking toward the hisotric St. Francis Cathedral.

SANTA FE

Hsitorical Loretto Chapel.

SANTA FE

A view of the "miraculous" spiral staircase within the Loretto Chapel.

SANTA FE

Statue on top of the Loretto Chapel.