Thanksgiving 2011

Beaver creek and Montezuma Castle national monument..

The Crew...

Beautiful fall day....

Greg , Brad and Michelle

Sisters .....with Mom

Me with my Niece's , Montana and Roxy

Estevan......

Thanksgiving feast and a celebration of Roxanne turning 13.......

Roxanne's birthday....Scott and Norm

Mom and Montana

Roxanne's 13th b-day

The Last crew left in Camp Verde on Saturday went for a float on the Verde River...

floating the Verde with Michelle, Greg, Brad, Steve and are friend Mike Fahey on his 42nd bday

Bushman with Mike in the back fishing....

thanks again to all Our family for making the long trips from WI, CO, CA, and WA ....We really appreciate it.....

11-11-11 thanks to everyone for a great 40th Birthday

Steve & I getting ready for the birthday float down the Verde River...perfect cfs about 180-190...

these pics are in random order....End of float

Morning after the party,,, Sally, Steve and Westley

Thanks you guys for spending the whole day together...And got out for a great bday mt bike ride in Sedona the day before with Annie and Eric...thanks again....

Good old friends....Meg, Sally and I.....

thanks Meg for coming all the way from NYC to celebrate my 40th....lucky to have you in my life...22 years now....WOW...

Great Verde Neighbors with Flagstaff friends.....good stuff....

What a bunch of great people to celebrate reaching the Top of the Hill....B.T standing top pic with red hat and his family -pic below- Narisa and Eva came from Fort defiance....thanks to all for coming...I feel so lucky to have all these great folks in my life....

...Mark in the corner, then Win, Sally and Deanne....
Lucky to have all these great friends....

Steve getting some love from Lucy

Narisa, Eva, Lucy and Westley....

Started my 40th birthday with a float down the Verde river....4 1/2 hour paddle...then ended with a great party....could not ask for a better day... thanks for doing the float...Meg, Steve, Annie, Eric, Yael, Laney, Patsy and Ali....

Verde Neighbors.....Patsy and Ali

good stuff....thanks again to all my good friends for such a great day....Oh yeah we also went to the Casino that night since it was 11-11-11 ...I thought I might win big...Well we all lasted about 15 minutes due to poisonous air quality from cigarettes...I won 3 dollars...then we were out of there...that is a strange unhealthy place....Wow glad to be living the good life.....D

all in 24 hours

floating the verde...super fun safe flows for amatures 170ish cfs....

Mike Padian...

Our Neighbor Charley

Back to Snow the next day in Flagstaff....Good old Sally girl...still loves the snow at 15....

Good old Gus Gus never far away....