Nancy in Las Vegas

While we were in Las Vegas last week I took some pictures of Nancy and I am posting them here.

Glacier Bay & Juneau, Alaska

The first day we cruised into Glacier Bay and stopped to watching it watch the Marjerie Glacier for an hour or so. Jack and I took pictures of it from our room. It cracked and calved several times while we were there (cool) Then we turned the cruise ship around and sailed into Juneau. Notice how the city is built on the side of a mountain. People get here by floatplane.or water
It's good to feel cold again. I think it's in the fifties here.
Maxine

Redwood trees

Northern Falifornia has lots of crops. The scenery in the Cascade Mountains is beautiful. The snow covered mountain was in northern California. We drove through the redwood national forest and took the picture of Jack's jeep driving though a giant redwood tree. We are in Seattle, Washington reeady to board the cruise ship for Alaska on Sunday.
Maxine

Auburn, CA

Cheryl and Harold in Auburn, California

Harol and Cheryl Lnsing live in Auburn, Valifornia. Today Jack and I visited them. Notice the cattle, the bull they call Clyde. It bellows, is a gentle giant among the community just like Clyde so Harold and Cheryl named him after Clyde. Their backyard is very lovely. I took their picture earlier today. A good day for us. Thanks

Pagosa's Hot Springs, CO

Today is Saturday and a busy day at the Hot Springs. Gauge and Ben, Ricki and Rylee were on the tubes in the cool river that is beside the hot springs. The hot springs are great for what ails me. Marlys and her dad Wes at in their place. She is so cute and very quick to get to know her new family.

Pikes Peak

When we stopped in Colorado Springs, we met with Calli, Wes, Rylee, Gauge, and Marlys,2 years old. The kids rode the train to the top of Pike's Peak. The rest of us (4) stayed at the train station. Shirlee and I went on the walking trail that leads from the station to the top of Pike's Peak. We could then take a train down the mountain. This is a very good thing to do if anyone goes there they would love the walking trail.

Pikes Peak

If someone walks to the top of

Pikes Peak

Kilpatrick family Reunion 2011-Pagosa, Colorado

Hi,  This is a log of our week at Pagosa ... Jack, Larry, Calli and Eric with their families are at  Wyndham Pagosa Springs Resort.  All those here are Marlys 2, Rylee 11, Gauge 8 Ben 8 and Rickyis 16 and all grown up.  The boys are fishing outside our door in a Pagosa Springs Lake.  Yesterday the adults (at least I did) had medisinal session at the Pagosa Hot Springs here in town.  I spent several hours in the hot springs from 110 degrees to 98 degree pool.  The kids slid down rocks and swam in the cool river which had a terrific current to buck.  We are having the best time  You know we've taken trips now each year in August for 7 years.  Ricky was 11

  Photos later.

Maxine

Back Home Sunday 4/3/11

Daytona Beach, FL April 2011

Dorothy Ann walking on the beach.  We started our drive back to Iowa from Daytona to Nashville then yesterday we drove from 7:30 am until we got home at 7 pm.  We saw lots of campers and fifth wheelers coming with us our of Florida.  Snow birds must migrate April 1st back north.  We saw very few semi trucks yesterday on the interstates maybe they didn't want the wind which was a force.  We're glad to be home again and yesterday was 87 degrees here in Lorimor. WOW.  However today is cold again, ugh!   Thanks for following our trip and to Lori/Larry/Eric/Shirlee thanks for doing a fantastic job on keeping our home safe.  I really liked the clean kitchen and fresh ness of the house.

Maxine & Jack & Jaclyn

Nashville Ryman Theater

Today we visited the Ryman Theater in downtown Nashville.  We went on a tour of this Bldg. and we got to go into dressing rooms for the performers, this video is taken from the backstage looking out at the seats.  Jaclyn and Dorothy Ann standing in the balcony and the last picture is a photo on the wall of the Everly Bros. and a man in the middle with the last name of Kilpatrick. The Everly Bros were discovered here at the back door by a performer.  The weather has been great here today and we will be heading to Iowa tomorrow.  Hope to see you all there soon!!  Thanks so much for letting us share our trip with you!!  

Daytona Beach, FL We're at the Beach~~~~~~~ April Fool's Day, 2011

Today is a beautiful fay and we are out for a morning walk   and looking for sea shells.

Yesterday was crazy weather in both Orlando/Kissimmee when we left at 8:30 am we had to wait for the severe storm conditions to subside.  At the space center winds and rain caused damage to the space craft that's going up in 2 weeks and that's a short distance from Orlando.  So then we drove to Daytona Beach to stay overnight and the storm was there too.  It moved out very fast and by this morning it was gone.  Dorothy Ann did the chicken running up the wall april fool joke on us this morning (ha, ha)

We had a balcony facing the ocean on beach...very nice.

   We're in Nashville tonight and will be back in Iowa Sunday night at 6 or 7 pm.  See you soon

Maxine

Kissimmee, FL at Star Island Resort

Star Island's swimming pool, club house, water fall always a popular attraction.  We used this too and did our sun bathing on Sunday and Wednesday.  Tomorrow we go to Daytona  Beach.

  The hot tub is part of the pool complex.  Maxine's facing the camera.  The hot water felt good on my back from yesterday at Disney.  The tennis courts are below our balcony which is on third floor bldg 25,  Tennis players are on the courts most of the day then they go to the pool to rest and sun.  Yesterday when Dorothy Ann was going on a walk around the grounds here she saw 2 cranes strutting towards her and a squirrel around them.  They are so tame, not afraid of people.

 

DisneyWorld at Epcot theme park, Orlando

Epcot theme park at DisneyWorld.  Dorothy A and Maxine are in front of Mickey and Minnie topiaries.  This is the season for flower and garden festival at Epcot which you'll see throughout the pictures of Disney.

   They have real human characters like Mary Poppins standing at places around Epcot who greeted the public and signed autographs.  We saw Alice in Wonderland and others.  The green shrubs here are snow white and the seven dwarfs.  This is part of the flower and garden displays just for the festival.

   Jaclyn is in the France community which is part of World Showcase.  We enjoyed crepes and french ice cream at one of their cafe's (note:  the information posted pertains to prior photos) 
   Epcot symbol of a giant golf ball.  We rode several rides that we really liked:  Soaring (free flying, hang gliding adventure),  Mission Space (simulates sitting in a space capsule blasting off ),  Biking ship ride in Norway.
  

Florida Mall / M & M Store

Florida shoppers at the M and M Store in the Florida Mall in Orlando, Fl

It's a rainy day and the mall is full of Disney World wantta bes.

The second picture shows a mat where people dance on it and the screen above them shows what color they are.  Also the back wall is full of all flavors and colors of M and Ms.

Dorothy A took these pictures.  We hope to sun tomorrow by the pool.  It's in the 80s so if the sun comes out we're good to go. We're in Kissimmee, Fl at Star Island.

Bonnet Creek day 4 in Orlando, FL

Enjoying the hot tub

Thie hot tub is below our balcony.

Maxine and Dorothy A. at about 8 pm are facing us

A pool and snack bar are behind us  We're having fun.

If any of our invited gests see this please let us know in the comment or email maxinekilpatrick@hotmail.com so we know someone is out there.   Maxine

pictures from orlando day 3

Jack, Maxine, and speaker signing a book at conference.

The above picture is another speaker, John Piper, that Jack likes to hear talk.

The first two pictures are at our resort in Orlando.  Dorothy Ann likes to walk around the lake in the morning because the weather is warm

.  However today she also spent time at the pool.  Maaxine

Orlando, FL
Here we are in sunny Florida.  We got here this afternoon at 6 pm March 23rd.  It took us 24 hours to drive from Iowa to Orlando...Lorimor to Orlando.  Dorothy Ann, Jaclyn, Maxine and Jack are at Bonnet Creek in Disneyworld.  See you tomorrow.
Maxine

Las Vegas 2011

My jacket has CSI on it, Las Vegas location.

We spent the last week (March 5-11) in Las Vegas.  Jack and I flew on AllegiantAir.  Sunday March 6th was Nascar racing in Las Vegas so we want to see if it's popular everywhere since we have Daytona 500 rentals each year. This blog is just to see if I can post it.  I'll post more starting March 22nd when Jack, Jaclyn, Dorothy Ann and I travel to Orlando with a stop in Nashville.  See you all there.

Eiffel tower.Jack & I saw the night lights Mar. 9th

We played the sluts (slots) and won enough to pay for dinner and a show (approx $150

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