Weekend in NM

We drove in rain from the NM border to Santa Fe. It was raining so hard near Raton that we could hardly see the road.








Shelby & Jamie had a blast on the Tram and on the top of Sandia Peak.











































































































Shelby looking over the edge...her mom would be freaking out!










geological marker


























































































cute cousins













sunset
















Jamie was all smiles & giggles on the ride back to Grandma's house.








Saturday, we went to Gram's house to visit Julie's family. Esteban, who lives in Los Angeles, was in town shooting a documentary. Gram had made her famous "stack cookies" and homemade ice cream...YUM!!!








Sunday morning we had breakfast at one of our favorite restaurants, Weck's. Inspired by Mimi, who does a food blog; I tried to take a photo of my delicious

green chili/chicken breakfast burrito. Just know that the burrito was way better than the photo. I guess photo- graphing food is an art I have yet to learn.

Before heading back to Alamosa, we met Julie's friend, Jerry, at Starbucks. I can't believe I didn't take a photo...next time Jer!

A View From the Top

We drove from Denver to Albuquerque (overnight in Pueblo - Thanks Priceline!). My mom purchased tickets to ride the Sandia Tram from her Credit Union for Friday. It’s been several years since Bill or I have done the Tram and Jamie & Shelby have never been. It was raining when we first got into town but, typical of an afternoon storm in NM, it cleared and was beautiful when we rode. We went up at 6:30pm and hiked around the top for an hour or so. It was just getting dark as we rode down and it was cool to see the lights of the city.
It was a GREAT opportunity to experiment with the pano-stitch mode on my camera.

Amy & Julian

July 17, 2008

ASC Soccer Camp

ASC held their annual Soccer Camp last week. Almost 100 kids, ages 6-14, participated in the camp led by ASC Coach Cliff, his staff and several team members.



Jamie brought the brochure home from school last May and looked forward to soccer camp all summer.




At Soccer Camp, Jamie learned and practiced skills such as dribbling, passing, volley kicking and heading.






At the end of each days session, the kids were divided into age groups and got to scrimmage the grown-ups (50 vs 7).



On the last day, each group awarded ribbons and certificates to each kid. They also awarded trophies to the kids that excelled in certain areas.




Jamie was awarded the trophy for Defensive MVP and he was so thrilled! His first trophy in what, I'm guessing, will be a sports career full of recognition and awards through the years.

Sundays @ Six

If we're in town, this is where you'll find us on Sundays @ Six.










Free Concert Series sponsored by ALMA (Alamosa Live Music Association).











San Luis Valley Big Band