40...NO WAY

By

Gypsy Rhapsody

(a 40 year old Airstream that loves birthdays)

Happy Birthday to Me,

Happy Birthday to Me,

Happy Birthday Dear Me-ee,

Happy Birthday to Me

...and to Roy, too...

Do I look 40?

Remember the right response is...

"Of course not, Gypsy, you don't look a day over...hmmmm...25".

It's actually really hard to tell the age of an Airstream.

We kind of all look the same.

Yes, I did have to share my birthday celebration with

V and D's son-in-law, Roy.

He's a great guy, so I didn't mind.

...and the cupcakes looked yummy...

and when they lit all the candles... 

...I thought

we were going to have to call the fire marshal.

There was dancing in the streets...

...and hot dogs on the grill...

A Great 40th birthday...

for both Me and Roy.!!!!

Yes, the Salvagio's have been to the mountains

and V and D enjoyed their visit to the hilt.

Sleeping over in Me is always a highlight.

Looks like T-Pop is enjoying it, too.

Vannie had lots of help with the cupcakes.

...and breakfast on the grill is the best.

... and the concrete slab on top of the septic tank

was a perfect place for a playhouse.

Playgrounds...who doesn't love them...

This one is in Questa...just right down from the library.

This one is right behind the square in Taos.

A perfect place...with a water feature.

Snacking on plums in the cool cool cool of the day.

Lunch at McDonald's...

Vannie said there was a lot of imagination going on here. 

Dave said that Maddie could hardly stay out of the Caribel pool.

Here she is with Roy swimming up a storm.

By the say...that pool stays at 86 degrees no matter the temp outside.

The Red River Town Trail is just right down the street from the Caribel Condos.

Vannie said it is the best little trail for kids.

Note...Maddie is hiking in her swimsuit. 

Always ready, just in case someone says..."Let's go swimming."

Showing off their muscles.

I'm trying to decide who really is the strongest...Emilie or Vincent.

Vincent is winning the game here...for sure.

Can you see what they are looking at?

A deer...just to the left of Maddie.

Vannie said they had just come off the trail and saw this little guy.

Up, Up, And Away...Vannie, Vincent, Maddie, and Emilie...

On the Sky Lift...That's Red River far below.

Toward the end of the week,

 the group headed up to

Greenie Peak. 

...and along the way up...

they discovered the remains of an old mining town...

...and an old cave...

...and panned for GOLD...

Wait...I think Emilie found something...

Oops...just a shiny rock...shucks...

But...she, along with her family...

found a wonderful week of 

celebrating and enjoying 

the mountains of Red River, NM.

...and Vannie and Dave and myself

loved every minute of it.