THE COX FAMILY

Update

2011-04-15T12:00:00.000-07:00

Well last month we had Kyler's sixth birthday and he had 12 of his friends over for a Star Wars Party. It turned out great and was so much fun. My friend made a drawing of Yoda so they could play pin the light saver on Yoda, We made face masks of the characters, played games, had pizza, ice cream and cake. He got lots of fun things. We gave him a snowboarding package and he loves it. I still can not believe my baby is 6.

As for April so far Jerry had his Birthday and it was fun. Jayden will graduate from DARE on Tuesday and he fixed his Go-cart. Korie fell out of the GO-Cart and got road rash all up his side and on both elbows. Keslee is still little miss helpful and loves to hang out with mom. We had a Mommy daughter date for achievement days and it was a lot of fun, she is growing up. I love my kids so much and we are truly blessed to have them. I believe they can do anything.

I'm working tell the end of the year at Manti elementary school yay!!!

I can not wait for summer. I'm so excited for the sun, late nights, no homework, party time,sleeping in and most of all BASEBALL!! All the kids are playing this year so i'm way excited.
BRING ON THE SUMMER PLEASE !!!

Life....

2011-02-03T13:48:00.000-08:00

Well it has been really busy around here.
We have had Basketball for Jayden which he loves and is getting use to, Its his first year so he is learning a lot. Scouts and I was called to help with the Wolf Den which is Korie's age group. So that is keeping me really busy and I have been blessed to be able to work almost everyday the school's keep me busy which is GREAT!!!
Life is plugging a long for us at a fast pace. Hopefully I will get some pictures posted because a have a tun!:)

New Year.......

2011-01-11T19:34:00.000-08:00

We started this year off with a bang........we had my family over for dinner, games and a great time ringing in the New Year. We had a blast.......good times.......l loved it. Saturday Korie was baptized. ...it was a good day and a great way to start 2011. I love being with family. ......love u all.

Merry Christmas

2010-12-29T18:07:00.000-08:00

Well another christmas has come and gone. I thought this year I would start my own tradition ......so I had my family over to do fondu and we had a blast....it turned out really good and we had a lot of fun. We also opened our new pjs and my mom did a little program with Keslees help. It was really good.
However santa found us this year.......kids loved all they got and he was good to them this year.
We had the school program which was great. Keslee had her dance program as well and she did a great job.
We have had a tun of snow........unbeliveable.......really I hate it.
We have a bunch of family coming this weekend for Kories baptism and a New Years Eve party. We have been going and going.......we hope all had a very Merry Christmas!

November

2010-11-29T09:18:00.000-08:00

Well lets see this month Korie and Jayden both finished up with football. Korie's team won all there games this year, his coach was Cory Hatch and he always does a GREAT job!! Jayden's team did very well too they won the Championship!! This was the first year we did football and I really really enjoyed it, it was a lot of fun. Jayden had a birthday. He turned 11 and I can't believe it. He had a bunch of friends over and they had a blast. Jayden also earned and received his Weblows badge and his Arrow of Light. He now is a New Scout and is really excited to be able to do and learn bigger and funnier things. We had Thanksgiving at my moms and we had a good time. My mom cut her hand really bad so me and my sister-in-law Brittany had the privilege to learn how to make her rolls from scratch this year.....YA!! Then there was BLACK FRIDAY it was really fun. I could not believe the people, it was my first year going and I had fun, however I was so glad they split up the times on when things went on sale. I really think it helped. I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving!!

Time comes and goes...........

2010-10-14T12:01:00.000-07:00

Time is flying by........ we have been really busy at our house. Keslee has had dance and achievement days. She loves doing both and they keep her really busy. Jayden and Korie have had football practice and football games. They love it and it has been really fun this is there first year doing it and its been a blast. Jayden and his scouts...... he is a new scout in one more month so he is busy busy! Kyler well he started all day kindergarten last monday and he LOVES it so much. He is having a lot of fun in school. As for Jerry he is working working working. I have been subbing a lot and I really enjoy doing it, its time out and doing something while getting paid. We just carved pumpkins for FHE on monday night and it was a lot of fun!! I'll post photos of pumpkins and football later. Hope everyone is enjoying the fall!!!

WOW....

2010-09-07T08:59:00.000-07:00

All i can say is what a week.............I substituted at the middle school for my first time, it went good. Jerry got a new job that he starts tomorrow and we celebrated my big 30 birthday:) Thank you to everyone who sent me cards, gifts, text-ed me or talked to me on face book to wish me a happy birthday! A big thank you to Jerry for taking me to Provo to shop and to the Olive Garden for lunch love ya :). My kids are the greatest they took there very own money down to Manti Foods and bought me a card and a big bag of me favorite candy strawberry licorice:)I LOVE U GUYS:) Then Sunday night we went up the mountain to our friends camp and had Navajo Tacos for dinner which turned out so so good. Then yesterday we had a BBQ with my parents for labor day and as for today school is back in session! (no pictures)

Sanpete County Fair.................

2010-08-31T08:45:00.001-07:00

Okay well this last week was spent down at THE SANPETE COUNTY FAIR...........We enjoyed the craft booths, food booths, then there was the FUN ON THE FARM it was new to us this year and the kids LOVED it, it was really cute and a lot of fun for them. Then the live animals, rides, more food, talent show, the derby, more food, the parade, more food and to end the fair Saturday night with the rodeo and more rides!!!! (only got pictures of them doing the fun on the farm and parade) :(

First day of school 2010

2010-08-30T07:22:00.000-07:00

Okay so I had a lot of mixed feelings this school year. I got up and got the kids ready for school. Jayden is in 5th grade, Keslee is in 4th grade, Korie is in 2nd grade and well my baby Kyler started Kindergarten. I told myself I was not going to cry, now with all my other kids when they went to kindergarten it was just okay sad but not cry sad. Well this is my baby and the last one. We got to school and he wanted to go in so bad he would not listen to me or even give me a hug and kiss goodbye. I had to call his name like 8 times before he came over and then it was WHAT MOM..... and I said you didn't give me a hug or kiss goodbye.... Then off he went:( Then I turn around and see Keslee heading to me... I said what are you doing She said well I don't know where my class is (she is out in the new part of the building with just the 4th and 5th) So I take her hand and walk out there to find her class and talk to her teacher.. the bell rings and I start to leave tell her bye and she tears up....what the crap....so I hug her and got the crap out of there. Now I'm walking home all by myself and that's when it hit me the tears just poured out of me. My kids are so big and time is going way to fast. Jerry and I always said to each other that we had are kids so close and early that by the time we are 44 years old they will all be gone and we would have all the time in the world to be with each other. WOW as if that is not coming way to fast and I'm really not ready for it. Time needs to slow down and I need to savor every last moment with my kids:)

Proud Aunt

2010-08-20T16:25:00.000-07:00

Here she is Harmony Joan Barnes

Born August 19th at 10:29p.m/ 7lbs 10 oz 20 1/2 inches long!!

2010-08-18T09:50:00.000-07:00

Well we have been really busy around here. Moving into a new house and getting ready for school to start. We are moved in and everything is pretty much in its place now. School shopping not done yet but almost.
We took a trip to Arizona last week to see my niece Amber get married, It was great and she looked so beautiful as ever! We had a lot of fun with my family but it was long hours in the car. I can't believe kids these days they had a TV, there Nintendo DS and I pods and still where bored. What the crap is up with that!!!!
Well school starts on Monday and the Sanpete County Fair starts next week too so we are in for another busy week. We have had a really great summer but it was short. We hope this school year is a great one and the kids enjoy there teachers. My baby is starting Kindergarten this year I can't believe it!!

More Pictures to come!

Our little girl is 9 yrs old....

2010-07-20T09:14:00.001-07:00

Keslee turned 9 on July 14th. She really wanted to go shopping and out to eat so we went up to Provo and shopped and shopped! We found some GREAT deals and I could not resist so she got quite a bit of stuff, good thing school starts soon. We had a lot of fun she found clothes, shoes, a backpack, earrings and even a new charm for her charm bracelet.

We had cake and ice cream the other night!

Keslee has been such a great girl and always the first to help out and care for everyone else. We love her so much. Happy Happy Birthday!!!

She wants to say Thank you to her Grandma and Grandpa Cox for the birthday card and money, she bought a Hannah Montana outfit, sunglasses and some little pet shops.

Also Thank you to her Nana and Papa who gave her a Willow Tree figurine, bath stuff and took her out to lunch.

She also went over to her friend Jentry's house for 2 days and had a GREAT time and she wants to thank Jentry for the jewelry holder that she gave her!

She loves you guys!!

Our 4th of July

2010-07-09T14:00:00.001-07:00

Manti City Parade

The Park "Races"

"Egg Toss"

The Lake

Jayden's first time trying to water ski and got up on his 2 try..........We had a lot of fun out there......Thanks Karl and Colette.

Then off to uncle Reid's house for the Cox family BBQ and fireworks!!!

SOME GIRL STUFF.................

2010-07-02T11:01:00.001-07:00

Well we have been doing baseball game after baseball game for all the boys and I thought it would be good to go to something GIRLY.......... So Keslee did Little Girls Cheer Camp this past week and had a blast!! These are photos from there performance last night.

She also went to a cooking class during the month of June up at The Up-North Store here in Manti. She did it with some of her second cousins and she really really liked it. She got an apron and a cookbook full of all the recipes of what they made. She brought home some good stuff and enjoyed doing it a lot!!

Our Star Players........

2010-06-27T16:54:00.000-07:00

LIONS TOURNAMENT.........

2010-06-27T16:33:00.000-07:00

The Mustang league championship second place winners
"THE MANTI DODGERS"
Head Coach: Rowdy McNeil
Assistant Coach: Greg Sterner and Chris Jorgensen
Congrats to the other team.
Jayden receiving his 2 place trophy.
The 2 place championship winners
Cousins Jayden and Maysen
Yes Blood is thicker then water....and these two are GREAT boys!!!

2010-06-27T16:12:00.000-07:00

The Farm League championship winners 1st place
"THE MANTI CUBS"
Head Coach: Cory Hatch
Assistant Coach: Crea Christensen
"The end Cheer"
Congrats to the other team.
Korie receiving his 1st place trophy!
"The Championship Winners"
Cousins Korie and Jaxs....love these two!!

Seven Peaks..........

2010-06-23T11:33:00.000-07:00

Korie is coming down on the yellow slide in this picture!!

COMPLETELY WORE OUT...

Well yesterday I decided to take the kids up to seven peaks to use there Peak Reader passes that they earned at school this year. The weather was GREAT and the park was not to busy. We spent the whole day there and had a lot of fun...and sun sun sun.....the kids even went off the free fall slides (not me). The Gunshot Falls, Cave In, Half pike and Vortex where are favorite we went on those over and over!!!

Kyler stayed home with Nana and she took him out to dinner and to see Toy Story 3 and he loved it! He is so caught up with Toy story right now but it changes all the time.

Happy Fathers Day to Jerry...........

2010-06-23T11:19:00.000-07:00

Jerry has wanted a miniature cocker spaniel and his friends wife's sister was giving theirs away..........so he is the newest member of the family......he is just barely a year old and does not listen very well but LOVES all the attention he gets from the kids!
HAPPY FATHERS DAY JERRY WE LOVE AND APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO FOR US!!!

Slip-n-Slide.......Yahoo Summer.........

2010-06-08T16:09:00.000-07:00

We bought this great $5 Slip-in slide and the kids had a blast on it........We all just love SUMMER.......bring on the HEAT!!!!

Catcher...........

2010-06-08T16:04:00.000-07:00

Jayden also enjoys playing catcher when not pitching. He did really really good.

Kyler's First Game.......

2010-06-08T15:58:00.000-07:00

They are so much fun to watch at this age. Kyler has a blast!!!

Remembering those we love and miss.........

2010-06-08T15:43:00.000-07:00

Well we are starting the summer out with a bang....

2010-06-02T09:09:00.000-07:00

We have Baseball every night, either games or practice between the three boys. We have gone fishing up at yearns where Jayden caught 4 fish and the rest of us NONE!! We have already graced Manti swimming pool with our presence.....FUN FUN FUN my kids loved it. I'm burnt, sore and have forgot the camera every time already.......UNBELIEVABLE!!!

MAY DAY........

2010-05-25T15:06:00.000-07:00

Jayden with the 4th grade!!

Keslee and the 3rd grade!!

Korie and the 1st grade!!

They all did really good, it was GREAT!!

Jayden's First Game......

2010-05-21T09:18:00.000-07:00

Okay so I have been so excited for Jayden's games to start and his first one was last night and I have really mixed feelings. It was fun and he did really well he pitched the whole game. But I have to say, I kept telling Jerry this is nothing compared to his last two years and Jerry keep saying HE IS NOT PLAYING IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS HE HAS BEEN. Well I just could not get use to it his games are usually really intense and as for last night they WON 20 to 0 and it seemed endless. I really am hoping that the challenge picks up for them. Anyway I will have to get use to the fact he is playing city ball. GREAT job Jayden!!!

Korie's 4th game in Manti.......

2010-05-20T08:00:00.001-07:00

Powerful swing!!
SAFE!!!
CRAZZZZZY!!!
Good Catcher!!

Okay so this game was last night and Korie had one of my friends from high school and her sister just a laughing, he would get up to bat and Cory told him to practice swing and he would just swing the bat so hard like 8 times in a row, it was pretty funny. Cory is a Great coach and the team has done GREAT so far.
1st game-WON 15 to 4, 2nd game- WON 14 to 5, 3rd game- lost 9 to 13, and the 4th game- WON 14 to 10. Also in the last picture I asked Korie to please never have his boxers on again, to save us all from having to look at that all game long!!!

Korie's 2 game in Spring City.......

2010-05-20T07:48:00.000-07:00

Korie is so funny I was talking to his coach Cory Hatch and he said every time Korie gets up to bat you can see the excitement in his eyes they get so big and he just wants to knock it out of the park. I have to say it is so true Korie gets so so excited about his games it starts about an hour before his game and he will not let it rest tell about an hour after, he goes on and on about it. He is so funny and such a great and crazy kid but we love him to death.

Keslee's Jr. Genius Report.........

2010-05-20T07:42:00.000-07:00

Keslee choose to do her report on the Bald Eagle. She did a GREAT job and we learned so much. GOOD JOB KES!!

KESLEE'S SOCCER TEAM!!

2010-05-11T10:28:00.000-07:00

Spring soccer is over and done with. Keslee had a blast this year and the team did great! She is looking forward to fall soccer.

Mother's Day!!

2010-05-10T12:05:00.000-07:00

Had a GREAT Mothers day woke up with breakfast in bed and showered with all the gifts my kids had made me(love em all, my favorite ones). Jerry got me a new cell phone and I really like it too. Then off to church, which turned out to be a great one. Had a great listen by the bishop brick and then the kids sang a song and so did Jerry in sacrament. We took the truck and went up the mountain and was able to get pretty far. I love how pretty and peaceful the mountains are. Jerry cooked us a delicious steak dinner and I was able to go to bed and watch Brothers and Sisters my favorite show. Thank you to Jerry and the Kids for a GREAT day! Love ya (no pictures)

KESLEE SOCCER......

2010-04-15T08:10:00.000-07:00

I LOVE this photo, I think it is funny they are all in slow motion!

Keslee had her first game on Tuesday and they won 2 to 0. She had a blast and just loves all the girls on her team!!!

HOORAY HOORAY................

2010-04-12T08:54:00.000-07:00

Well it's been pretty exciting around here. Jerry went back to work 2 weeks ago HOORAY HOORAY and my last day at work was Friday HOORAY HOORAY . Kyler has been so so excited about me being back home to watch him during the day and play HOORAY HOORAY. Jerry's Birthday was on Thursday the BIG 30....Boy we are getting old and fast....He even has gray hair to prove it. We had a little party.....we had cake and he got a bunch of new fishing stuff that he wanted HOORAY HOORAY!!
We took the kids out to lunch on Saturday and went to see "HOW TO TRAIN A DRAGON" We loved it........it was a really cute show!!

The Easter Bunny made it here.......

2010-04-04T19:06:00.000-07:00

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!

CoLoRiNg EggS!!!

2010-04-03T16:40:00.000-07:00

The kids had a lot of fun coloring there eggs this year. By the time it was all said and done we had 3 colors spilled all over the table and only one egg got dropped. Jerry thinks that maybe next year we should just start with the egg dye on the table and have them roll the eggs in it. I don't know what do you think?? After all they finished up with a lot of GREAT eggs.........HAPPY EASTER!!!

Manti City Easter Egg Hunt...........

2010-04-03T15:34:00.000-07:00

Lots of kids.....lots of candy!!

Packing Meeting........

2010-04-03T10:56:00.000-07:00

Jayden works really hard to earn all the awards he can. We spend a couple of hours each week to complete certain things. We are so proud of him!!

THE KIDS!!!

2010-03-14T10:16:00.000-07:00

My BABY IS 5 YEARS OLD.................

2010-03-13T16:13:00.001-08:00

I have said this once or twice but I'm going to say it again. I can not believe my youngest is 5 years old. Time is flying by way to fast. Kyler had a really good birthday. We had a Little birthday party here at my parents for him with cake and ice cream. We sure do LOVE you little guy!!

LAS VEGAS.........BABY!!

2010-03-13T16:03:00.000-08:00

We went to Vegas to visit Jerry's parents and took the kids roller skating. It was a lot of fun, I have to say I used mucles that have not been used for a looong time. But we had a lot of fun!

SLEDDING!!!

2010-03-13T15:55:00.001-08:00

We took the kids up to the dump hill to sled and they had a blast! I have to say it was quite fun for my self I got to try out my new Nikon Camra......LOVE IT!!!

Happy New Year 2010........

2010-01-02T11:52:00.000-08:00

For New Years Jerry, me and my parents went out for dinner and then came home and played games all night with the kids to ring in the New Year! We have been playing a lot of games lately and it's been a blast! We hope this New year brings bigger and brighter things for us, we are really looking forward to it. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!
Now I am completely up-dated from Halloween to present so enjoy!

Family Pictures........

2010-01-02T11:23:00.000-08:00

We had our family pictures taken by Mansion House but they would not be done in time for Christmas cards so I had my two sister-in-laws take some pictures of us and we still did not get cards done this year. However I really like some of the ones they took so thanks a bunch Ana and Brittanie! We get our other pictures back next week and I'm really excited we have not had a professional family picture done for five years and yes it's about time!

Christmas Day!!

2010-01-02T10:59:00.000-08:00

Santa brought Tony Hawk, the new super Mario brother's and need for speed for the Wii as a family gift!
Branden and Brittanie
Jayden got new snowboarding stuff and guitar hero for his DS!
Korie got a skateboard and a guitar!
Keslee got Little Pet Shops and Hannah Montana blanket and her Biography book!
Kyler got a Batman Cave and a Spider man game system!

This year my kids were very surprised and excited. We had my little brother Branden and his wife Brittanie here this year and my Parents. We had a blast playing games and hanging out with them all week. We had a really good Christmas this year and we are truly grateful for all that we have. We are so grateful for Christ and the Gospel in our life. We hope everyone had a great and happy Christmas!!

Christmas Eve PJ'S

2010-01-02T10:49:00.001-08:00

This has always been a family tradition for us and the kids love it and always know they will get new pj's Christmas Eve!

Cox Family Christmas party

2010-01-02T10:35:00.000-08:00

It's a Cox family tradition to have a Christmas Eve party at the bowling alley every year. Santa comes, we bowl of course and we eat, eat and eat! My boys have really enjoyed hanging out with their cousins Dallin, Luke, Mason, and Jax's since we moved back. We had a lot of fun bowling this year and seeing Santa!!

Manti Elementry Christmas Program

2010-01-02T10:29:00.000-08:00

Manti 5th Ward Christmas Program

2010-01-02T10:11:00.001-08:00

Gingerbread House's

2010-01-02T10:03:00.001-08:00

My kids have a blast making these each year!

My Family Christmas Party!

2010-01-02T09:54:00.000-08:00

My whole family met at my sister Jacquie's house this year were we all had dinner and exchanged presents. We had such a good time visiting with everyone and catching up. After hanging out at her house we all made the trek down to temple square and looked at the lights and went through the visitor's center. We had a lot of fun together, which we always do. Love you all!!(no pictures I forgot my camera but I will be getting some from my sister so maybe later)

Korie's 7th B-day!!

2010-01-02T09:47:00.001-08:00

Korie is our very funny but also very daring child. He makes us laugh everyday about something he says. He is one smart and very sharp kid. He is really into skateboarding and b-boxing and is really good at them both. We love you Korie!!

Jayden's BIG 10 B-day!!

2010-01-02T09:39:00.000-08:00

I can not believe my oldest child is 10 boy time is jut flying and it really sucks sometimes. Jayden is a really good kid he enjoys school and helps out so much at home with everything. Jayden has really got into reading and enjoys the 39 clue books so we got him that set and also those little skateboards and much more!! We love you JAYDEN!!

Halloween

2010-01-02T09:36:00.001-08:00

Pumpkin Carving

2009-10-18T15:40:00.001-07:00

The kids had a lot of fun deciding how they where going to carve there pumpkins and doing it and seeing the end result. It was really fun for all of us to work together and help each other out. After carving we headed down to Nana,Papa's house for a Sunday visit and BANANA SPLITS......YUM..YUM!!!

MoRe mT. aDVenTuREs

2009-10-18T15:26:00.000-07:00

Well since I've moved down here there has not been a weekend go by that we haven't packed a lunch and headed up the mountain. We have had a lot of fun going up there, Jerry bought a new used truck and its his "mountain truck" and its a good thing cause every where we have been in it well its been all over Manti Canyon and then some. I took these pictures of the trees I thought they looked really cool and the one of the boys it never fails every stop some one had to pee and never once was it me or Keslee but there was times we were wishing to be boys!!

The Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-14T12:54:00.001-07:00

They had a lot of fun running up and down the field to find the pumpkin just right for them!!

mT. aDVenTuRE

2009-10-14T12:49:00.000-07:00

We took an adventure up Manti Canyon on the ATV trail, We had a lot of fun!!

Grateful and Thankful

2009-10-13T11:58:00.000-07:00

I woke up today with my heart full. Felt that I needed to express my feelings. I'm so blessed but I want to thank all my friends and family for all there support and love that they have shown me and my family through the years. At times I feel down and just feel that things are not all that great like most of us do at times, but then I'm blessed with days like today that I wake up and realizes all the great things in my life and all the great people I've meet in my life and have touched me in so many ways. For the gospel and what a blessing it is to know the things I know and continue to learn each day. I truly love each and everyone of you so thank you so much!!!

E-mail I recieved, that I want to share

2009-10-07T10:37:00.000-07:00

NEED WASHING??

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been
6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence..
It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain
gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down
the spout. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of
the Target.

We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their
hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound
and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world.
Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child came pouring in as a
welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.

The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all
caught in 'Mom let's run through the rain,' she said.

'What?' Mom asked.

'Let's run through the rain!' She repeated

'No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit,' Mom replied.

This young child waited about another minute and repeated: 'Mom, let's run
through the rain,'

'We'll get soaked if we do,' Mom said..

'No, we won't, Mom.. That's not what you said this morning,' the young girl
said as she tugged at her Mom's arm.

This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?

'Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you
said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!'

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything
but the rain.. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few
minutes.

Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some
would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore
what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's
life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into
faith.

'Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If GOD let's
us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing,' Mom said.

Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they
darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping
bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed
by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can
take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can
ever take away your precious memories...So, don't forget to make time and
take the opportunities to make memories everyday. To everything there is a
season and a time to every purpose under heaven.

I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate
them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them. Send this
to the people you'll never forget and remember to also send it to the
person who sent it to you. It's a short message to let them know that
you'll never forget them..

Take the time to live!!

Keep in touch with your friends, you never know when you'll need each other
-- and don't forget to run in the rain!

"Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain."

Never regret anything that made you smile.

"Be who you are and say what you feel ... because those that matter won't
mind ... and those that mind won't matter."

Thought-

2009-10-06T11:09:00.000-07:00

Today's thought. Please enjoy. Whatever you give a woman will multiply. If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.' So, fair warning... don't give her any crap!!!

More of Keslee in her Baptism dress......

2009-08-31T11:27:00.000-07:00

We got up Saturday Morning and went up to BYU-ID in there gardens which are so so pretty and had her Aunt Tricia take some picture of her. They turned out GREAT thanks Tricia!!

First Day of School!!

2009-08-29T15:11:00.000-07:00

Jayden our big 4Th grader this year, Keslee is in 3rd grade and Korie is in first grade! They were so so excited!!

Jaydens Scout Raingutter Regatta...

2009-08-29T14:56:00.000-07:00

Jayden did really good, He won every race but one cause he decided to race it backwards. But after all he did take 1st place!!!

Water Park!!

2009-08-29T14:47:00.000-07:00

Keslee's Baptism!

2009-08-29T14:39:00.000-07:00

These are all the photo's I had, post more later!!

ONE DAY.....

2009-08-24T08:56:00.000-07:00

Well okay I've been really busy packing and getting kids ready for a new school year and I don't really have any pictures on my camra from all our adventures this summer so ONE DAY I will gather it all from everyone else and get it on here MAYBE!! Hope everyone had a great summer and all ready for a new school year!!!

Manti High Class of 99 Reunion

2009-07-23T18:37:00.001-07:00

This is from the facebook group for our class posted by Margaret Burnham. Just FYI

Ok-it's finalized! Manti High School Class of '99 10 year reunion. Manti City Park 200 N. 300 W. East Pavilion (by playground). Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 12pm. Significant others and children welcome. BBQ/potluck. No formal invites will be sent so pass this on and let everyone know! If people do want to RSVP, they can post it on the class group page...

Someone turned the big "8"

2009-07-17T14:28:00.001-07:00

She got Nail Polish and make-up
A picture of her Hannah Montana Bike that was waiting at home for her.
Her on her bike!!
and more Pet shops!!
She bought Little pet shops and Barbie Peek*a*boos of The Wizard of Oz characters with her money from Grandpa and Grandma Cox!
Thanks everyone I had a GREAT b-day. See you all at my BAPTISM!!

ZOO

2009-07-17T14:06:00.000-07:00

"The Whole Sargent Family"

"The Cox Kids"
We sure had a Blast together!!

Branden & Brittanie

2009-07-16T17:19:00.000-07:00

"FOR TIME AND ALL ETERNITY"

JAYDENS SURGERY!!

2009-06-20T19:15:00.001-07:00

He was a trooper and did really really well. Baseball season is over for him early so we are really bum bed but pray that everything recovers correctly!

JaYDen'S PiTCh....

2009-06-12T12:54:00.000-07:00

Jayden has a good fast mean pitch when he wants to. He has loved pitching more this year and is practicing really hard to become better. I'm so proud of him, he has improved soooooo much and loves this team. It's sad to think that they are almost done for the year! Boy how time flies!

Old Time's

2009-05-26T20:10:00.000-07:00

Yes I have to say we had a blast!! All us girl Friend's from high school got together and went out for dinner and then went to Em's house and stayed up all night talking about the blast's from the past!! I would LOVE to do it more often. It was sooooo much fun remembering the good old days!! It was so good to see you all Love ya! Kelli

PICTURES!!!!

2009-05-21T07:45:00.001-07:00

I will post pictures from Korie's Hip Hop and trip to Yellowstone, Jayden's Baseball after I get them. Hope you enjoy!!
Kyler at his Program!
Korie at his Program!
Keslee's Zoo trip with my group of kids!!
Keslee at her Program!
Jayden at his "FREEDOM" Program!
Jayden's Pinewood derby car!!
Easter Sunday!!

MORE.....

2009-05-21T07:37:00.001-07:00

Well so Tuesday I had Korie's Program and Kyler's Program both went really really well and they did a GREAT job. Last night I had Pack Meeting which was really fun. Today Kyler has his last day of Pre-school and its at the park for a picnic and bubbles. They always have so much fun there!!! Tomorrow morning I'm off to PROVO for Memorial weekend B-ball tournament!!! I'm so excited I love watching Jayden play ball!! Then next week is the last couple of days of school WHAT I'm I going to do???? Any fun Ideas please share??? Next post will be some PICTURE!!!

Baseball and Hip Hop

2009-05-17T14:18:00.000-07:00

So yesterday Jayden did really really good down in Chubbuck, ID. He got to pitch the 2 game and did AWSOME! I hope this kid keeps up the good hard work that he puts in to everything he does!! He will be very successful in life if so. Every were I go his teachers, coaches, scout leaders, etc. tell me what a good responsible boy he is for his age. I'm so proud of him and love him so much!!!

Then after the games I rushed back to Rigby after our hour and 15 min. drive we made it to Korie's Hip Hop Performance. He did a really good job as well. Korie has his own style and way about things. He is our kid that keeps me on my toes and makes us laugh! He is FUNNY and boy I have my days with him but love him to death.

I did not have my camera so I will have to get the picture's for these events from my mom a little later and post all my picture's at once!

Well off to all my meetings and then my sister Tricia's house for dinner!

Crazzzzzzzzzzzy!!!

2009-05-16T08:43:00.005-07:00

Okay well life has been very busy for me and my two callings plus all the end of the year activities. We had Jayden's "FREEDOM" Program last Wednesday night and it was great they put a lot of work into it. They sang song's, played there flutes and sighted poems it was fun!! Then we had B-Ball practice and then a tournament down in Pocatello Friday and Saturday. Jayden did really good he was 3rd in batting order and made some GREAT plays not to mention the DOUBLE play he made, it was the high light of the weekend I'm so proud of him he has learned so much this year with his team and improved so much. He has done AWSOME!!! Then on to this last week I had round table and my own scout meeting, plus Korie's HIP HOP practice and Keslee's end of the year program, It turned out GREAT as well. Her teacher was in charge and she is such an awesome teacher everything she does is over the top and so great, so you can only imagine what there program was like "FABULOUS"!! Yesterday I had the opportunity to go on Keslee's field trip with her and it was CRAZY but tuns of fun. We went to the Zoo in the morning and then to the Museum in Idaho Fall which was on the TITANIC which was really neat. When you go you get a ticket with a person's name and some info on them, then you go through and after seeing everything they went through and the emotion you get while doing it, you get to see if you where one that lived or died at the end. What a great experience it was!! Today well lucky Korie got to go to Yellowstone with my parents and the other kids have there primary activity and then we get to go down to Chubbuck Id for more B-ball Heck ya!! Then hurry back to Rigby for Korie's HIP HOP performance!! Then bed time cause church comes early!!! I'll post pictures that go with these events a little later. For the record next week even crazier so stay tuned See ya!

S "moke"

2009-04-23T14:35:00.000-07:00

I went and picked Kyler up from preschool today and noticed the fire trailer was there. This is a trailer the kids get to go in and pretend it was on fire and they teach them how they would get out safely. So I picked him up and asked him what he did today? He said mom I got to go in the trailer and it had "moke" in it and we got out of all the "moke" and called for help on a little white phone. He loved it, what a good experience!! I thought that was the cutest thing ever and it sounds so cute too, so I had to post about it! He is so dang cute I love this kid. "moke" instead of smoke!!

EASTER EASTER...................

2009-04-20T12:21:00.000-07:00

Well okay we had a very fun week. My sister Cristi and her kids came up here the Wednesday before Easter to hang out, then Branden and Brittanie came up Thursday night and my parents and Older sister Jacquie and her family came up Saturday. The whole family was here minus my older brother David and his family that live in AZ. So for a grand total of 13 Adults and 17 kids!! Wow ya we had a lot of fun we celebrated 3 birthdays Jerry's 29Th, little Jayson 12Th, and Kaleb's 1st B-day!! Saturday we had a HUGE lunch with GREAT food and had the party's. The kids had an Easter egg hunt and we colored Easter eggs went kite flying, played football, wrestled, had sleepovers, watched movies, went to church, had Easter dinner and just enjoyed each other's company! I have tuns and tuns of picture's, but are spread out between 3 different cameras so I will post some soon!!! Hope all had a great Easter!!

Double Duty...

2009-04-20T12:04:00.001-07:00

Well I had a Bishop's interview on Sunday morning and received a 2 calling. I am already the Cub Master which has been going pretty good and I am starting to get more excited about it which I should cause I know I will have something to do with scouts for the next 20 years or so,since I have 3 boys. Any way and now I have been asked to serve as the Relief Society Secretary I was shocked but It will be a great experience and great blessings that will come from it.

YAHOO

2009-03-27T08:51:00.000-07:00

Okay so I'm really excited. I have lost another 2.4 pounds!!!! Yahoo for ME............... Anyway 10 more pounds to go and some more mean lean machine body toning and I think I will be ready come June when my time is up.

THANKS TO FACEBOOK QUIZ'S...

2009-03-22T11:31:00.000-07:00

THESE ARE THE RESULTS IF YOU WANT TO KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT MYSELF PROCEED ON YOUR OWN FREE WILL....I found out a few things I did not even know about myself so here's a BIG THANK YOU to facebook quiz's!!

QUIZ #8 Kelli took the quiz "WhAt CaNdY mAtChEs Ur PeRsOnAlItY........" and the result is Taffy.
Ur flexible and fun to play with......

QUIZ #7 Kelli took what Disney character are you? quiz and the result is mickey mouse
Your a fun-loving person with a great amount of care for friends and family. everyone likes you and you easily make friends and cheer people up quickly.

QUIZ #6 Kelli took the quiz "Redneck or City girl" and the result is Paris Hilton.
A girlie girl wants concrete and make up don't even think about getting me dirty!

QUIZ #5 Kelli took What Color do Your Eyes Reflect? quiz and the result is Red
Your eyes reflect the color red. You are a power-seeker. You have a fiery personality that represents bravery, eagerness, and a bit of straight-forwardness. Your being wants to be excepted by all which can also express arrogance, stubbornness, unwillingness, and jealousness. In all your eyes express Boldness. You yearn to be the center of attention a lot of the times. You also try and draw crowds in with your personality. You are the Bold One

QUIZ #4 Kelli took What color are you? quiz and the result is You are YELLOW!
You ALWAYS like to be the life of the party! You never have a dull moment!

QUIZ #3 Kelli just took the Where should you be living? quiz.
New York City: You are tired of having to drive an hour just to find a McDonald's. You are so ready to get out there and conquer the concrete jungles and climb a skyscraper. You don't want to be a farmer; you want to go find something exciting, acting maybe, or get into business and NYC is the perfect place for you.

QUIZ #2 Kelli took WHICH SEXY LADY ARE YOU? quiz and the result is MARILYN MONROE
YOU ARE MARILYN MONROE! YOU ARE A SEX SYMBOL AND YOU KNOW IT!

QUIZ #1 Kelli took Which Movie Star Are You? quiz and the result is You are ELIZABETH TAYLOR:
Everyone is in awe of you. You know what you want and how to get it. You have more friends than you know what to do with. Your word is your bond. Everyone knows when you say something it is money in the bank.You attract the opposite sex. Your intelligence overwhelms most. Your memory is the next thing to photographic. Everyone admires you because you are so considerate and lovable. You know how to enjoy life and treat people right.

WiNnErS oF PaY iT fOrWaRd!

2009-03-21T12:50:00.000-07:00

Congratulation.....
Brooke and Candice
Please E-mail me your home address at kellicoxshop@hotmail.com and be watching for your gift to arrive!

HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY!!!!

2009-03-17T14:10:00.000-07:00

These guys can never listen when it comes to picture!!
HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY TO EVERYONE!!

What goes around, Comes around!!

2009-03-15T14:02:00.000-07:00

So I'm sitting in sacrament last Sunday and the 2 consular of the bishop brick comes to me and says can I see you for a minute after sacrament. I said: You. He says: Yes. I said: Oh no this can't be good. He: Laughs and walks away. As I look at the guy sitting in front of me just laughing his head off. He says: Well you know it has to do with primary. I said: Ya I sub-ed last week in there. He said: You must have done something right. All I could think is what is he going to tell me? So I meet him in the office, we sit down and he starts rubbing his hands together and says: So do you have any callings right know? I said: Yes I visit teach. He says: Well. Like that's not really a calling RIGHT!!! He said: So we have been thinking and we want you to be the CUB MASTER. I bust out laughing he looks at me is this a problem??????? I said: Oh no. I think he could see something was wrong. So I tell him of my wonderful experience in Vegas as a scout leader, the one that made me hate scouts before It really started for me and my boys. Then I said so what does the cub master do???? He says: Pretty much runs the show your over everyone and make sure they do what there suppose to. Oh and you run pack meeting once a month. So do you except the calling????? I said: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES............................
Well WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND!! I new the minute I was writing our family news letter for last month and complaining about scouts I should have never done it even though family is all that reads it. The lord new. And I was sustained today!!
PEOPLE WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND SO WATCH OUT!!

PaY iT fOrWaRd!

2009-03-12T15:55:00.000-07:00

The Rules
1. Be one of the first Three (3) bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me.
2. Winners, you must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift for the first 3 bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!
3. The gift that you send to your three Friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!
4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love!

If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along. Post it on your blog; start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!
I will leave a list of names who were the first 3 on my blog as soon as I receive them!
I have no clue what it is I will make you, lets see who the winners are first.

This Idea came from Brooke Strickland! I think its great and will be really fun.

4 Years....

2009-03-08T14:56:00.000-07:00

Old my baby is growing up way to fast! His Birthday is today so we celebrated it yesterday. Our family went out to dinner a few nights ago and its always where ever the B-day person wants to go and in this case Kyler choose Craig O's Pizza an all you can eat PIZZA, PASTA, and SALAD BAR. Its fun and pretty good food. Then he got to go buy some things with the money his Grandpa & Grandma Cox sent him. He got really lucky and found lots of things he wanted on sale. A bat mobile control car, matchbox car haunted house, Diego dinosaur thing to add to his collection and some action figures! Yeah... Thanks G & G cox. Yesterday we had pizza for everyone and of course Batman CAKE and ICE CREAM! YUM YUM YUM... He Opened Some more matchbox cars, Mini action figures, Iron man shirt,socks,gum,mini markers and mini motorcycle. Also got 3 of the add on train stations to the Diego train set and a Book of Mormon with a case!!! He had a really good b-day. He loves cars,action figures,and of course Diego mobile stuff. We love this guy so much and just can not believe how fast time flies. He is our baby and is so loving,learning more each day and becoming a big boy over night!!
Us at Craig O's Pizza!
This is all the stuff I bought w/G & G Cox's money.
THANKS- I love and miss you guys!!!
Me and My Batman Cake!!!
I love CARS!
I also love Iron Man!!

2 weeks......

2009-03-06T16:09:00.000-08:00

Into my diet and exercise!! According to Wii Fit I've lost 1.3 pounds and losing it at a good pace.... I thought it was going to be more but this last week did not go very well. I wish it would have been more but hey I guess it is GREAT if you look at it as losing 1.3 pounds of RAW HAMBERGER off yourself. That makes me FEEL a lot BETTER. I have to say its good MOTIVATION to picture the weight you want to lose in RAW HAMBERGER! Sick YEAH...........OK people its going to be a big number next time I can feel it in my BUTT, THIGHS, well EVERYWHERE!

SCIENCE.....

2009-02-27T14:12:00.000-08:00

Jayden's Science Project was due today at school.

After working on it all week long and trying to find certain spools at every store between here and Idaho Falls NO luck. Nana came to the rescue after she searched her stuff and sent them over night at a high price of $30 bucks later we got them and the project was complete. He presented it to his class and teacher this morning then later in the day anyone was welcome to go check out the projects. Jayden did his on How Does Hot Air Rise? He was the only one that did this kind of project. There was many repeats of Volcanoes,Tornadoes,Electricity,Sugar Crystals and many other repeats. He was so so so nervous he prayed all night that he would do good. Needless to say he did AWSOME. His teacher really enjoyed it and he received 200 out of 200! GOOD JOB JAYDEN!

HOORAY HOORAY.....

2009-02-24T19:59:00.000-08:00

BRANDEN IS GETTING MARRIED!!!
Yes my little brother is getting hitched some time in June!

Her name is Brittanie and she is a really cute girl. They met down in Cedar City at school, they have a lot of the same interests, love to play sports, play any game system, watch movies and just spend time together. She will keep Branden in line. Oh and Branden says she has a great voice. Hopefully one day I will have the privilege to here it. We are really excited for them.
CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!!!
Oh ya and the kids say HUBBY HUBBY!!!

UPDATE.....

2009-02-22T18:44:00.000-08:00

Okay so I started this week!! Ya ME!!
On Wed. and Thurs. I did my Cindy tape and Turbo Jam, YEP both and it killed me I'm so sore and now I'm really sick with a head cold and sore throat. I think I pushed my self a little much. What do you think?? But I have been watching what I eat and not eating as much, drinking a lot of water. OFF DIET PEPSI... YES!! I'm doing better then I thought I would so that is good.

Kids Valentine's Day

2009-02-14T12:06:00.000-08:00

All there teacher's are so fun they all did such fun stuff at there school party's yesterday and came home with more then enough candy. There belly's full and of course on sugar highs for the night!! I love these kids!!!

It's TIME....

2009-02-11T08:47:00.000-08:00

Okay I never really thought of myself being over weight but there is that weight I know I could do with out. So last night while watching American Idol and downing an order of Onion Rings. It came to me. It's time to lose the weight and get toned. Summer is right around the corner. So not only I'm I blogging about wanting to lose 15 to 20 pounds by JUNE 1ST 2009. I'm going to invite anyone else to join me that feels you will secede better by letting everyone know how your doing. So I will be officially starting on Monday the 16TH. My goal to lose the weight and get toned like never before!!! How I'm going to do it. Watch what I eat and work out with the help from the tapes above. Oh and DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION! I will get to the point where I don't feel so RETARDED on that thing. GO ME, GO GO GO ME!!!!

Sledding...

2009-02-09T21:11:00.000-08:00

The wolf and bear dens went sledding at Ucon pit last week with their leaders.
They had a BLAST!!! Jayden is really enjoying scouts.

The Game...

2009-02-06T17:39:00.000-08:00

Okay so we never got the wings this year. Blah blah blah.... But we all went to my sister Tricia's house and she made her great pulled pork. YUM YUM YUM..... So we hand pulled pork sandwich's,veggie tray,clam dip,chips,pretzel jello salad,green salad and much much more. Needless to say we enjoyed great company and delicious food as always. As for the game it SUCKED! Oh and no pictures.

10 Pet Peeves

2009-01-30T13:30:00.000-08:00

I was tagged by Jayme to blog my 10 biggest pet peeves....

1-Kids with dirty nails,ears,etc.
2-"FEET" I hate to be touched by others feet and I do NOT touch anyone else.
3-A messy house and car. Part of my OCD.
4-Kids talking to me when I'm on the phone. HELLO....
5-My children ignoring me or pretending they didn't hear me. ya right!!!
6-Having a dirty and unorganized fridge. Again OCD.
7-Jerry making jokes, being funny when I'm clearly NOT in the mood!!
8-People being nice to your face,then talk trash behind your back(like there BETTER!)
9-Lying
10-Dealing with recorded people and systems. I need a REAL person!!

I TAG ANYONE!!!

I I I I I.......

2009-01-28T15:32:00.000-08:00

Put down ten things people might not know about you!

1- I have been married for TEN years this April. YES people TEN!
2- I miss hanging out with all my High school friends.
3- I wish I took Drill Team more seriously.
4- I have a major sweat problem in one arm pit.(only in summer)
5- I am obsessive compulsive.
6- I want to lose 15 pounds.(Its been the biggest pain)
7- I LOVE to be with FAMILY!
8- I absolutely HATE cooking!
9- I want another baby GIRL.(not happening)
10 I love to sing and wish I was good.

I tag- Tricia,Ana,Katie,Tara,Candice,Kim,Brooke,and Becca.

Just Around the Corner....

2009-01-23T11:49:00.000-08:00

Superbowl Sunday! Wow! What in the world are we going to do this year for FOOD on Superbowl Sunday? We have always got wings and stuff from BUFFALO WILD WINGS down in Henderson. The best wings, I'm telling you people NO one, I mean NO one has WINGS like them! I'm sick just thinking about it. I always love Superbowl Sunday. Its like a whole another holiday you can gorge on food the whole darn day and not feel a bit bad and good food at that! Well I better figure this one out I have about 8 days. I love good food in case you all have not noticed. Anyone have any other ideas on the wing problem??? Please help me....

PUT OUR NAME DOWN!!

2009-01-20T16:11:00.000-08:00

And the waiting began about 6 last night when we arrived to RED ROBIN and patiently waited to be seated to indulge in some GREAT food. Its been along time acoming we have always loved RED ROBIN and use to eat their at least once a week in Henderson. So since we moved here Its been one place we have truly missed very much so, and wished they would build one here. Well our wish came true about a year ago when they broke ground and we have been watching slowly for it to become the fabulous place that it is.

Me,Jerry and our kids. My sister Tricia and her kids. Jason,Ana and baby Kaleb all enjoying great company and food.. Go Red Robin!!

HIP HIP HOORAY JASON!

2009-01-20T15:54:00.000-08:00

Well those of you that know my older brother Jason. After long years of schooling and getting his Bachelors in Criminal Justice and a MASTERS degree in Forensic Science. He was hired on at Bonneville Sheriff's Department here in Idaho. On Saturday he was Sworn-In, It was pretty neat to be there for him. We want him to know how proud we are of him and how much we love him!