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We made it to Zion National Park again. This was our fourth...

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:39:16 -0600

All Packed In

Beautiful Mountains

Before we started the hike

On Our Way To Emerald Pools

All The Kids

The Weight!!

My Awesome 1 match fire!

Almost to Angels Landing

Peek a Boo!

Amazing Place

We made it to Zion National Park again. This was our fourth year! It was a lot of fun. I wanted to get the pics up and I’ll get back to the travel log later. Enjoy!

Father’s Day is upon me and I’m having some sentimental moments...

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:41:00 -0600

Dad Cox

Dad Kunz

Dave

Happy Father's Day Jer!

Father’s Day is upon me and I’m having some sentimental moments so I thought I would put my thoughts out there for you to enjoy too! My mind and heart are struggling today to keep all the emotions at bay, but I do have some things I would like to share and people I would like to thank.

My Dad: Thank you Dad for all the things you taught me. Thank you for teaching me how to work hard. Thank you for teaching me how to play hard after the work is done! Thank youfor teaching me how to take responsibility. Thank you for teaching me a love for animals. Thank you for teaching me how to manage my money. Thank you for teaching me how to love and take care of a spouse. Thank you for teaching me to have a love of the gospel.Thank you for teaching me what a great Dad should be! Thank you for all the little things you did when I was growing up and all the things you do now to show me how much you love me and my family. I love you so very much!

Jer’s Dad: Thank you Dad for teaching Jer how to be a dad. Thank you for teaching him how to work hard and take responsibility for his actions. Thank you for teaching him to love the Lord and appreciate all the little things in life. Thank you for worrying about me now that he’s not able to take care of certain things. I know I give you a hard time about how you don’t need to worry about me because I’m a big girl, but I sure appreciate it! Thank you for loving me and my kids and for still looking out for us. I love you so very much!

BIL’s: Thank you so much for always taking time to make sure you horse around with my kids as well as your own. Thank you for always making sure they are included on any fun things that you do. Thank you for being great examples of how to be a great dad. My kids need good examples of strong men in their lives and I’m so very grateful I have all of you!! Thank you for reminding my kids of the great Dad that they have. Thank you for sharing your stories of the many adventures you took part of with Jer. I love you so very much!

Dave: You’ve been around since before there were even kids in our house! Thank you for spoiling my kids on their birthdays and Christmas. Thank you for having enough energy to spin them around, give them shoulder rides, ride them on “airplanes”, and take them on “helicopter rides.” Thank you for taking care of all the little fix it stuff around here that I don’t have the energy or patience for. I’m so glad that you are so close and that we can help each other out! I love you so much!

I am so blessed to have a Heavenly Father who knows me better than I know myself. I am so grateful for the knowledge that I have that I will live in Heaven someday with all the people that I love the most. I’m so grateful for the love and patience that Heavenly Father has shown to me. There have been so many tender mercies shown to me the last 20 months and I’m grateful for each little one.

Last but not least, Jer. Thank you babe, for being such a great husband and father. You didn’t get to be an earthly father for very long but you showed your children so much love. They love you so much and always know how much you love them. Thank you for choosing to spend your free time with us while you were here on the earth. We know that you are still here helping us and teaching us. I can’t wait until we can see you again! I love you and miss you. Forever and ever.

This is Brinci from her Spring Recital. She was one of only a...

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:18:44 -0600

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This is Brinci from her Spring Recital. She was one of only a few that had her piece memorized! She is doing such a great job on the piano.

This is Toby’s Creative Challenge dance for this year. I...

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:17:30 -0600

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This is Toby’s Creative Challenge dance for this year. I was glad there were a whole lot less hip movement this year! It’s kind of funny watching 6 yr. old boys try to coordinate their movements!

Today was filled with lots of laughter, hugs, smiles and of...

Mon, 30 May 2011 21:26:12 -0600

Dean's Balloon To Jer

Grandpa and Toby

Granny Fixin' the Balloons!

The Whole Group!

Off they go

A Smile and a Kiss To Jer From Min!

The Best Kids EVER!!

A Family Photo?!

More Solar Lights to Light Up the Dark!

Beautiful Flowers

Today was filled with lots of laughter, hugs, smiles and of course the occasional tear. It was so great to have so much family with us as we celebrated/grieved on this day. We missed the ones that were unable to be here with us. It was nice to have Dean and Rachel come and hang out with us. After breakfast, Mom and I went to Hastings and picked out 14 balloons! We started off the fun with a balloon launch. Everyone wrote a message to Jer and we sent them off to Heaven. We then made the short jaunt to the cemetery. It was incredible to be around so many people who love us and care for us. Thank you for everyone who was with us today. Thank you for everyone who thought of us today. Thank you Jer for being such a great man and still inspiring us to greatness. We love you!!

A Missionaries Blog

Sat, 14 May 2011 01:22:03 -0600

Hello Everyone! I am posting a link to Elder Uncle Wade’s blog! He is such a spiritual giant and such a great example to me. His latest post was about Jer. Check it out only if you want to cry!

http://elderwcoxnyrm.blogspot.com/

I am so very grateful for the man that Jer is. I am so grateful that he took a chance on a lowly farm girl and taught me so very much about life and how to live it to it’s fullest. Thank you all for helping me remember that and helping me continue to live and love life! I look forward to when I can bask in his presence once more. But until then let’s all remember: Life is good.

Our trip to Zion National Park this year was so much fun. Granny...

Tue, 03 May 2011 09:49:51 -0600

Canyon Overlook

Canyon Overlook

The reason for camping!

A shot of some of our campsite

Weeping Rock

Couldn't keep the kids off these rocks!

Rock cairns at the beach

Gage is DONE!

Our trip to Zion National Park this year was so much fun. Granny decided to come with us again. The trip started out with a trip to Chevron for their oh so delish do-nuts. The kids watched movies and Mom and I talked the whole 5 hours to Cedar! We stopped for lunch then finished the trip. We had a small problem with our original campsite. It was still under construction so we had to go to a different campground and find another. We located the best spot and put up our tent. Mom was very grateful that we brought hammers this year!! After a snack we hit the road again to go hike the Canyon Overlook trail. The kids did such a great job. Even Gage was ready to be a big boy and hike by himself! The wind was a little wild up on the top of the mountain but the view was spectacular as always. The tunnel was also a lot of fun. Back at camp we roasted hot dogs (Gage was a little upset that I hadn’t brought his special ones, oops!) and marshmallows. We went to bed early so that we could be prepared for all the hiking!

The next day we woke up, ate breakfast in the van because it was soooo cold. We caught the shuttle and headed up the canyon. We hiked Emerald Pools, Weeping Rock, stopped at Big Bend for a snack, and the Riverside walk. We had to find a different lunch spot this year because the water was so high but none of us were complaining because the squirrels weren’t quite as aggressive where we stopped as they are by the beach. We figured out that we could hike to our campsite if we got off at the last shuttle stop so all the kids agreed we could do one more hike. It was a great hike and I think it will be how we get back to camp from now on.

We made it back to camp, had a little rest, ate some food, then headed over the bridge into Springdale. We were so excited to get ice cream and were so bummed when we saw that it was closed! We found a treat for everyone at the grocery store. Then it was on to the movie theater where we saw Rango. Gage couldn’t believe how big the screen was!! After the movie we were all tired and ornery so we got right to bed and slept really well.

The next day we broke camp. Once again Mom was glad that we had hammers! We got the van loaded and decided we had enough time to take the shuttle back up the canyon and do one more thing. We stopped at the Court of the Patriarchs and took some pics. The kids enjoyed running up and down the trail since there were no other people on it! We went back to camp, got in the BatVan and headed home.

It was a great trip with many memories. It’s still hard to do camping things without Jer. I know he is so excited that his kids are learning to enjoy something that meant so much to him. Can’t wait til next year!!

Here are a few more. There were many, many more pictures and...

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:55:06 -0600

Beautiful Sunset

Key West

Loved my Beach Day!

I snorkled to the rocks!! I'm so cool.

Eating Key Lime Pie in Key West

Here are a few more. There were many, many more pictures and many, many more memories, but you get the idea. I had a rocking time with my wonderful family. I love you guys!!!

Here are a few random pictures from our amazing cruise we took...

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:48:32 -0600

Our adventure begins!

Amazing Blue Water

My "freestyle" Deck

Rockwall on the ship

Really cool tree

Our ADVENTURE in Belize

Those Mormons are EVERYWHERE!

Our Ship

Mayan Ruins

The view from the Mayan Temple

Here are a few random pictures from our amazing cruise we took in December. I know it took me a LONG time to post them, but it was worth the wait right! I can’t wait until the kids are old enough that they can appreciate the kind of vacation this was so that I can take them on one!

This is about as good as it’s going to get for a family...

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:39:00 -0600

This is about as good as it’s going to get for a family picture for a while! I still have a hard time seeing this “new” family of mine. My kids are adorable though! I also really love how tan my face is next to that white snow!!

Here are a few random pictures of things that happened last...

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:15:00 -0700

Brinci Looking Like KT!

Tumbling Showcase

Coach Emily Giving a Pep Talk

Brinci Soccer

Jer's District Award of Merit Banquet

End of School Stuff

Brinci and Mrs. Lowry

Toby and Mrs. Wagstaff

Gage Being a Trooper

Just Needed to See Him!

Here are a few random pictures of things that happened last spring. I’m hoping to get something together a little more formal, but for now this is what you get!!

This is so stinkin funny. Even if you’ve seen it already,...

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:39:23 -0700

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This is so stinkin funny. Even if you’ve seen it already, watch it again!

Here is a clip of Brinci’s Piano Recital. I am using it as...

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:28:03 -0600

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Here is a clip of Brinci’s Piano Recital. I am using it as a test! I hope it works!!

LDSSplash.com - A fun site full of great ideas and games for the LDS family!

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:35:58 -0600

LDSSplash.com - A fun site full of great ideas and games for the LDS family!:

I’ve been a bit obsessed lately about the concept of “enduring to the end” I really like this poem and it explained to me a little bit about what it means to endure. I hope you’ll take the time to check it out.

A few days ago I realized that Brinci and Toby both had loose...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:43:00 -0700

Toby Sprouting a New Hole!

Everyone Had to Get In On the Fun

Brinci Did it Too!!

Two Missing Teeth

A few days ago I realized that Brinci and Toby both had loose teeth. I told them that whoever got their tooth out first could be the king or queen of the day after school. So the race was on. Toby tried to wiggle his tooth and Brinci tried to wiggle hers. Brinci tried a couple of times to get me to yank hers out but the crying was too much for me. Toby wouldn’t let me touch his. Well tonight Toby was eating a slice of apple and all the sudden started yelling. I looked over at him and he had blood coming out of his mouth and a cute little hole! We did the happy “you lost a tooth” dance and had him spit the tooth and apple out on a plate! He thought he was really cool. Well, Brinci couldn’t stand the fact that Toby did something without her so she had me pull her tooth out tonight too. She was very brave the whole time I was pulling and didn’t cry once, even though she really wanted to. I told Brinci that since Toby got to be her boss tomorrow, she could be mine. Should be a very interesting afternoon! After the kids were in bed I found out that our next door neighbor also got his tooth pulled out tonight since he heard that Toby got his out. So needless to say, the Tooth Fairy will be very busy tonight in our neighborhood!

Meet the newest member of our family: BOB! He gets to be the...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:34:22 -0700

Trying to find a stud!

Drilling the Holes

Placing Bob

Darcy Trying it Out

Everyone Wants to Hit Bob!

Meet the newest member of our family: BOB! He gets to be the one we yell and hit at from here on out! The kids are really excited for it. I am too. Hopefully this will keep you all from getting pummeled by me!!

I was attending a Time Out For Women in February and had a...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:28:44 -0700

Outside Stitches

Inside Stitches

So Proud

I was attending a Time Out For Women in February and had a wonderful neighbor of mine watching the kids. I was almost on my way home when I got a call from her informing me that Gage had decided to play Superman and was now going to require stitches! She took him to the clinic and got him sewn up and by the time he got home to me he was so proud of his stitches and the fact that he didn’t even cry! What a silly boy!

Here are a few pictures from the start of our Christmas Fun....

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:45:00 -0700

Brinci Getting Excited

Sick Toby Not Wanting To Be Left Out

Gage and Dave "Helping"

Cutest Kids EVER

Busy With Gingerbread Houses

Brave Kids With Santa

Great Time on Temple Square

New Laundry Room

Toby Christmas Program

Brinci Christmas Program

Here are a few pictures from the start of our Christmas Fun. I’ll post some more later! Hope you enjoy.

Christmas Fun

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:24:09 -0700

We have had fun so far this Christmas season. It started when we got home from Thanksgiving with my family. Some wonderful neighbor had put up Christmas lights on our house!! I still haven’t found out who it was and probably never will. But if you happen to be reading this THANK YOU!!! We also had an anonymous box of money left on our pourch a few days ago. I am brought to tears every time I think of it. We have such a great support system here and such wonderful family supporting us. Thank you everyone!

We set up the Christmas tree and decorated it on the Monday after Thanksgiving. It was a little bittersweet doing it since Jer wasn’t here to tell me what a good job we were doing. He was never one to actually participate in the decorating, but he was always a good cheerleader! We missed him a lot that night but the kids did a better job handling it than I did!

The next fun thing we did was go to our ward Christmas party. Santa showed up and it was so much fun. Brinci and Toby are actually brave enough to talk to him now but Gage was petrified. As soon as Santa came into the room Gage started crying and wanting me to hold him. Then he said, “Santa scary!!!” It was quite hillarious.

We decorated gingerbread houses last night thanks to another wonderful neighbor. She came over with a huge sack full of candies and 3 “extra” gingerbread houses. So the kids and I decorated houses last night. It was a lot of fun.

We plan on going to Temple Square to see the lights sometime. We also plan on watching a lot of Christmas movies! Those are my favorite. Hope that all of you are having a great Christmas holiday as well.

1000 Miles For Jer

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:45:00 -0700

After I inputed Jer’s last two runs from the Vegas Ragnar, he had a total of 970 miles. I realized that I could get my 1000 miles and possible finish his as well this year. My runs since I hit my goal have been dedicated to Jer. That has been both good and hard! It’s been nice to have something to work toward but the whole time I’m running I’m focusing on how Jer would run it, or what Jer would tell me to do. This morning I fiinished Jer’s 1000 miles. I will continue to dedicate the rest of my miles this year to my wonderful, supportive, amazing husband. Thanks again babe for giving me something to work toward!