Happy 50th Anniversary

Kenny and I have been so blessed with awesome examples of great marriages. My mom and dad were married over 60 years and now Kenny's mom and dad have been married 50 years as of September 1, 2009. Happy Anniversary Loren and Pat and may God bless you with many, many more happy years together.

The Celebration

Wow - what an event - 50 years. Kenny's mom and dad decided to celebrate 50 years of marriage by having their family all meet in Keystone, CO for a week. So at the end of July we all packed our bags and met in Colorado. It was an absolutly perfect spot as we had a big house with a hot tub and a pool just down the hill - all right on the golf course. Relaxing, restfull and fun for everyone. We also had a big kitchen table for card playing!

We decided to take some family pictures while we were there so here are a few of those shots...



Grandpa with his sons and grandsons.









Grandma and the granddaughters













Luke and "not so little" Anna.












Lana, Pat and Lori - the flowers and scenery were so pretty and green.









The "boys". Larry and Kelly in the back and Loren and Kenny in the front.





Still holding hands after 50 years.

One night we had a cream can dinner so the cousins had to help shuck corn and get things ready if they wanted to eat!

One day several of us decided to head down the river - literally.. we went rafting down the Arkansas - and I don't have the picture but Grandpa and Grandma went to. It was a blast.

Cousins - Erin and Karen

More cousins..Kayla, Erin and Lane

Goin to the Woods

Luke and Zach are working for Pickaroon Timber again this year and they came home one day and said their boss was going to start sending them to the "woods". I was never sure what that exactly meant so his boss took these pictures and sent them to us.



This is the trail back to where they cut the timber.

Lunch Break - again?

Sizing up the trees.

Working away...

Zach - surprised at the camera!

Sister Fun

We were so lucky to get to have so much family here for Luke and Zach's graduation

party. Here is a shot with my three sisters.

Peggy, Sandy, Sherry, Rhonda.

If you know much about the Cox's you know there is always lots of laughter and card playing!

More graduation...

Luke and Zach were so blessed to meet some great people while in Pinedale. Zach's basketball coach Mike Vickrey, talks his mom into making quilts for some of his basketball players when they graduate from high school. I'm not sure how the boys got on this list but they were sure glad to be the recipents of one of these quilts! This is Zach's.







Luke didn't play basektball but I guess since he is dating Kelsea Vickrey he got on the list!




A quick family photo after graduation.

These are our good friends the Papes. Michelle and I went to college in Chadron together and lived in Estes Park, CO together one summer. Michelle and Fred's daughter Logan graduated too.

Sydnee and Logan Pape.

Sydnee and Erin are good buds..

Graduation

Well they both walked and received.
The diplomas were actually signed!
Here is Luke receiving his diploma
from Jim Malkowski the school
board president.















Zach showing off the fruit of his labors.









Luke and Zach - PHS 2009 graduates.

Happy 14th!

Happy 14th Birthday Ethan

5-18-1994!!
You were the cutest little blonde
boy I have ever seen...

Also Happy ?? Birthday Aunt Linda
she and Ethan share the same birthday!!