EnD oF a WorKinG ErA

After 11 years of working at the telephone company in mesquite i had to make the hard decision to leave that job (I love and miss the girls I worked with, but not the drive or hour lost coming home), and take one closer to home that makes it so i am only working 3 days instead of 4 a week .
I just started working in St. George on Monday at Jeffrey Simister's orthodontic office. I have learned a lot in just the three days since I started. The office staff has been so nice and helpful to me (just like they always were when we were just patients). I even found out that I have known Dr. Simister's wife since I lived in Cedar.
Some of the best parts of being back up here is for the first time in 5 years I had a lunch date with my husband, today I was home without any of the kids for the first time in a long time and chose to use the peaceful time to go grocery shopping all by myself, and I probably saved some money too..without them begging for everything we pass. I guess this is a start of a new era in my life.

Our Last Summer Get Away

August 15-17 We got to go with all the Losee clan (Dean Losee and Lane Losees) to Lake Powell to stay on Terry's Cousin Sharla and Jeremy's House Boat. We had a very fun and relaxing time. Our family at Lake Powell

I am trying to get all my kids to ride with me ( I thought it might make Terry go a little slower if he knew the whole family was on).

Terry couldn't decide which he like more the seadoo boat or the seadoo jet ski so I put them both on.

The kids loved riding with him......He went fast. I am so glad they were far enough away I didn't see it.

Jorrin going down the water slide, and Jantzyn tumbling after.

Jantzyn had the most fun playing on the beach with her two favorite cousins, Trasen and Gentry.

Jaicelyn giving words of encouragment for the other two to jump off the house boat like she had been doing all morning long.

Jadyn taking her turn on the helicopter with Jeremy, Tyson, and Colby.

The Losee family had a great time. Thanks so much Sharla and Jeremy!!!

Long Lost Cowley Family Reunion

On Aug 7-10 all 4 of us kids and our families got together for the first time in 3 years. We headed to Kolob to stay in a cabin, ride 4 wheelers, canoe, relax in the hammock, and just be together.



Jorrin takes her turn on the hammock.

The kids enjoyed being outside running free.

The guys had fun playing badmitton.

While the girls relaxed by playing cards.

Mom and Dad trying out the Canoe.

Mom and Dad even joined in on the fun of riding on the 4 wheeler and Rhino.

Terry had fun playing dress up and finding all sorts of stuff to play with. and by the way ..."He knows what you did last summer."

All the grandkids decide if noone would take them for a ride they would wait it out.

We had a great time, and hopefully the next time we get together we won't have to wait 3 years in between.

A Very Important Summer Activity

I forgot to put on probably one of the most important things that happened this summer (well at least for Jaice). Jaicelyn was baptized on July 5th. She was so excited and we are so proud of her. Congratulations Jaice we love you!!!!

Camping at Panguitch Lake

Over the 24th we took a little camping trip. We wanted to try somewhere other than Pine Valley (and cooler) so we asked our cousin Andy, who used to work on Cedar Mtn, where the best spots up there are. Sheri didn't agree with the first spot he suggested because it did not have running water or restroom facilities. We really liked the next spot up by Mammoth Creek but it was already full. So we continued up the road to the Panguitch Lake Campground. The girls had a lot of fun playing in the creek and pond, playing pickle, badminton, horseshoes, and just running wild. We all enjoyed a yummy dutch oven dinner of chicken and potatoes that Terry cooked for the first time. Just as we started cooking it started to rain so we took turns holding an umbrella over the coals so they wouldn't go out. It was nice and cool and we slept really good until some cows came wandering through the camp, and then some really loud fishermen in a tent next to us stayed up half the night telling each other of their exploits.

Even More Summer Activities

We decided we really liked being together as a family so we went to the Road Runner game together. The girls all actually loved it. The 2 little ones spent the whole game jumping in the bounce house with Saturn the mascot and Jadyn and Jorrin liked watching the game and listening to the hecklers yelling at the other team. We want to go to another game so if anyone wants to venture out with us let us know.

More Summer Fun

After Jadyn's Week we decided we liked spending time as a family so much that we went to Mesquite (we had a free two nights stay at Oasis) and let the kids go swimming and spent a night visiting our good friends the Bryants.