The Cox Family Circus

UTAH TRIP...CONTINUED!!!

For Ansley's birthday (aka Pioneer Day in Utah)we had a bbq at Kyle's parents. Everyone that could come was there, including a family from Mexico that was staying with Dave and LaNeace while waiting to drop their son off at the MTC.


Grandpa and Eli enjoying the homemade ice cream. They couldn't wait for a bowl!


Ansley got some great presents, including this MP3 player. Now she can listen to Hannah Montana all she wants (and we don't have to listen too!).


Since we missed Elle's birthday in June, we brought her gift with us and she opened it at the dinner. It was a Dora the Explorer doll that had some plastic bracelets with it. Elle wanted to wear them and Eli wanted to put them on her. It was so cute. Elle usually don't want Eli bugging her, so this was a rare moment. Cute!


While at grandma and grandpa's, Eli sometimes had a hard time staying out of trouble, but one of the days, he spent quite some time entertaining himself in his "house" aka overturned lawn chairs.


We spent one day taking a hike up to Donut Falls which is in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Janna came with us and thank goodness she did! I had Claire in the baby carrier and Kyle was chasing the big kids. Janna kept track of Eli for us, which is quite a chore. Thanks Janna! Everyone had a great time and the kids felt like they were on a great adventure.








Ansley and Eli enjoying the water along the trail. They don't see a lot of this kind of nature at home in the desert, so they were thrilled to see all the trees, water and critters!




Kyle takes after his dad when it comes to photographing plants, insects, etc. He took some great shots.




Claire really enjoyed the hike, too! She was a happy baby all the way up to the falls. Then she ate and took a little nap before waking up to enjoy the hike back down. What a good baby girl!


Kyle and the "big" kids.



Kyle and Janna took Ans, Nate and Josh on the treacherous hike all the way up to the top of the falls. The kids loved it...mom, not so thrilled.



Kyle conviced the boys that they should run under the freezing cold falls. They agreed, but when they got close, Josh pushed Nate under and then ran for it. You can see Josh pushing Nate with his forearm. Josh is no dummy!

Cute, brave kids on their way down from the falls.

On the way back down, Josh starting getting tired and faked a cramp to be able to rest. Nice Aunt Janna fell for it and spent a few minutes "stretching it out". Thanks again Janna!

While in Utah, Kyle was able to golf a couple of times with Janna's husband, Andy. One of the time, he took Nate and Josh with them. They had a blast! Ever since then, they have been bugging Kyle to take them golfing again. Thanks for all the fun, Uncle Andy!!!