The Birthday Party

Wow! Didn't we have great weather for the 100th anniversary rememberance day of our Grandad Don Cox!? Let's all post a few photos...

Is there a budget for next year?

as long as we are talking about Bear lake, I found some cool places for us to stay so we don't have to camp. I only looked at two places, but there were tons of different places to stay at. These are the two I looked at, that were both very cool...
#1 (the affordable one) includes 3 floors, 2 3/4 baths, 2 kitchens, 1800 s.f, sleeps up to 20 people. There is also a smaller condo that sleeps 12, so we would have to rent both to accommodate everyone. The prices are $215 a night for the large condo, and $160 for the small. The resort has two pools, hot tubs, tennis, a restaurant and is close to the beach. you can look it up at bearlaketherightplace.com
#2 (the extravagant one) this place is so cool. It' 9000 s.f., has 8 bedrooms, 7 baths, a playroom, pool table and an incredible theatre. It can sleep up to 50 people. Here's the bad news, it's $1,212 a night. Just for fun you can look up pictures at laketownlodge.com
Anyway, if we are interested in going to Bear Lake, it looks like there 's a ton of options for us to choose from.

Who wants to go to Bear Lake!!!???

Allright I know that you are all probably thinking... hello.... we have like , a year to make a decision about the next reunion place, chill out katy!...
But hey I am excited to have just as much fun if not more than this year!

My dad and I went on a road trip to Sun Valley this weekend and we decided to go the long way up through Bear lake.... Wow, it is the coolest place ever! I really think that we need to put this place in the top 5 places to go for next years reunion!
Okay, here are some cool things about bear lake...
The water is so beautiful, The unique color is due to the reflection of the limestone deposits suspended in the lake... Bear Lake is often called the Caribbean of the Rockies!...Cool
They have the best Raspberries... and Shakes ... Jenn will testify of this!
The Beach is so great for little people and for us older folks too... the water at this beach is so shallow and warm, Avy was having the best time finding all kinds of different sea shells. The water is shallow enough for the little kids and once you get past the sand bar it gets deeper for the older kids.
Garden City is very close and they have sea doo and boat rentals, they also have scooter and 4 wheeler rentals.
Oh yeah... you can drive your car right down to the beach and ... get this... its Free!
I don't know, I think that this place is going to be hard to beat!!!
I still really like the idea of staying at the Beaver Creek Lodge in Logan Canyon, it is only 13 miles from Garden City... If you have not checked out the web site yet... Please do!http://www.beavercreeklodge.com/

Another Suggestion...

I have another idea for next year's reunion, since we are throwing out all of the stops now. I know a lot of families who have been to Ruby's Inn for their reunions and loved it. Ruby's Inn is located by Zions Park. It's a hotel, but it also has a campsite, for those who would like to rough it. (Although camping is "so last year") Either way, we would have access to an indoor and outdoor pool, and several restaurants and diners. There would be a million of activities for us also. Bryce canyon, and the Grand Staircase are close for hiking, atv'ing, or biking. There's also horse back riding, and water rafting. Also, if you would like to camp they have tipi's and log cabins you can rent. Hotel rooms range from $130-$195 a night. The most expensive room is a suite and has 2 queens and a king, if some smaller families wanted to bunk up together. I'm not sure what the rates for campsites are. There are two negatives I can think of are 1) Southern Utah in the summer would be very hot, and 2) it would be a long drive to get there (about three-four hours. Also I'm not sure how Gram would do with the oxygen. I would love to post pictures, but I'm not computer savvy enough to figure out how to get pictures from the web on here. But you can look it up, it's http://www.rubysinn.com/. (this is Jenn by-the-way) Katy if you have a second would you put some pictures up for me, or let me know how to do it...thanks!

Oh yeah, this place looks fun!!! ...(katy)

I am already getting ideas for next year...

Okay, Due to the great success with this years reunion, I want to make sure that next year we have a great time too. My mom and I have been researching what we could do for next year...We found a few great places... here is my Favorite so far. But hey, we have alot of time to keep looking... OOOwww, how about a house boat at Powell?
Talk to you soon, please leave some comments, Love Katy

Check this out... here is the link... http://www.beavercreeklodge.com/


Oh yea... we can rent this whole thing... how cool would that be?
Horse back riding any one?


Family Reunions


Beaver Creek Lodge is the perfect place for family reunions and group gatherings. Spacious common areas provide groups the convenience of meeting together for meals and activities while private rooms with jetted baths allow time for rest and relaxation.



The lodge has eleven rooms with a total of fourteen queen size beds and four king size beds. Kitchens stocked with basic cooking and dining supplies offer the flexibility of preparing meals or having meals catered.
Located just 13 miles from Bear Lake, Beaver Creek Lodge is close enough to enjoy water activities on the lake while escaping the crowds when the day is through.

Hiking, mountain biking and OHV trails are easily accessed and provide added variety to the activities available.
On-site activities include horseback riding, sand volleyball, horseshoes, a variety of lawn games and a fire pit during the summer and snowmobile rentals in the winter. Lodge guests receive discounts for horseback riding and snowmobile rentals.



Beaver Creek Lodge The Perfect Gathering Place

Generations together and family groups....

Generations together and family groups....

Gram and her Board of Directors

fun times with the whole fandamily!!

Merit Badges for everyone at Reunion

MERIT BADGES
Cox Heritage Family Reunion 2007

The Merit Badge Committee consisted of Becky and Lois Ann, with many suggestions from others. They are listed in family order (sort of) and some have photos for illustration purposes


Gram – Mint Bar Gal, Heart of the West

Lois Ann – Photo lab specialist, Sourdough Expert

Jane – Strawberry Trifle Specialist, Homemade Ice Cream Master
Liz – Pantry Queen, Chief Decorator, Queen of Creature Comforts
Don – Man for All Seasons, Playful dad, Most efficient lung capacity

Lora – Master Pasta Chef, Ingenious Locksmith
Rachel – Tallest teen, Master sunbather, Internet service provider

Nicholas – Most Perler bead projects, Night owl
Luke – Dynamic duo with Spenser, Rock climber
Faith – Super water child, Best baby curls
Becky – Perler bead supplier, Original anti-social teenager

Zen – Search and Rescue driver, Best Napper
Gil – Headphone specialist, Master gamer
Dani – Little Mother Hen, Slumber party drop-out
Conner – Best dog buddie, Most repeated use of the word “Mom!”
Sue – Master Trail Boss, Treat Queen
Dan – Manly Man Quilter, Master Pack Horse
Lily – Most impressive meltdown, Bravest Tooth Puller, Non-compliant to the 5 Foot Rule
Amelia – Noisiest Sleeper, Miss Congeniality (daytime only)
Jen Tidwell – Ice cream assistant, Mother and Wife of Ride’m Cowboys
Dalin – Native of the Valley, traveled the furtherest
Baden – Hobble Sampler, best Ride’m Cowboy of Grandad Cox’s saddle

Shawn – Marathoner in training, Playful dad
Emily - Clorox Wipes supplier, Best Volunteer
Spencer – Rock climber, Dynamic duo with Luke

Tyler – Expert plate cleaner, Yoghurt aficionado
Josh – Initiates Five Foot Rule, Most unexpected crafter, Master griller (but he said that award should go to Shawn)

Jenn Pilch – IS the most patient spouse, Coal’s mom, Critter Lover
Katy – T-shirt queen, Blogger Specialist
Andy – Propane specialist, Katy’s good right arm
Avelyn – Apple juice consumer Extraordinaire, Cutest pig tails
Chris – Obsessive kitchen cleaner, Most attentive auntie
Shad – the Working Man

We should also add to Josh – Branding Specialist

and to Jenn Pilch - Very attentive auntie

Special thanks to all those dads and “aunties” who watched over the little kids and kept them safe while the moms cooked, cleaned, worked on other projects, and/or took a nap!!!

Feel free to add more pix :-) and other nominations that we might not have noticed.

Love, Lois Ann

good times!!!

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-Sue

A Great time was had by all...

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to put a few pictures on... so that you don't forget what a great time we had... It was Fun, I want to do it again... soon!!! Love ... Katy
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