Christmas 2008

Happy Birthday Justin!

Happy 19th Birthday Ash!

We hope you had a special day!

Thanksgiving 2008, Malta, Idaho

Give Thanks

This time of year, it is nice to forget about our troubles, think of others, and reflect on what we are thankful for. With troubled times, sometimes it is easy to be pulled down by all the negativity around us. Many things in our lives we take for granted, that millions of people around the world live without their entire lives. This year one of the members of our Primary Presidency challenged each of our children to come up with 25 things they are thankful for, so here is my list of 25:
1. The Gospel of Jesus Christ
2. My Husband and kids
3. Roof over my head
4. Clothes
5. 3 meals a day (or more, usually more)
6. For a car and the ability to put gas in it
7. Education
8. Our jobs to provide for our family
9. My family,parents, siblings and their spouses, and extended family
10. Spencers family, parents and siblings, nieces and nephews
11. Great friendships
12. My Grandparents and their great example to me.
13. Kind and loving neighbors
14. Modern medicine
15. The internet and how it allows us to keep in touch with people all over the world
16. Music and the ability to hear it.
17. Physical body that allows me to do almost anything I want.
18. That Spencer's knee is healing.
19. Our troops and the sacrifices their families and they make for our country
20. Warm, running water, can you image no more hot showers? EEk!
21. For a temple so close to my home.
22. A ward that is so organized and prepared, for anything that may happen.
23. That I can read and write.
24. For my primary class this year and all that they taught me.
25. To spend Thanksgiving with my family this year!

Grandpa & Ryan Have a Happy Birthday!

Ryan is the oldest Grandson in the Cottle family and was the ONLY boy for quite sometime, so it has always been pretty special that Grandpa and him shared a birthday.

Grandpa, you are so great and we appreciate all the love you show for your family, we hope your day is filled with joy and love!





I had a few pics I couldn't resist posting of little Ry, so here you go:







And last but NOT least, a little backstreet boys :)

Happy Birthday Sheryl!

We hope you have a WONDERFUL day! :)

Remembering 9/11...

Thank you to all the men and women who fight for our freedom, and we pray for all the families who have lost loved ones, thank you for your sacrifices.
God Bless America!

Ryan & Whitney are married!

Happy, Happy Birthday Leeshy Dear...!

Happy BirthdayLeesh, hope you have a wonderful Day!

Happy #5 Brooklyn!

Happy Birthday cutie pie, we love ya!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

We love you Grandma and hope you have a wonderful Birthday!

Happy Pioneer Day Everyone!

Today, I think about our Pioneer heritage, and how grateful I am for the sacrifices they made. I cannot image some the hardships they faced. Loosing spouses and children, and having to bury them on the trail. Working so hard to build a temple, and then leaving it all behind. These pioneers were amazing and I admire them for all that they went through. I'm so grateful for my Pioneer heritage, and I hope everyone can have a great 24th of July!

Happy Birthday Whitney!

We just wanted to give a shout out to our new sis-in-law Whitney! Happy, Happy Birthday!

Congrats Ry & Whit!

Ryan proposed to Whitney tonight up in the mountains. She said yes! So they are getting married on Sept 4 in the SLC Temple. Congratulations guys, we love ya!

Strawberry Days Parade

Everyone had fun at the parade, Ryan got to drive some city council members in one of Whitney's Dads old car, so that was fun to see them in the parade. It was definitely nice and hot out, so Leesh let us come and swim at her condo after. Thanks it was fun!

Happy Father's Day!

We just want to wish all the fathers in the Cottle Family a very happy Father's Day!!!

A Slide Show for Dad

Happy 50th Dad!

Well, we just want to wish Dad a Happy 50th Birthday! Thanks for being a great Dad, Grandpa, Son, Uncle, and Brother. You are always there for us, thanks a million, we love you!
Here is a little time line of some things Dad has been doing the last 50 years:

Born June 11, 1958 to Jay and Julene Cottle
1966 Baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
1976 Graduated from Raft River High School
1977-79 Served in the Tempe, AZ Mission
1980 Married Alaine Ewing in Provo Temple
1981 First child Amberlie
1983 Second child Ryan
1986 Third child Alicia
Graduated with Bachelors degree from BYU
1988 Moved to Pleasant Grove
1989 Fourth Child Ashlyn
Started first business New Horizons carpet cleaning
1992 Fifth child Alexis
Started Beehive Homes
1995 Sixth child Alyssa
1999 Married off first daughter Amberlie
2003 1st Granddaughter Brooklyn
2006 1st Grandson Gavin & Second daughter married, Alicia
2007 Became Bishop of Battlcreek 8th Ward
2008 Turns 50!!
He has sure had a busy half-century! There is so much more that I didn't put down like all the ball games attended, choir concerts, dance recitals, piano recitals, family trips, Church callings, and so much more, he has always supported us, thanks again Dad!

Congrats Ash! Class of 2008

It seems like only yesterday our little Ash was glued in front of the television watching movie after movie, and eating "si-ee-uhl" (cereal), telling on Ryan for saying naughty words, and crying cause SHE wanted to bathe Alexis, and not Mom. Then came Jr. High, and quickly High School, a drivers license (accomp. by a nice car!), dances, softball, and plenty of shopping with Mom and Dad's money. Now she's graduated, almost finished at MATC, has her first real (non-family) job at a Pediatric Dentist office, and all grown up! We are so proud of you Ash, you are a great sister, daughter, and aunt. Congratulations on graduating! We love you!!

Weekend at Cottle's Ranch

Marshmallow Roast

Alaine, Randy, & Alyssa

Paige & Alyssa

Amberlie & Spencer

Micall & Lexi

Alicia & Chris

Whitney & Ryan

It was a pretty fun weekend up at Cottle's Ranch, we had rain showers off and on, but were able to do plenty of 4-wheeling, shooting, and playing outside. Everyone had a lot of fun. One of the days we drove out to City of Rocks that was a bunch of fun, and later that night we had a marshmallow roast and made smores(Yum!). Whitney was nice enough to play some tunes on her guitar for us, she's really good at the guitar, thanks, Whit!


Sunday, we went a visited the graves and decorated them, it was a nice day, sunny and warm.


City of Rocks