Cosmeetology School Graduate!!!!

Emily & I

Amber, Angeleah, & I

I did it, i finally graduated Hair school, i started school Sep 23, 2008 and finished Oct 28, 2009. It has been a long hard year being away from home and having to be at school tuesday-saturday 8 to 5. It was a bitter-sweet goodbye i'm very excited to be done and moving on to the next chapter in my life, but i am also very sad that it's over. I have wanted to go to Cosmetology school ever sence i can remember and now that it's over it's very sad. I have made some of the best friends this past year at school, Emily and i have been together sence the first day of school, we weren't that close in the beggining, but have gotten very close these last few months and now were pretty much inseprable!! (were even graduating a day apart) hehe. Angeleah and Amber Started in the january class and we've been great friends sence they started. I'm going to miss them but I know we'll still be in touch. I have loved every minute i have been in school, even though it was hard somedays i will always be forever greatful for all of my instructors and educaters that have tought me so much. I'm going to Miss it so much!! but now it's time to move on and grow up and for that i am greatful!!
Love you all and thanks mom and dad for everything!!

what Sierra is up to

Her favorite things right now are horses. Here's a picture of her first horse ride at the stock yards. She rode around the horse ring about four times, by the last ride around the guy let the rings go and Sierra was riding all by herself.

She has been learning to cut. She has only cut one dress.

On Friday our school had it's fall festival, you can't tell but she has on her dance outfit (a cheerleading outfit) under the sleeping beauty dress. She is a dancing Sleeping Beauty.

In April she learned how to swing all by herself and now that's what she loves to do at school and at all parks.

In July she got her first hair cut.

We are trying to stay healthy even with all the germs running around the classrooms. Jayson is still working night and I have been taking some child development classes twice at week. Sierra has been growing so fast and getting so smart. She doing very good at learning how to play baseball and we are working on the soccer. I want her to be able to play with her cousins.

Lots of Love

Syd, Aubrey, Sarah, and Chelsea
Sarah, Syd, and Jud
Aubrey, Syd, Sarah, and Chelsea
Roomies!!!

Hey Family, I figured I haven't posted in quite awhile, that it was finally time! Just to catch everyone up, I am in my last week of Cosmetology school and am still loving it, but am ready to be done. It is going to be a bitter-sweet goodbye to school, I have been wanting to do hair ever since I can remember and now that it is finally done it kind of makes me sad. I have made some of the the best friends there and I know we'll be friends for life. Also this year in Utah has been one of the best things that could have happened to me, I love the atmosphere here and all the friends I have made, and my roommates are amazing I am very blessed to have them in my life. As for the boys in my life, nothing serious as of now, but there are a few I like, one more than the others, but I guess we'll just see what happens. he he. Well just a little bit about whats going on with me.... Love you Family
<3 Sydney

{halloween past}

"I want my mullet back"

-Dee

{Dear Santa}

This is what Cody wants for Christmas.

2nd and 5th

This is what they do... I have 25 of theses pictures. LOL.

{2nd folder 5th picture}

Look at how young they look.

5th picture

Summer Fun Sierra and Kodi run to Amilia's back gate then back into the pool. Tiffany and Amilia were on vacation and Nan came to watch the kids. Sierra fell asleep on the way home and stayed a sleep all night.

{Letter from Brian}

Hey everyone,

It is that time again and transfers are next week. So, the BIG question is, what is going to happen to Elder Bowler for his final transfer?

So, to answer your question Mom, FLY ME HOME! I don't want to worry about changing plans yet again besides I think that coming in the summer would be much more enjoyable seeing as the 'green' will be all about.

I wanted to wish a very HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY to Buzz. It is a great day for you and I hope that you make the most of it. Don't get into too much trouble but, have a wonderful day!

We have the baptism this weekend on the 19th of September and they are excited for it. It sounds like we absolutely will be teaching Kaitlyn's father and probably being the next baptism that we have. My companion is going to baptize her and I will be confirming her on the 20th at our Invitation Sunday. It is just so amazing to see this family make the right steps in life.

Now, I suppose I need to explain a bit further in the fact that most of my challenges with my companions have been with my own personal feelings and inadequacies. I get along with them as well as I got along with people back at home it is just that here you are learning more about my internal struggles in coming to grips with the fact that I can't get along with everyone but I can still love them for who they are. I can honestly now say the i love each and everyone of my companions because they all taught me so very much about life and learning what kind of personalities I will be faced with in the future. That does not, however, take away from the fact that they still do play a part in the 'having the hard time'. Many of my companions from states other than Utah have put me down because I am from Utah, and OREM at that. I love living there and I will never denounce my love for that place, because it is a great place. They have also put me down for the size, number wise of my family because there are fewer and fewer families with 6 children outside of Utah and my parents are still together. I don't know why these would be so to pick about but they do but I love them anyway.

My companion and I have been doing better because I realized I just needed to have a better attitude even when he puts me down. He knows how I feel when he does so but he doesn't seem to care. I know that in the long run I don't have top worry about what he thinks but it hurts when he does treat me with disrespect. I keep my head up and love life to it's fullest because as much as it sounds like I've been in the dumps I have truly enjoyed all of my learning and growth here. I have truly learned to love it and cherish every moment. I know this is but a short time so I want to make the most of the time I do have. Please don't think that I hate my mission. Please just remember that even though it is the most difficult, most faith-trying, most challenging experience I've had so far, I have learned a billion times more than I would have ever learned had I not gone on a mission. I truly am a positive, upbeat, and loving person I just have challenges that I am working through that reflect in these letters often but you ask most missionaries and members and others and they will tell you that I am just a happy guy.

The work is going great this week, we have the baptism this Saturday, we are teaching I believe nine investigators actively and tracting about an hour a day. We are keeping ourselves busy with all that we do and we hope to continue to do so.

People seem to be happy now that it is starting to get near the end of the 'sunny season' and into the 'rainy nine-month season'! It is really funny because people are so opposite from Utah and many other states in that direction. I love the people here but I will be happy to experience the Utah weather again.

I hope that this letter clears up any misconceptions that may have come forth in the past letters. To recap: I love ALL my companions (I still actively talk or e-mail to half of them), I understand that I am not perfect (which has been my biggest problem), the work is absolutely wonderful, and Life is Truly worth living to its fullest in the Lord. I love you all very much and I hope that your days take you on the adventures that keep you hoping for that glorious day when the Lord truly will come again. that all will find that true happiness comes from the Lord and that you all remember John 14:26.

LOVE YOUR MISSIONARY,
ELDER BRIAN BOWLER