BALLOOOOONS!!!!

Last Sunday we had the tradional Coil Christmas at D's house. We walked in when Lala took me aside and had to show me what Caleb brought. In D's den were 3 garbage bags full of balloons. Caleb told Lala that we needed to make it a party for Luke. They were a hit. Luke was so excited. The balloons ended up being a hit. They were just as excited about the balloons as they were the presents. Thank you Caleb. We love having you in our family. The kids absolutely adore you.
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and may your new year be blessed with love, family and many adventures with your loved ones. Love the Tylers

Snowy, wet Saturday afternoon

The kids in the neighborhood have discovered a "pond" with a little hill. I didn't think much of it because we practically live in a field. With so many empty lots and not a lot of houses being built there is a lot of land for adventure. For the last two days the kids have been coming home soaking wet. I just thought it was from the snow and playing on the dirt hills. Little did I know what they truly found until Chris took these pictures of the kids and the fun they have been having with all the kids in the neighborhood.

Amy this is for you. Think you need to come and sled with true winter people. (HAHAHA!)

Grandpa's Love

Grandpa Tyler and Great Grandpa Tyler made sure to come to Madison's games on Saturdays. We loved having them come. Especially Madi as she would run down the court and look to see if they were watching her. Thank you to the both of you for coming and helping to cheer on Madi. We love you both very much and know that you love us and support us in our many adventures.

Girls' Basketball

Today was Madison's last basketball game. When the season first started she didn't have a clue what she was doing out there. In fact, I think she was more interest in posing and being seen than playing the game. When the girls were huddled around their coach she would walk around the outside fixing each girl's hair and simply being very social. As the season went on, however, she became quite the defensive player with multiple steals and blocks each game. She still needs a lot of work offensively. Today she played more physically than I think she has played before, she showed a lot of hustle out there. We are very proud of her and hope she wants to continue to play. Way to go Madison!

balloons!

Last night Chris was tucking Luke in bed when he told Chris that the family party we went too was not a real party because there were no balloons. Gotta love him.

Cake pops take some practice

So tonight Chris' family got together at his aunt's house for Christmas. I took a dessert. I made my yummy chocolate torte and cake pops. I thought the cake pops would be easy and turn out beautifully like in the picture. Yeah; right! They turned out funny looking; but they were very tasty. I was going to take pictures, but that was not going to happen. Next time hopefully they will be worthy of picture taking. The kids enjoyed them for dinner. Here is the link so that you can see what I am talking about. http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2008/04/make-your-cupcakes-pop.html Try them, try them and you may like them so I say.

Shay this one is for you!

Luke and the button

This past week it snowed really good and my 4 year old Luke got so excited. He woke up after all the kids had left for school and came running down the stairs yelling at me that it had snowed. He then made the most profound observation a 4 year old could make. He told me that God had pushed his snow button. I asked him what he meant. He said that God had a button for rain and snow and when he pushed the button it would either rain or snow. I asked him where does God have this button? His reply was; "In his house mom."

He is so lovable. He has been a great blessing in our family. I love his smile and laughter that you can hear throughout the house. He just goes along with whatever is happening. He is my best bud. This picture is of him at Lake Powell this past summer. I love you Luke.

Gingerbread Construction Crew

So Friday night we went to Grandma's house to celebrate Unle Mike's Birthday. Little did I know we would be making gingerbread houses. Thanks D, Lala, Erin and Grandma for the memories.

Hot dogs, yellow slides and funnel cake

One of our family's greatest traditions is going to the State Fair in the fall. We try to get everyone together on the same evening. Jake has made the comment that the only ones who go to the state fair are trailer trash, rednecks and the Coil's. Yes, we are now in the company of Utah's finest. Hey, at least we are sticking with the tradition...