Celebrating Erin

Erin's birthday was on April 22 and we have had a wonderful time celebrating. Thank you, Erin, for having a birthday, so the family could have a great time. We went to the Olive Garden for dinner. Yes, we ate dinner, but mostly we laughed, talked, Chris told jokes, the kids ran in circles and we asked Erin some very deep questions to find out her inner most thoughts. Actually, we asked her some pretty silly questions, none of which I can remember right now, but it really didn't matter since one end of the table couldn't hear a word the other end of the table was saying. At one point of the evening I looked down the table from one person to the next and everyone, I mean EVERYONE, was talking at the same time.

Thanks again Erin for letting us party with you. You and Michael are a fantastic couple and you are doing exactly what Heavenly Father wants you to do. You are Mike's best friend, Emry and Amelia's guardian angel on earth and a beautiful daughter of God. We love you!

Matthew and I were going through boxes of old pictures this weekend and when he saw this one of me at age 5, he said he thought Carlee look like me. What do you think?

...and then there's Tessa and Andy. Do you see similarities?

An Easter Message from an Apostle of God

Too Little for That

So you know how your mom always used to tell you that you were too little to do certain things? Well, that is how I'm feeling about Lauren...

she's too little to...

cross the street by herself
butter her own toast
tie her shoes
curl her hair with a curling iron
graduate from pre-school
wear make-up
go on a date
drive a car
leave home
get married
be a teacher

.........

OK, so maybe she is big enough to do all that, but she will always be our little angel Lauren.

She will always be the one that....

could never out-run Mikey, but loved to try
broke Andy's heart when she cried as a baby
always thought Aubrey was the smartest sister in the world
will give her hair to D. if she ever has cancer
Grandpa Bush watches over
her dad loves to brag about
was born with great love for Jesus Christ
I knew something was special about her when she was born.

........

So to the newest health teacher at Dixon Middle School

we will let you cross the street alone, but we will all be.....

standing on the curb watching
praying for your safety
sending our love
cheering you on
proud of you
loving you

Missing you all....

Hi family, in case you have not seen my latest post, here is an egg that I made for you.

I miss you guys all so much and want you to know how much I love you. You guys are the best family and I feel so lucky to be a part of it all, even when I am so far away.

I love that Kay Lee is so on top of blogging the latest pics of all of the things you guys are up to. Thank you Kay Lee for being such a great mom, friend, and grandma.

Love you all,
Shay

We Belong to the Church of Jesus Christ

No vegetarians allowed

Shopping list for Conference Sunday Waffles:

3 lbs. bacon
2 lbs. sausage
4 doz. eggs + 6 doz. for coloring
family size bag of Krusteaz
2 gals. OJ
1 gal. apple juice
1 gal. milk
1 gal. syrup
2 lbs. butter
2 cans ready whip
4 lbs. strawberries
2 lbs. blackberries
24 very hungry Coil/Bush's

World Famous Conference Sunday Waffles

Conference Sunday waffles are a time honored tradition with Kay Lee and Matthew. Aubrey and Chris hosted this April. I do all the mixing and fixing.




Egg whites are a big part of the process, separating and beating them into the perfect stiffness,

Lauren helped with the mixer, Caleb did the drinks, Jake cooked the bacon and sausage and Chris did 36 scrambled eggs with cheese. Everyone helped out as we listened to the talks.





Using just the right amount of batter is important to not making a mess. Some people like them light and others like their waffles cooked a dark brown. No matter how they turn out, someone is always willing to eat the next one.


We had three waffle irons cooking, everyone was in such good spirits. The little ones know the routine and they were excited.


Lukee likes his with strawberries and lots of whipped cream. Yum. We do this every conference Sunday, and on New Years day, and sometimes at the cabin in the summer.

Random pictures of Conference weekend, April 2009