Mackay Madness: Our "Lights out Party"

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Our "Lights out Party"

Last week for Family Night, we had a "lights out" party. From 5:00 on, we didn't use any electricity in our house. We made tacos on the gas stove, the kids took a bath with candle light and we read books, played games, and read our scriptures in the dark with our flashlights. It actually ended up being one of the kids favorite family nights ever!!! They said they wanted to do it every week, but we got them to agree on once a month. It not only saved power, but it taught the kids that it's fun to just hang out and enjoy the quiet times with the family. It was so nice not to hear a radio, t.v, microwave, phone, or computer all night long!!!

5 comments:

Lisa Erskine said...: That "lights out party" sounds fun! Sorry we missed dinner the other night. We were bummed! Let's do it again real soon! You're becoming quite the blogger, aren't you!?! Isn't it so addicting...and what a great way to keep a journal (because I don't otherwise)! :); April 7, 2008 at 10:38 AM
aviolamom said...: Okay, I kind of have an addictive personality, but this is ridiculous! I could look at all the darling blogspots all day long!
I figured out how to download a template. Tell me what you think!
Thanks (kind of) for getting me started!
Love Ya,
Nat; April 7, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Natali Thompson said...: Hey Liz...way to go on the blog. I got to yours from Bree's (of course!) and it is darling. What a fun idea to do a lights out-my kids would love that!
Natali; April 7, 2008 at 5:14 PM
Tara said...: I love that idea for FHE.

I'm so glad you have joined up on the blog bandwagon. Maybe with all of you blogging, I will do better at posting on our blog.; April 10, 2008 at 4:40 PM
jenn said...: This is the cutest idea for FHE ever. You are the best little Mom. We will totally have do do this with our kids too. They'd love it.; April 10, 2008 at 5:24 PM

From the mouths of "our babes":

*Our doorbell rang. Chance ran to get it. No one was there. He said, "oh darn,it must have been a knocker-ditcher." (Otherwise known as a doorbell ditcher.)

*Chance climbed in the back of the car this afternoon, and said "ewww mom, the back of your car smells gross...it smells like fries and poo all mixed together."

There was a little boy acting very naughty in Chances primary class...he turned and told the boy that he was an "ANGRY ELF." The teacher told me that it made her whole day and she nearly peed her pants laughing. (We were visiting at a different ward, which makes it even funnier because he didn't even know the boy.)

*Chance's kindergarten teacher's name is Mrs. Rasband, he came home and told Brandon that her name is Mrs. Wristband! Close enough

*As we were driving through the farmlands, Addie blurts out from the backseat, "it's cool how HAY grows, it just randomly pops up in perfect little blocks!" (She was DEAD serious)

*We came home from camping and Addie turns to me and says, "Mom, it feels so good to be home and walk on the grass and have a cup of milk!"

*We ate at a "Thai" restaurant tonight. Addie was so sick of peanuts on all of the food. She finally looked at me and said, "what the heck, do they have a peanut tree in that kitchen or what?"

*Chance asked me, "Mom, why Jesus make me so fast?" (Basically asking why he is such a fast runner)

*Chance was looking through the neighbors fence at their dog and he came running back across the street and said " oh sick, that dog just bless you'd all over my face!" Apparently, that means the dog sneezed on him!

*Chance calls "Walkie Talkies"... "Hickey Tickies"

*Hannah told me that we are going to give her "arthritis" because we are making her camp in a tent this year. (We sold our big fifth wheel last year.) Poor kids!

*We went thru the drive-up at Wendy's and they were out of Frosty's. As we pulled away, Chance murmurs to himself: "damn, damn, damn!" (I will take full responsibility for that one!) Needless to say, we had a little chat!

*Chance says that "chocolate milk" is his favorite taste!

*Chance was picking the seat of his pants today, and I said "what's wrong son, do you have a snuggy?" And he said, "no mom, I don't have a snuggly, my bums are just stuck together.

*Tonight at dinner, Addie told us that her favorite solid food is BUTTER and her favorite liquid food is SPRAY BUTTER!

*Chance told me today that his brain was making him scared to go to school. (He just kept holding his head in his hands)

*We had a "chick" die this weekend. Of course the kids made us do a burial. Apparently it freaked Chance out, and he wouldn't sleep in his bed because he just knew there were dead chicks in the sheets, and his feet could feel the feathers!

Easton "Such a Big Miracle, in such a Little Boy"

For those that don't know, our little boy nearly drowned in a bathtub accident when he was just 7 months old. I had run a bath for myself and left Easton (who could barely crawl) in his room on the floor. I ran out to the kitchen to clean up a glass my daughter had broken. When I returned to the bath... Easton had pulled himself into the bathroom and was floating face down in the water. He had his feet pajama's on which helped him slip over the side. He was under for about two - four minutes and it took four minutes of CPR from his daddy before he took his first breath. He was taken by ambulance to "Primary's" where he stayed in the ICU overnight. He had a full recovery. We are so, so lucky! He is ONE YEAR OLD now and we're so happy that our heavenly father decided that we could keep him!!! He brings so much SUNSHINE into our lives. "We love you Eastie". I put this on my blog for my own journal, but also for people to always be aware of your kids around water...they are capable of sooo much more than you may think!