Mackay Madness: Grandpa Wendell's 90th Birthday!

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Grandpa Wendell's 90th Birthday!

We celebrated my Grandpa Adams birthday last week. My dad is one of eight brothers and sisters (2 have passed away) and the remaining six children put together a party like no other. It was pretty much like a "wedding reception." It was held in my Grandparents beautiful backyard and had a country theme. My Grandpa is an old cowboy and grew up ranching. He is so cute, and pretty spry for 90! My dad (Doug) did most of the planning...his brothers and sisters kept telling everyone that he should be the next "Relief Society President" because he was so organized and creative. They are probably right! There were old boots filled with flowers for the centerpieces, Meiers catered and it was delicious, I was in charge of homemade rootbeer and lemonade, my dad and Jody made like eight different kinds of homemade ice cream, there was a cowboy band, hay barrels to sit on, and even an old "wagon" with a birthday banner to welcome everyone. "Great Job Dad, you made Grandpa so happy."

I forgot to mention something pretty incredible. My Grandma and Grandpa also had three of their eight children born on my Grandpa's Birthday...(June 17th). Talk about sharing a birthday with a family member...try "four" family members. Isn't that AMAZING??? (They have been in the paper a few times, and they used to be in the Guinness Book of World Records, but someone passed them a few years back!

2 comments:

Amy said...: Doug is a girl. I never knew he had it in him!!

BTW-the show we got Whit's name from is Different World!!; June 22, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Rogers Family Blog said...: How fun! I added you to my list, just let me know if you didn't get the email. You are so fun!; June 22, 2008 at 9:53 PM

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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!