Mackay Madness: "Hot Lava"

This weekend, we went to Lava Hot Springs or "hot lava" as the kids called it! We go every year, and this time we decided to drag a few friends along (45 to be exact). It was so much fun, even though it was sub-zero temperatures outside. I think it even hailed on us in the pool once. But our bunch didn't let it stop us from having fun!!! We swam, relaxed, laughed, and ate good down-home cookin'!

Amanda, Hannah and Easton (going for their first dip in the hot pots)

The Williams Family (just arriving)

The Mackay's (looking straight into the sun)

Mom and Easton (in every piece of warm clothing we could find)

Easton (winding down after a long day of swimming)

Bree "Tiny Red" and Allina ( flashing their gang signs)

Rob Keller and Russ Haslam (cooking dinner)

Nothin' but the best!!! Our five-star hotel.

Mom and Easton again (trying not to chatter our teeth).

All the gang watching Hannah jump off the highest platform...brave little girl!

The kiddies, tackling Hannah at the park.

The "Gang" getting ready to eat again!

The boys golfed off of the cliff in the park, while they waited for dinner to cook!

Cute Easton

Bree and Brandon serving up "delicious" sloppy joe's!

This is why the kids call it "hot lava." Chance looks like he's overheating!

The group having "one last soak" before calling it a night!

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!

6 comments:

jenn said...: Looks like fun, fun, fun!; June 8, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Paige Hanks said...: That trip looks like a blast! I'm so jealous of the cold because we're dying of heat here in Arizona! Paige; June 9, 2008 at 12:09 AM
Natali Thompson said...: Sounds like you had a good time. I love that place-maybe a little warmer though! I like Bree's new name "Big Red"! What could be better than friends, yummy food and hot pools!; June 9, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Amy said...: I think we went there once. If I remember right, the hot sprinds kinda stink- anyway, glad you had fun. Have fun in Mexico

PS tried to call you-talked to Hannah; June 9, 2008 at 11:41 AM
aviolamom said...: I can't believe you found the time to blog this...you must have more than 24 hours in your day! We had a blast, thanks for being the "party queen!" Relax in Mexico, would ya!?!; June 9, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Natali Thompson said...: That is a funny change-did she freak out so bad that she wouldn't even leave a comment?? :) I think she will like me calling her big red better than Breebull-(just ask her about it); June 9, 2008 at 3:29 PM

Sunday, June 8, 2008

"Hot Lava"

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