Mackay Madness: Boating

Monday, July 14, 2008

Boating

On Saturday, we went out to Utah Lake and went boating with our good friends, "the Escobars." But before we met them, Brandon gave the girls an early birthday present that they had both said they wanted instead of birthday parties this year...

A NEW WAKEBOARD!

They were soooo excited. It is such a cute board, and has the girliest graphics!

Then it was off to lunch at Zupa's before we hit the lake!

Maybe I shouldn't have eaten so much before I got on the boat with Anth!!!
He is a crazy driver. I can hardly catch my breath when he drives because I
am laughing so hard. If you know Anth, he'll do anything to get a rise out of
the kids and the adults for that matter! My kids always say..."Anthony is nuts."

Addie took this picture...she would be offended if I didn't add it!

Makenna, Meleesa, and Isabelle on the tube.

Tyson, Chance and Marcus.

I love, love, love this picture. This was Meleesa eating her very first "Funjun."
I always introduce her to such good things...what are friends for?

Eric and Rachelle Liljenquist came out mid-day to
join the fun!! Eric was so good at getting the kids to do
things. He even surfed with his little two year old "Halle" on
the board. It was great to see them! (Except that Rachelle has the
most perfect body I have ever seen and I almost threw her overboard)

All and all, it was a great day with good friends on Utah Lake!

10 comments:

Natali Thompson said...: That looks way fun! We are doing that this weekend. I LOVE the new wakeboard! That is pretty sweet. I can't remember if I commented on the skittles post or not, but how sweet was that?! You are an awesome mom and your kids will be just like you.; July 14, 2008 at 12:28 PM
Amy said...: I love love love the girls wakeboard! So cute, and girlie! Looks like you guys had a great time.; July 14, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Rogers Family Blog said...: I just made a connection. I always see those cute kids and their cute mom at the sports mall swimming! Also, I know their sister, Andrea. Her kids play baseball with my kids. Isn't it a small world? Oh, and by the way, if anyone would take me boating: I WILL PAY for the gas. I want to go boating but I guess i don't have the "right" friends...ha ha.; July 14, 2008 at 5:15 PM
schaars said...: What I would do to be one of your friends!!! ha ha you guys always have so much fun seriously would you please adopt me into your family!; July 15, 2008 at 9:37 AM
jenn said...: Cutest wakeboard EVER! Happy Birthday Hannah and Addie! Looks like you had lots of fun out on the lake. I love that picture of you and Brandon, it's super cute.; July 15, 2008 at 9:43 AM
Amy said...: Two things I forgot. Anthony looks so much like his dad did when we were in high school, it's scary! Second, their twins are maybe the most beautiful kids EVER! Would you pass that onto them please.

Also, Steve is my friend Lisa. Steve is her husband, and for some reason she signs on as him. Ya know, like sometimes you're Hannah!; July 15, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Scha&Andi said...: Hello... why the hell wasn't i invited... afterall i am family!!!; July 15, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Scha&Andi said...: Oh and Meleesa will kill you for posting that picture! And I can't believe she got her hair wet... a whole week in Mexico she never got it wet, nope not once! She'll kill me for saying that! ♥; July 15, 2008 at 1:56 PM
jenn said...: I have all kinds of AMAZING comments swirling in my head right now, but I will refrain considering my love for you and the knowledge that you will know exactly what I am thinking. :)

Seriously?!?; July 15, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Wendi said...: What a fun day with a great bunch of friends.; July 21, 2008 at 11:43 AM

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!