Mackay Madness: Fourth of July Weekend * 2008

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Fourth of July Weekend * 2008

We had a great Fourth of July weekend. Of course we started out with the "Cul-de-sac of Fire" in Dick Engars circle. This has been a tradition since I was a little girl! We met at the Ball's for a bbq before...and then the show starts with a band (consisting of Dick himself, and his sister). Then we move on to the firework show and popsicles for all! It is a great way to kick off the holiday!

On the actual "Fourth" we got up and went to an "All American Breakfast" at Alberto's! Breakfast burritos were fabulous.
Later that night, we went to TGI FRIDAYS and back to the house for a little firework show. Easton hated the fireworks. His poor body just shook each time we lit a new one. We were able to watch the Cottonwood Clubs fireworks from the driveway, and that was a spectacular finale!!

On Saturday, we decided to take the kids out to Brandons warehouse and let them ride the four-wheelers. They had a blast. Chance found a curb that he just kept going up and down....he almost flew off multiple times. And we of course couldn't quit laughing to go save him if he did. (We're such good parents.)

Then it was off to Costco where we purchased items for the next two days meals and lets not forget..."Aerosmith, Guitar Hero" Oh yeah, gotta love it!

We had a huge "halibut" dinner on Saturday night! Yumm

Today, we went to church. I am the new Nursery Chorister....how great is that. It was so much fun! The little ones are so funny. I loved being a Relief Society teacher, but I will also love having a break...it was a little stressful for me, but I absolutely learned so much and will always be grateful for the opportunity!

Brandon made his famous "beef stew" for dinner. It is seriously sooo good.

Later, we met my uncle at the elementary school so that Chance could ride his mini-motorcycle. Chance hasn't stopped talking about it since he saw it in Uncle Charlie's garage last night. So after a full day of bribing him with it...he finally got his opportunity! He rode like a pro right off the bat...he's so much like his dad it's frightening!

8 comments:

Bell Family said...: I love it!! What a fun weekend. I can't believe the 4th of July is over!! Jackson is going to freak out when he sees the 4-wheeler and motorcycle pictures. What a crazy man that Chance is.; July 6, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Amy said...: That little motorcycle is awesome! I sure wish we lived closer to each other. Our families are so similar, and do so many things alike! Whitley love the pink quad-it's just like hers(big shocker); July 6, 2008 at 11:15 PM
jenn said...: I KNEW you would have your 4th of July stuff posted already...you are so on top of things it's frightening! You're amazing.

What a fun holiday weekend you had. Your pictures are so cute, espcially the one of Easton in the helmet. I just want to squeeze the stuffin' out of him he's so cute!; July 7, 2008 at 9:26 AM
Rogers Family Blog said...: I want to be apart of your family; you guys are fun.; July 7, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Natali Thompson said...: So-are we not friends anymore or what??! It looks like a great time-my favorite picture is the one of Sam and Brandon and when you click on it-look how prepared Bree is in the background! Chees-er... Love it!; July 7, 2008 at 4:35 PM
Natali Thompson said...: OK, so disregard that last comment-you finally left a comment, so I guess we are friends again! :); July 7, 2008 at 4:45 PM
Tara said...: It looks like a fun, busy weekend. I can't believe what a daredevil Chance is. He's so dang cute!

Jared will be very jealous about "GH-Aerosmith". He's been talking about buying it, but I'm hoping for the Wii fit instead.; July 8, 2008 at 1:01 AM
WHITE said...: I can't believe that Dick is still putting on a show that is the coolest thing I have heard in a very long time! How stinkin classic! Looks like you guys had a very fun weekend!; July 8, 2008 at 2:04 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!