Mackay Madness: Happy Birthday "Addie Boo"

Monday, July 28, 2008

Happy Birthday "Addie Boo"

Addie is NINE!!! We are going to Bonsai Japanese Steakhouse for dinner tonight and then off to see Momma Mia!
Addie, I just want you to know that you have been such a joy in our lives since the very minute you were born. You were for sure the easiest pregnancy for mom, the most painless delivery, and the calmest, funniest baby. Not to mention the chubbiest...the neighbors used to call you "chub pie" when you were an infant. I will always think of you as my little girl with the pigtails. You have always loved to have your hair done and to dress up. When you were about two, you would always wear a pair of underwear over all of your little outfits.
Now that you are older, you still love your hair done and to dress up, you still love to be silly, and thank goodness...you finally wear your undies under your clothes. Thank you for being such a perfect little girl and so full of life. I love to giggle with you. Even when I am mad, you can always make me laugh. I hope you never lose that "sparkle." You are so responsible and such a great example to everyone in our home. And you are brilliant. What a smartie pants you are....Dad likes to take credit for that! I won't even try. I hope that you will always realize what a gift you are to us...I love you so much. Love, Mommy

5 comments:

jenn said...: Happy Birthday to that sweet little Addie! We just love Adds around our house, what a great kid she is! She truly is a ray of sunshine. Thanks for being such a great friend to Grace and always so kind to Olivia!

Love you, cutie pie!

Aunt Jenn, Uncle Chris, Grace, Liv and Luke; July 28, 2008 at 9:36 PM
The Reading Armadillo said...: Happy Birthday Addie. What a sweet girl she is. I just love seeing her in primary. She is so kind and friendly to all the kids.; July 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM
margo said...: Happy B - day Addie. It's been a few days and we are wondering where you guys are? We expect another visit soon -- very soon. Maybe you are all sick of the resturants around here. I'll have to have you over for some home cookin'; July 29, 2008 at 6:41 PM
Bell Family said...: Happy Birthday Addie!!! What an absolute sweetheart you are. Hope you have a great time celebrating.; July 29, 2008 at 10:28 PM
schaars said...: Happy Birthday Addie I really cant believe that she is 9 that is just nuts she is so cute!; July 30, 2008 at 6:02 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!