Mackay Madness: So much to do....so little time!

Monday, August 25, 2008

So much to do....so little time!

Summer has gone by way too fast! This past couple of weeks we have been very busy getting ready for the new school year!

School shopping with Hannah...exhausting yet fun at the same time. How would it be to be young again and look cute in everything you put on?

We had to take time out and eat at the Cheesecake Factory! This was our first visit and we had the best time. We ordered two appetizers to share and a smoothy! Then Hannah had mac n' cheese, and I had a small salad that was divine. We were so stuffed that we couldn't muster up the strength to eat cheesecake! Oh well, maybe next time!

The boys got back-to-school haircuts! How great it is to have a niece that cuts kids hair for a living!!! I get a salon right in my own bathroom!!!

Easton had so much hair in that sticky thing he's eating...gross!

My handsome soon-to-be Kindergartener! Boo hoo hoo

Our final sleep over.

Breakfast of champions....McDonalds!

I splurged and took the girls for little manicures and pedicures...too cute!

"So long summer...it's back to work, work, work!!!!"

6 comments:

The Reading Armadillo said...: Such cute pictures. Scooter even noticed Hannah's pedicure today, he loved the color. You're such a fun mom, your kids are lucky to have you.; August 25, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Amy said...: When do your kiddos start?? Mine don't go back for another week. I think this year that's a good thing. We'll need a few days to get our grip in Redmond!; August 25, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Natali Thompson said...: That looks like so much fun. Holly has been dying for a pedicure, that is a really cute, fun thing to do together! What are you talking about? You are totally tiny and would look cute in anything you tried on!; August 26, 2008 at 10:25 AM
Scha&Andi said...: twas good to see you! your girls are darling. i want glitter toes!!! so cute!!! we'll see you at oakwood then. ♥; August 26, 2008 at 5:06 PM
margo said...: I can't believe you let your son ride around on his bike like that -- you know Mallory would never even think about being naked in front of others =) ha ha ha. She just takes every opportunity she can to pee in front of everyone! We went out to Last Chance last week and did a fire on the beach and roasted dogs and smores -- it was so much fun. It was a beautiful night -- no bugs at all. I was so glad! We need to go out there with you soon! We were sure to throw all of our trash on lot 5!; August 26, 2008 at 7:43 PM
jenn said...: It's so hard to believe that we're back to school. Crazy! Looks like you had a fun last week though.

Love that last picture of Easton. How great/useful will that be for black mail purposes when he's a teenager? :); August 27, 2008 at 12:26 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!