Mackay Madness: Hannah and Allina..."two peas in a pod"

Monday, September 29, 2008

Hannah and Allina..."two peas in a pod"

Allina has babysat my kids since she was just fourteen years old (she's 20 now).This girl is the sweetest, smartest, most responsible girl. I have just loved watching her grow, and enjoyed all the cute little things she's taught my kids through the years. Hannah and Addie just adore her. Well, last weekend I had to go on the temple excursion and Hannah did not have anyone to take her to the "Mommy-Daughter" treasure hunt for her dance class. So guess who bailed me out??? Yep, Allina. She took Hannah on Friday night and let her sleep at her apartment down at UVU...she even took her to a Luau. Then on Saturday they went shopping and to the treasure hunt. We are so lucky to have her....Thanks again Allina, Hannah had the time of her LiFE!! Below is a letter that Allina sent me along with these cute photos.

Hannah and I went shopping after the mall hunt, and oh my crap every store we went into she would see how many hats she could stack on her head and what kind of weird boots she could put on, I would go into the dressing room come out, and there is Hannah all dressed up with scarves and hats and boots and who knows what... haha it was truly amusing I love her, she and I are two peas in a pod I tell ya, we have the same spirit in us, I love her to death. She got so tired/crazy I kept telling her she was shopping drunk haha. She would rub her toes on the wierd siding of the escilator and said it felt so good haha.

Thanks for asking me to help this weekend.. we had TOO much fun.
Love ya!
Leena

4 comments:

The Reading Armadillo said...: Those girls are too cute! No worries about today. I'm glad you forgot, because I actually forgot too! I can't believe it. I took the kids to visit Mark at work and didn't even think. I'll give you a call tomorrow and we can talk about another time.; September 29, 2008 at 10:53 PM
THE WILLIAMS FAMILY said...: ALLiNA HAD AN ABSOLUTE BALL!!! SHE WENT ON AND ON ABOUT THE FUN TiME THEY HAD TOGETHER. THEY ARE TRULY "TWO PEAS iN A POD"! SHE LOVES ALL OF YOUR KiDOS SOOO MUCH, AND HER BABYSiTTiNG DAYS AT YOUR HOUSE WiLL ALWAYS STAY CLOSE TO HER HEART. THANK YOU BANDON AND LiZ... FOR SHARiNG YOUR LiTTLE LOVEYS WiTH HER.; September 30, 2008 at 7:28 AM
Amy said...: I wish I had an Allina-LUCKY; September 30, 2008 at 4:09 PM
Natali Thompson said...: That is my kind of babysitter-where can I get me one?; October 1, 2008 at 10:54 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!