Mackay Madness

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Last night for Family home evening, we watched "Emma." Brandon and I had seen it in the theater and thought that it would be very good for the girls to watch. They both liked it a lot and learned so much about Emma and Josephs lives. They were especially touched by all the hardships that family had to face and the enormous amount of "faith" they both had. Hannah cried so hard at the end when Joseph had to leave his family...it was very sweet!

Brandon keeping Easton busy while the kids and I cooked and did the craft!
Easton just layed on his dad watching him toss a ball into the air for like fifteen minutes.

Pumpkin cookies

The girls took them around to a bunch of our neighbors. Addie really wanted to make sure the little old man in the yellow house got some. She has noticed him many times and knows that his wife passed away last year. She felt so sad for him! I'm so happy she notices these things. Sometimes I think she is clueless, and then she comes up with such thoughtful ideas. Go figure!

Last of all, we did this craft. The kids colored pumpkin faces on paper plates. Then they painted them with orange colored karo syrup. They look so cute! It takes forever to dry. But when they are done...they look super SHINY!

8 little pumpkins/spiders...sitting on a fence! Or a coat rack!

8 comments:

Natali Thompson said...: So I have been kind of out of it lately-I have catching up to do on reading everyone' blogs. I am glad to hear that about that movie. I was really wanting to see it. Those plates turned out darling! I love all the red ribbon week stuff you guys have been doing and your sister is so cute! I bet that was fun to hang out with her. I gotta get practicing for this weekend!!; October 21, 2008 at 3:59 PM
WHITE said...: I love your craft, looks like a good one. I am going to check out that movie, I have never even heard about it. What a fun family night!; October 21, 2008 at 6:23 PM
jenn said...: LIz, you are the best mom ever. What a cute little FHE with your family.

Addie is such a sweetheart. How kind of her to remember your neighbor.; October 21, 2008 at 6:32 PM
Kent said...: We all just watched that movie for the first time on Sunday night. What a great movie. It really makes it so much more real when you "see" what they went through.; October 21, 2008 at 10:05 PM
DKAZ said...: Very cute pumpkins! I didn't know there was orange colored karo syrup. I also didn't know that Brandon was so talented that he could entertain a baby for so long with a single ball.; October 21, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Bell Family said...: What cute plates!! I'm going to have to do that with the kiddo's. Questions: Am I not considered a neighbor???; October 22, 2008 at 8:28 AM
Amy said...: That's an awesome FHE. And isn't nice to know that our kids aren't COMPLETELY oblivious to the rest of the world; October 22, 2008 at 1:42 PM
Amanda Kate Hicks said...: fabulous....love the costume sissy. you look ravishing as always. loving you from afar but close at heart.
love sister; October 28, 2008 at 4:47 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!