Mackay Madness: weekend rundown

Monday, November 17, 2008

weekend rundown

Friday night started with Brandon and I going to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants "Lugano's". His employees gave him a gift certificate for boss's week. It is such a quaint little place with super delicious food. I love this one on one time with my hubby.

Then Amanda met us for a movie! Don't mind my 300 chins in this picture...do you think it's the large popcorn with extra butter that creates chins like that? Very hard to accomplish indeed.

Chance picked out these super cool light up jammies for he and Easton! "Batman rocks."

Saturday we got up early and headed out to the girls dance performance at the South Towne Center Gift Show!

This years costumes. They made all the girls in Hannah's group buy bra's. We put hers on that morning and it seriously just bunched up under her outfit! I laughed so hard that I think I hurt her feelings. She is just a little munchkin and not developing as fast as most the girls her age. She has a pretty good sense of humor about it though. Needless to say...she did not wear the brazier.

Addie thought her little mini skirt looked so cute hanging out of her travel suit!

Saturday night was UFC fight night! We take this very seriously in our family, and we start em' out young!

This is Eastons fight face! Unfortunately he tried out some of his moves on the poor unexpecting children in the nursery at church. He would nicely punch them and then quickly give them a hug as to not get in trouble.

The boys at the fights!

The girls....playing a wild and serious game of domino's and eating home made chex mix!

Sunday night we made chicken and dumplings for dinner. It was soooo good. I haven't made it in ages, and the whole family loved it.

Today was my first day helping in Chance's class this year. We have assigned days that we get to go in and help. I was in charge of helping the kids put together their pilgrim hats for the upcoming "feast."

I love the time I get to spend with each of my kids in their classroom. I am so lucky to be able to have that opportunity. My mom had to work and didn't get that privilege...so it makes me appreciate it all the more! I love talking with the kids and hearing all of their funny stories. One girl drew a monster indian baby with one eye on her pilgrim hat. Another drew a hairy toaster! I love kindergarteners so much...they just crack me up!

11 comments:

Bell Family said...: What cute pictures!! The one of E and Chance in their jammies is awesome. What little buddies. Love the dancers. You are so lucky. I want to come watch them dance again. I was at a dance studio today and they are offering an adult clogging class....interested???; November 17, 2008 at 8:15 PM
Amy said...: It's really too bad that you don't have anything going on! I love the picture of Easton making his fists! I can't say enough about how much I love getting to be a part of your life now!; November 17, 2008 at 9:13 PM
Amy said...: Oh, and saaaweet triple chin. That's about how I look; November 17, 2008 at 9:13 PM
Natali Thompson said...: That looks like a fun, busy weekend! You are the party QUEEN...but I have yet been invited to one-what is wrong with this picture?? :) Your girls look so cute-and there is nothing better than working in your kids class!; November 17, 2008 at 10:18 PM
jenn said...: Lizzie, this post had me chuckling all the way through! You are so funny.; November 17, 2008 at 11:15 PM
jenn said...: Oh, and I obviously meant to say it looks like you had a great weekend. So glad! :); November 17, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Scha&Andi said...: Wowsa.. Looks like a busy but super fun weekend. I LOVE Luganos' too! So yummy! I too love working in the kids classrooms. It's so interesting and fun! Ü

Keep up the good work mommy!; November 18, 2008 at 9:42 PM
DKAZ said...: I loved your whole post. Love Lugano's, love light up jams, love cute dancing girls (takin' after their mama), love chicken and dumplings, and I loved the UFC fight-not that the natural lost, but ya know. Cute post!; November 18, 2008 at 10:30 PM
DKAZ said...: I forgot, the triple chin...gotta LOVE that!; November 18, 2008 at 10:31 PM
THE WILLIAMS FAMILY said...: SOOO... ALLINA AND I LAUGHED HISTERICALLY AT THE "CHINS" PICTURE, BUT FORGET THE CHINS... ALLINA (WITH HER DENTAL EXPERTISE AND ALL) QUICKLY POINTED OUT YOUR "FREAKING HUGE POPCORN CHIVE"!!!!! WE BOTH ROLLED ON THE FLOOR FOR HOURS!!! WE LOVE YOU LIZZY, AND ARE SO GLAD THAT THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE AROUND AS TWISTED AS WE ARE.; November 19, 2008 at 8:10 AM
3 Lumps-O-Cole said...: D and I use to fo to Lugano all the time...we lived right down the street. For sure one of our Fav resturants.; November 19, 2008 at 11:38 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!