Mackay Madness: Spring Chicken Inn

Monday, November 3, 2008

Spring Chicken Inn

Last week we drove to Wanship so that we could eat at one of our favorite restaurants. The Spring Chicken Inn. Both Brandon and I have been going since we were kids...seriously the best chicken EVER!
This post is dedicated to my friend Jared Covili....the fried chicken lover who has never been to this fine dining establishment!

It doesn't look like much, but this is just the lunch portion. If you order at dinner, they bring you a half chicken. It is so greasy and salty....and the meat is pipin' hot! Delicious.

We gave Addie a "dramamine" to help her not get car sick on the way there. I swear it makes her go crazy. She had a total meltdown in the restaurant right when we got there over Chance touching her with his pen. I thought her head was going to spin around and she would start vomiting green goo!

The "fam"

Chance loves to steal Brandons sunglasses. On our way home, this car passed us and this is what we saw....

3 stinkin deer tied down to the top of that Bronco. You could see straight into their cavities...blood everywhere. Their heads were hanging off the back of the roof.

I was of course snapping pictures out the window, and the hunters were giving me a thumbs up.
Chance thought it was the coolest thing EVER...and Hannah was speed dialing her P.I.T.A people on her cell phone in the backseat!

14 comments:

Rogers Family Blog said...: I cannot believe the deer! I would have thrown up right there. My brother in law, on the other hand, would have thought that the coolest thing ever! What a fun time cute family! By the way, I love your hair curly. I tried mine and not as cute as yours:).; November 3, 2008 at 9:06 AM
Amy said...: first off the deer-SO NASTY! But I would've been snapping shots too. Second, I've never even heard of the Spring Chicken restaurant. However, Landon and I just had a conversation yesterday about fried food. We both decided that it's the best. It's embarrassing to admit, but anything fried is deluxe!; November 3, 2008 at 9:42 AM
Durrant said...: We are going to have to make the trek down there and try that delicious looking food! Okay and I was laughing as I saw the pics of those sick looking deer! That is hilarious- I really appreciate that you took those pics!; November 3, 2008 at 10:51 AM
THE WILLIAMS FAMILY said...: YOU ARE HILARIOUS!!! I CAN JUST IMAGINE BRANDON THINKING... I CAN'T SEE THE ROAD WITHOUT MY SUNGLASSES, ADDY BETTER CHILL OR I'M PULLING OVER... AND WHAT IN THE WORLD IS MY WIFE TAKING A PICTURE OF NOW!!! I LOVE IT... GOOD TIMES WITH THE FAM!!!!!; November 3, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Natali Thompson said...: The deer are disgusting! What a sight! I will have to check into that restaurant sometime. My grandpa has property up there and we go up often-where is it exactly? Poor Addie!; November 3, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Kent said...: I thoroughly enjoyed the whole post! I will have to check out the chicken some time. By the way, that dog must really be threatening to people. I mean, it worked for me! You had 5 comments within barely over 3 hours of your posting. I don't think I would have 5 comments within 3 years of any posting.; November 3, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Unknown said...: I'm glad that when you think of chicken - you think of me.; November 3, 2008 at 2:43 PM
Goddard Family said...: I love that place! Could have gone without seeing the deer....miss you!; November 3, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Jodi said...: I just changed my mind. If we have to see deer strapped to the top of Bronco's we are NOT moving back to Utah! But to be honest I also would have been taking pictures and writing the blog post in my head. The least those hunters could have done is covered the poor, exposed deer.

But the chicken looks yummy. We might have to check this place out soon.; November 3, 2008 at 6:03 PM
Tara said...: I GUESS WE BETTER MAKE THE TREK TO WANSHIP FOR THE AWESOME CHICKEN. I'M SURE IT WON'T BE TOO HARD TO CONVINCE JARED!; November 3, 2008 at 7:14 PM
margo said...: Please don't unleash the crazy dog -- I'm sure he's going to be the next pet at the Mackay farm; November 3, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Bell Family said...: LOVE LOVE LOVE The Spring Chicken in. It's a Utah must!!! Good thing you saw the deer AFTER dinner.; November 4, 2008 at 8:10 AM
Scha&Andi said...: ya that is just sick. and that dramamine has the same effect on my kids. it makes their skin crawl. we were flying to hawaii and someone told us to give them some to sleep through... ya right. they were going balistic.

we'll have to try this joint out.; November 5, 2008 at 12:35 AM
schaars said...: too funny you never know what you are going to see in Wanship! I have not been to there in years we used to go there all the time with my family when I was little since our cabin is in Oakley! Poor Addie I can't stop laughing at your comment!; November 7, 2008 at 8:34 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!