Mackay Madness: Water skiing in November

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Water skiing in November

Last Saturday, we went out to Last Chance Lakes to ski for the first time. The lake is finally full enough...and Brandon just couldn't wait! Who cares that it is November, and it's like zero degrees outside and the wind is blowing at 500 mph....when you gotta ski, you gotta ski!

The kids had a blast playing in the sand, riding in the boat, and cruising thru the dirt on their bikes.

I think Easton takes after me...he couldn't wait to get a tan!

8 comments:

Natali Thompson said...: Fun...crazy, but fun! I can understand Powell in November but I am not sure about somewhere close by!; November 6, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Kent said...: I am so jealous! I would have been right there with you. My brothers and I went waterskiing at Jordanelle on October 26th one year. We even did it without wetsuits. The lake froze over the next week. Like you said, "when you got to ski, you got to ski." well said.; November 6, 2008 at 10:44 PM
schaars said...: How fun and CRAZY at the same time!; November 7, 2008 at 8:26 AM
Wendi said...: I love it.. SO MUCH FUN!! I'm glad you all got out! :) I have skiied in a dry suit in late November at East Canyon Reservoir. Its true.. When you gotta ski, you gotta ski. :); November 7, 2008 at 10:58 AM
jenn said...: Lizzie, Lizzie, Lizzie, you are my blogging hero! I feel so out of it lately. I've been way to busy to get my many needed posts done...oh, well.

I would love to comment on the plethora of wonderful posts you have done, but I will just say that you are so funny, an amazing Mom and your kids are about the cutest things I've ever seen!

Loved having the girls at HSM3. Addie and the girls were so cute. Sorry you missed seeing Amanda's face when Troy was shirtless. :)

Have a good weekend!

ps- we had class last night and Steph told me you wanted kits. I will send them via the Chris/Brandon courier service.; November 7, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Goddard Family said...: ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME.....?; November 8, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Lisa Erskine said...: I'm just glad you're not a 'die-hard'! I need someone to be a 'fair-weather' skiier with me. I'll wait until next year...summer! It was fun to be out there with you guys!; November 8, 2008 at 4:47 PM
Amy said...: Is this the man made lake that your friends made?? Looks like fun, but had to have been freakin' cold!; November 8, 2008 at 6:13 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!