Mackay Madness: A few of my "favorite" things...

Monday, December 15, 2008

A few of my "favorite" things...

Family pictures ~ 2008
Taken by: Jen Culley (our fabulous friend and cousin.)

12 comments:

DKAZ said...: Very cute! I love the one of you and Brandon, and Brandon and the other two kids, and the one where your son is kissing you and the last one and the first one...and all the ones in between. :); December 15, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Kent said...: Those are some great pictures of the family! I am also curious where you guys went to take them.; December 15, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Wendi said...: These pictures are so charming. You really have such a darling family.; December 16, 2008 at 12:05 AM
THE WILLIAMS FAMILY said...: SIMPLY STUNNING!!!!!; December 16, 2008 at 7:58 AM
Lisa Erskine said...: Soooo cute! I love them all!; December 16, 2008 at 5:01 PM
jenn said...: Thanks Lizzie. I'm glad you like them!

It sure helps having such a beautiful family to photograph. You guys were so much fun. I felt like a kid in a candy store on this shoot! Love ya.; December 16, 2008 at 8:58 PM
Amy said...: Your pics turned out great. Jen really does a great job!; December 17, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Durrant said...: I was just telling Broc how cute your Christmas Card pic was! They turned out so cute! What a cute family!; December 17, 2008 at 5:00 PM
schaars said...: Darling! You have the cutest family ever! I LOVE all of the pics. And Chance is too funny with his pipe I need your kids to teach me how to build a snowman I tried with Sienna the other day and it was a poor excuse for a Frosty!; December 18, 2008 at 11:01 AM
The Reading Armadillo said...: I love your pictures and the one you sent in your card is adorable. You know Scooter is still sleeping with it at night!; December 18, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Goddard Family said...: G O R G E O U S !!!; December 18, 2008 at 8:56 PM
Natali Thompson said...: Those are so amazing! You look incredible-who would ever think you birthed four kids? We miss you-are you ever going to come to basketball?; December 18, 2008 at 10:13 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!