Mackay Madness: Christmas Eve and Day

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Christmas Eve and Day

Goodies for Santa and the reindeer

Brandon and the kids getting the bags ready for the neighborhood luminaries on Christmas Eve

This year they all blew out before dark because it was such a WINDY night....bummer!

Brandon and E cuddling on the couch at the Mackays Xmas Eve party

Austin and Chance wrestling as usual! Austin was home from college...and we were all so glad to see him.

Addie and Grandpa

Chance got the Aqua Raiders lego set that he has wanted sooooo bad!

The kids in their Christmas Eve jammies

Brandon reading "Twas the night before Christmas."

Christmas morning....Santa brought Easton a four-wheeler

Chance: a skateboard and a Wii.

Chance asked Santa (very last minute) for a penguin. Very random. And Santa had a very hard time quickly making two very special penguins. Oh but did he ever DELIVER!

The gifts were all done. And Brandon suprised the girls with cell phones. Hannah seriously wept. She cried so hard that I started to cry too. They were so happy and grateful!

After morning gift opening, we head over to my dad and Jody's house for breakfast. Here is Nana trying to force feed Hannah.

Easton sitting with a friend of the family.

My dad and the kids opening more gifts!!!

All the stockings at dad and Jody's.

Hannah asked for a stuffed animal. OH BOY....DID SHE GET IT!

That afternoon my moms family (the Johnsons) all come over to my house. We always have tons of delicious food, and we can't have a party without Grandma Dorths famous deviled eggs! Uncle Jack tried to hog them all.

Muggs (my sister) and cousin Nicole ( who is expecting a little girl in February.)

Me and the sister. It was fun to have Muggs home from California for a few days. All and all it was a very pleasant Holiday! But, I must say that I'm glad all the hustle and bustle and money spending is over with!!!! Ahhhhh...back to normal.

5 comments:

WHITE said...: I can't tell you how yummy your gramdmas deviled eggs look to me, with this pregnancy I have been craving deviled eggs, and shrimp cocktails like crazy!
It's always fun to see Muggs on your blog, let her know I said hi for me!
Your christmas looked and sounded very fun, aren't you glad the entire event is over??? I sure am!; January 1, 2009 at 1:09 PM
THE WILLIAMS FAMILY said...: GREAT CHRISTMAS POST!!! IF CHANCEY NEEDS HELP WITH HIS LEGO SET... FISCHER RULES, AND WOULD LOVE TO TEACH HIM! KREW ALSO SAID THAT HE WOULD LOVE TO "BOARD" WITH HIM ANYTIME! FUN GIFTS!!!

YOUR GIRLIES ARE BOTH PRINCESSES!!! WE SAW ADDIE WITH AUNT DI TODAY... LET HER KNOW THAT HER SWEET KINDNESS TOWARDS CHAZZY... "MAKES MY HEART HAPPY". THAT IS A CHAZZY SAYING! WHAT A LITTLE DOLLY!!!; January 1, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Jodi said...: You do Christmas right. Looks like a perfect holiday and how fun to see Mugs after all these years.

But I have a burning question...where did you get your girls night gowns and robes?!? I have been looking (sort of) for the exact set with little luck. Please share your source!; January 2, 2009 at 5:04 PM
schaars said...: Ok I have been checking your blog every day looking forward to this post. You are the cutest mom and I always love seeing what your cute fam is up to! Oh how I miss Muggs seriously when I saw your blog I got a little chocked up we had so much fun together! How cute that your girls cried over cell phones I remember my sister had one in jr high and I didn't get one until my Senior year and I was so mad when whit had one before me! I was sad that all the bags weren't out when we drive home from my parents we always see them I figured it was because it was too windy. Ok this is the longest comment ever as if you have enough time to read it. ha ha; January 2, 2009 at 5:42 PM
jenn said...: Sheesh, a girl is gone for a weekend and comes back to a plethora of missed posts by you...you little blogging queen! You are my hero.

It looks like you had a wonderful Christmas. We loved seeing you and spending some time with you over the holidays.

Your kids are darling. We love them so much!

And, Grace asks every day when she is going to get a cell phone like Addie's. I told her to ask Brandon...that's where Addie got hers! :); January 6, 2009 at 4:54 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!