Mackay Madness: New Years Eve

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

New Years Eve

This year on New Years Eve, we met up with a bunch of neighbors to go sledding. It is for sure going to be tradition! We had a blast, and had a great turnout. We also enjoyed doughnuts and Lauretta's creamy hot chocolate!

Michelle Orgill and Rob Keller

Brandon and Easton. Brandon chickened out on the sledding because he has to travel so much this month and was afraid to break something. Which FOR SURE would have happened knowing him.

Maddie, Anna, and Hannah

The Ball Family

Chance was a little scared the very first run, and by the second run...he was a MANIAC!

All the kids would get in a huge line and go down together! We would stand at the top and just laugh our heads off at all the kids getting plowed over!

Lauretta...carrying her hot chocolate.

The hill was so slick...it was hilarious to watch them try to climb back to the top.

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That night, we traveled to Saratoga Springs for a fun evening with our friends. They reserved a ward house and everyone met there. What a great idea. And with everyone's help the clean-up was easy! Thanks to the Whites and Erskines for putting it all together!

Brandon: getting ready for his mad game of "dodge ball."

Easton and his New Years hat.

That bag is filled with balloons and confetti. When it dropped, you can't imagine what O.C.D. Brandon and I were thinking??? "Holy crap...how are we ever going to get that cleaned up?"

Amber, Lisa, Margo, Tara, and Liz

Mallory and Emery

Lisa's biggest fear is balloons popping. She was FREAKING OUT!

Brandon couldn't find any last minute party favors for our kids. So he gave them these industrial blow horns. They were so obnoxious...and the hit of the party!

Happy New Years!!!!

6 comments:

THE WILLIAMS FAMILY said...: Krew says... "HAPPY NEW YEAR BABY!!!"; January 7, 2009 at 10:28 AM
jenn said...: Okay, that picture of Lisa is hilarious! She is so funny.

Sledding and a party on New Years, sounds perfect.

That Easton. He might just be the cutest little dude ever.

I can only imagine about the blow horns. I bet they were so funny!; January 7, 2009 at 11:39 PM
Natali Thompson said...: Man...you guys have been party animals this season! Everything looks like so much fun. Bree has been talking a ton about your cooking blog-I am checking that out next! See you Saturday!; January 8, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Emily said...: The sledding party looks like so much fun! I hope the neighborhood does make it a yearly tradition so we can be a part of it next year.; January 8, 2009 at 9:57 PM
margo said...: I'm so glad you took such great pictures of the new years party! My camera battery died so I didn't get very many. I'm surprised Mallory had her clothes on in that pic you took of her. lol; January 9, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Amy said...: Looks like you really celebrated! I'm sure your kids loved it!; January 9, 2009 at 3:16 PM

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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!