Mackay Madness: Great Granny Dorothy

Right after Easter, we made the journey up to Salt Lake to see Great Granny Dorothy. She actually watched the kids while I ran for a Dr. appointment. When we got there she surprised me with 3 cans of my favorite...Royal Anne's cherries. I only get them when I visit Granny!

She sat the kids down and told them that when she went out to dump her garbages she was startled by something....an Easter bunny! He had hopped over to her house and left the kids a very special bag of goodies! They each had their own bag with their names on them and they were chuck FULL of toys and candy!

Easton got these fabulous gardening gloves in his bag and he thought they were perfect for helping him play the organ. Another favorite thing about Grandma's house.

Even when I was a kid, my Grandma would always do a "goodbye dance" as we pulled away. And now it is tradition for my kids too. We can't pull away without them yelling out to her..."do the dance!" And then we give a little honk as we drive down the street.

Always an adventure at Grandma Dorothy's
Oh how we love her!!!

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!

5 comments:

Amy said...: Granny Dorothy is the cutest little thing EVER! Tell her I said "hello" and give her a little squeeze for me; April 27, 2009 at 1:42 PM
jenn said...: That Grandma Dorthy is the cutest thing ever. If possible, the "good bye dance" makes her even cuter! I've always just adored her. Our kids are so lucky to know our Grandma's, aren't they?; April 27, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Natali Thompson said...: What a fun grandma! She is DARLING!!; April 28, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Goddard Family said...: Is this the kids great grandma? So cute and how fun is she...love the dance...I should start doing that.; April 29, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Liz said...: Yes, this is the kids Great Grandma. She is my Grandma. My moms mom.; April 30, 2009 at 9:45 AM

Monday, April 27, 2009

Great Granny Dorothy

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