Mackay Madness: My "baby" is off to Jr. High

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

My "baby" is off to Jr. High

You give birth to this 7 lb. 11 oz. little bundle of joy and think that you will be able to hold her and keep her in diapers forever. And then BAM... all of a sudden she's old enough to go to Jr. High! Ahhhhhhh....I'm literally dying. My heart aches, my stomach is sick, and I feel OLD!

My day will be filled with crying and looking at this picture frequently! I feel so scared and excited for her at the same time. She was so nervous. I put on a brave face, but inside I'm just as anxious. I hope she has a great experience and makes some wonderful friends. I hope, I hope.

9 comments:

Lisa Erskine said...: Hanna looks so cute on her 1st day of Jr. High! Scary stuff! She'll do great and make lots of friends! BTW, how OLD are you?? :); August 19, 2009 at 9:03 AM
Allina said...: I LOVE this natural beauty.; August 19, 2009 at 9:38 AM
Bell Family said...: So sad for mama's...so fun for kids. Hannah look precious!!; August 19, 2009 at 1:29 PM
Amy said...: She looks so cute! I can't wait to hear how she did. Colton is loving Jr. High. I thought for sure he'd be screwed over there, but so far so good! And just think, one day you'll be like me and drop all of your kids off at school for the whole day! That's when you know you're old. (and maybe a little bit free :); August 19, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Kent said...: Congratulations to you guys on becoming geezers! :); August 19, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Natali Thompson said...: That is CRAZY!! I am still freaking out just about second grade-I am SCREWED when I get them to Jr. High!; August 20, 2009 at 9:37 AM
jenn said...: Ah, sweet Hannah! She looks SO BEAUTIFUL and so grown up. Just love that sweet girl to pieces. She'll do wonderfully in Jr. High, she's such a likeable girl.

Gosh, how old are you? (he, he!); August 20, 2009 at 4:42 PM
margo said...: So glad that you guys are out here! I never thought I would actually see your kids going to school here! Hannah is way too cute! I love that girl.; August 20, 2009 at 5:59 PM
a-jodi-hall-a-day said...: Very Cute! I asked Dalton if I could take a picture of him. He refused! Oh well, next comes High School. Scary!!!; August 25, 2009 at 3:23 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!