Mackay Madness: Thanksgiving Celebrations

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Thanksgiving Celebrations

ThAnKsGivInG EvE

We started out the holiday with a fun trip with friends to the movies. I'm not sure what I was thinking, but the day before Thanksgiving my kids conned me into taking each of them plus a few of their buddies to the movie. Never mind all the pies I needed to make...
I dropped the older ones at "New Moon", and took my boys to see "Planet 51." It was really fun to just hang with my little guys, eat junk, and giggle together. Not my favorite show, but cute enough.

We had to stop at "Chadders" for some yummy burgers and shakes!

TuRkEy BoWL

On Thanksgiving morning, Brandon took Chance and headed back to our old stomping grounds for the traditional....TURKEY BOWL.

Chance was able to play around with his best buddy Jackson! That was a great way to start out the day. They were soooo excited to see each other.

I told Brandon to take pictures. You can tell they took this of themselves. I'm sure he FORGOT, and was trying to sneak in some last minute photos!!!

DiNnEr at the MaCkaYs

I'm not sure why, but all Chance could talk about this year was how excited he was for pumpkin pie, and he REALLY wanted a "turkey leg." He really did DEVOUR THAT WHOLE THING.

Aunt Kimmie, totally burned her famous "orange rolls." It was so sad, yet hilarious at the same time. We all kept trying to make her feel better, but Brandon just kept rubbing it in and saying things like..."can someone bring me the electric knife to cut these rolls?"
I had to take a picture of them because it is so funny. Cute Austin just kept nibbling at his so he wouldn't make his mom feel bad. Totally reminded me of X-mas Vacation when she cooks the heck out of the turkey and they all chomp on the skin. ha ha ha....we still love ya Kim!

The kids...chillin.

Cute Austin and his girlfriend Lacy.

Amanda and Grandpa

The grandkids. Doing what they do best...fighting, and trying to look innocent.

ThAnKsGiviNg DinNeR at the AdAmS' (Sunday)

The girls...waiting for Grandmas fabulous cookies to be brought out.

My dad, Chance and Grandma Adams.

My cute Grandpa Adams....who is well into his 90's!!! My boys just love him because he is a real cowboy!!!

I am so grateful to have such great families to spend Thanksgiving with. We are truly blessed!

3 comments:

Addie said...: we had so much fun thanksgiving at the mackays was so fun only the orange rolls were burnt so it was also horrible because they are the best part of thanksgiving so are deal was sweet we get orange rolls every holiday i fill bad for aunt kim she will be making orange rolls like crazy for the next year but when she the orange rolls came out of the oven it sounded like someone died every body was yelling; November 29, 2009 at 9:26 PM
Natali Thompson said...: Looks like a blast! I am glad that Hannah liked the Jacob post! I liked it too! :); November 30, 2009 at 9:22 PM
a-jodi-hall-a-day said...: Orange Rolls are like my Monkey Bread. First time I made them I burnt them, so now Ryan's family could do without them every holiday. I make the whole pan for me because they are a must!; December 9, 2009 at 10:34 AM

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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!