Mackay Madness: Summer Wrap Up 2010

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Summer Wrap Up 2010 - Part II

My Grandpa Wendell
Finally made the trip out to see our house. Isn't he sooo sweet. He is in his mid 90's, and I just adore that man. He has always been so supportive of me and my little family. He keeps tabs on us, and comes to all major events in our lives.
My dad and Jods brought him out and surprised us with an amazing bbq dinner! It is always so fun to get together with them. Especially because my dad always leaves me with a huge plate of his famous chocolate chip cookies!

More of Last Chance
I have sooooo many pictures of our great adventures at "Last Chance Lakes." It will be fun to look back from year to year and see the changes as it progresses into an established vacation community! We just love it there so much.

Night skiing!

Hannah's friend got punked from the younger kids...hilarious.

Totally random: Easton's "naked" rollerblading??? ha ha ha

Birthday lunch at "Dear Lizzy's"
The kids and I met my Aunt Di, Cousin Nicole, baby Kitsune, and Grandma Dorothy to celebrate our birthday's! It was so fun to get together and have a nice lunch and shop together. We don't do it near enough! Aunti Di spoiled the kids rotten as usual, and Nicole gave me a huge bag of the coolest, top of the line hair products from her hair salon...I was thrilled:)

Grandma Dorth gave the boys the neatest "knight" figurines that she brought all the way from Paris!

My Grandma is such a nut...she's trying to make a model pose in the bottom picture because the sun was hitting her just right! She makes me laugh so hard!

3 comments:

melissa said...: Liz,
Love and miss your family. Ihave fond memories for sure. I miss Nicole!! Di looks fab as always and I am amazed with your grandma..she has not aged a bit..sounds like she is funnier than ever. Happy Birthday! Melissa C; October 3, 2010 at 7:14 PM
margo said...: Best moment of the summer: Rick talking Brandon into knee boarding across the dock and into the water. I am still laughing over that one. Great times Lizzie!; October 4, 2010 at 6:41 PM
jenn said...: Woot-woot!!! I can totally read your blog again. I'm so happy....my life is complete. :)

What a wonderful summer you had. Makes me so happy that we have these fun blogs to document all of our comings and goings so our kids can look back and have a glimpse of their lives when they were little. What I wouldn't give for the same of my childhood! :)

Thanks for fixing it for me. Love ya!

ps- both your Grandpa and your Grandma are the CUTEST!; October 4, 2010 at 11:54 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!