Mackay Madness: "New Beginnings" for Addie

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

"New Beginnings" for Addie

I can't believe it's already getting close to the time that Addie will join her big sister in Young Womens! Last week, we had a wonderful "New Beginnings" program for all of the current Young Women and the "newbies" that will be coming into Beehives this year!

Lindsie, Regan, and Addie. Just the cutest friends ever. I just love these three girlies and can't wait to have them in my Beehives class. (Regan isn't technically in our ward but she basically lives with us and we will claim her.)

Here are the cute boxes that all the new girls received. It was filled with all kinds of treasures, including their Personal Progress books. Addie can't wait to get started.

Jessie and Hannah. They are getting so old too. Both of them will be in Mia Maids together this year. And cute Jessie starts driving soon....YIKES!

A former Miss Utah spoke at the program and she was soooo excellent! We ended with a chocolate fountain for dessert. And it was certainly a HIT!

As this post is about my Addie growing up, I needed to add these photo's of her getting her JUNIOR HIGH immunizations! I don't know what was more painful...me seeing her get her shots, or me thinking of her going to Jr. High??? Urghhhh

She was so brave. She had 4 shots and was such a BIG GIRL!
"We sure do love you Addie Boo:) Now, will you please go back to twirling your pigtails and dragging your "mimi" around???"

3 comments:

Jodi said...: I don't know which one is more crazy, Liz as a Beehive or the adviser. Those are some lucky girls!

Love the picture of the girls with their cell phones on the table. How life has changed. Too funny!; February 8, 2011 at 6:55 PM
Unknown said...: You're an Angel Addie.... Love ya!!; February 10, 2011 at 1:23 PM
jenn said...: Gee thanks. I'm honestly trying not to cry right now! These little girls of ours are too dang old. Grace had new beginnings last week too! I can't believe it!

and ps- how come you know how to do hair so beautifully? Can you teach me? Grace would thank you. :); February 10, 2011 at 11:39 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!