Mackay Madness: February 2012

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

B=37 years

I was able to make last minute arrangements, and whisk Brandon away for ONE whole night on his Birthday. Sometimes last minute plans, are the best.
Amanda had called me earlier in the week offering to sit with the kids on Saturday night, and I jumped at the opportunity.

After a busy Saturday morning, we packed our overnight bags and headed downtown. We stayed at the Hotel Monaco. Some friends had told me that it was really nice...and it didn't disappoint. The staff was so friendly and we loved our room.
That evening we went to some delicious "cheese" restaurant called "Zy" that Brandon found on some website. Whatever site he uses, we always find ourselves at the strangest places...WITH THE YUMMIEST FOOD.

We always have so much fun together. I love our time alone. We end up mostly talking about the kids and laughing about the kids, and crying about the kids...but that's what our life is about right now. And we love that.

I need to mention that we went to a movie and walked out...it was sooo lame. Some wolf show. I can't remember the name now. But between some close talking, loud mouth, wierdie girl next to Brandon in the movie, the "f" word said a million times in the show, and the lame wolves that were totally unrealistic...we had to abort ship. We went back to the hotel had our movie treats and watched Storage Wars, which is much more up our alley:) Again, just fun having "alone" time. I love you "B Diddy" hope you had a great Birthday!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Zumba "the HIGHLIGHT" of my Tuesdays!

Margo, Mel, and I have been hitting the dance floor at Zumba. We pretty much rock.
Addie and Lindsie attend the class too...they pretend we are NOT their MOM'S. But we know they love our Doe-see-doe's.
Our "worm" still needs some work, but other than that I can't think of any moves we aren't naturals at?? Enough said! ba ha ha ha ha

Monday, February 6, 2012

Beauty and the Beast...3D

A couple of weeks ago, Hannah talked me into taking her and the boys to see Beauty and the Beast in 3D! She has always loved that movie. The only reason the boys agreed to go was because of the "3D" part. Can you believe they had NEVER EVEN SEEN THE SHOW BEFORE??? Wrong...sick and wrong! All children should see ALL OF THE DISNEY CLASSIC MOVIES!!!
Anywho, they loved it. They especially enjoyed the cool glasses they got to keep:)

Afterwards we went for sushi...and they loved that even more! Cute Kaden (Chance's best little buddy) came along with us. He has since left to go to Costa Rica for a month long vacation with his family. We are missing that boy!

Friday, February 3, 2012

Another Surgery

Two weeks before Christmas, Brandon dropped a huge ladder on his foot and broke it all the way across the bridge. Then, two weeks after that...he had to have surgery on his other foot to remove some of the hardware from his motorcycle accident a few years ago because it was starting to poke out of the top of his foot. While they were in there, they reconstructed a couple of his toes so he would have a little more movement.

Since I have known Brandon, I have probably been through 6-8 surgeries with him. He claims it's because he is so active and isn't lazy and likes to try new things. I say "let's just be lazy."
It's just so sad to watch him when he comes out of the surgery and into recovery. He is ALWAYS super sick. And this time was even worse than most. I thought he was possibly going to kill over he was so sick and had the worst migraine for the entire first night. By day two, he was just fine and ready to go back to work. Little stinker:)

Here's a picture after two weeks of healing. Lookin' good.
Last week, he got both "boot's" off and he no longer looks like Forrest Gump. We are BACK IN THE GAME! He's super excited to have more movement in the foot....thinks it will improve his waterskiing skills. Holy crap...I'm getting too old to keep up with this man:)

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!