The Small World of the Mack Pack: 2010

Friday, July 9, 2010

Valentine and Easter 2010

We had a blast sharing our Valentine traditions with Brad and Kendall and their two sweetie kids this year! Scott and I figure that it is really fun right now in our lives to include our kids in our Valentines Day traditions! We keep it simple and family friendly... I order a heart shape pizza from Papa Murphy's, and while its cooking the kids make valentine cards for each other, and I set up the table to have an elegant candle-light pizza dinner. The kids love that I sprinkle valentine candies, like confetti, all over the table! Its SO fun, every year!

Kendall made the DELICIOUS Valentine's dessert! Flourless Chocolate Cloud Cake, with fresh-made Raspberry syrup! SO YUM!

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Easter was SO fun as well! We all got new mits and baseballs in our Easter baskets! The kids also LOVED dressing up in their Easter clothes for brunch at G&G Mack's!

We LOVE the tradition of Easter Brunch as Scott's parent's home every year! We endulge in huge Belgium waffles, delicious fruit bowl and pudding dip, and Grandma Mack's famous sausage and egg casserole... I am usually not a fan of sausage, but her casserole is SO delicious! I look forward to it twice a year, Christmas and Easter! We also played some catch with our new mits and had a GREAT Easter egg Hunt! SO much fun!!!

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Updating 2009 ... Enjoy the Highlights!

... Ah! It has been way tooooo long since I have posted about my amazing family! (Thanks for the little reminder, Tami, that I need to get posting!)

Here are a few pictures and stories to highlight the rest of 2009 ...

We had such a fun summer! Got to be with cousins Elli and Delaney, go with friends and bbq up the canyon, face paintings at McDonalds... are a few pictured here. Hana's green hair is from her Crazy Hair day during the Rock Climbing camp she did! What a blast!

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As for Amy... I took a job teaching at the private school where Hana has attended pre-school and Kindergarten, Children's Christian School. I teach the Jr. High class, 6th-8th grade. I LOVE it! My kiddos get to be with me all day... Hana in 1st grade and Conrad in preschool. What a blessing!

This collage of pictures is titled "Od to Scott's Baby!" Scott's truck was rear-ended extremely hard while he was stopped at a red light during 4:00 traffic. Sadly, it totaled his truck. We took some goodbye pictures of it before we left it at the junk lot. Sad day for Scottie :(

For Conrad's 4th birthday I did a Mario Brothers theme... as you can see the RAD cake I made! :o) So to add to the jumping action of the Mario brothers, we rented a bounce house... and it happened to be on the ONLY day it rained in September! :( Lame! SO we had a house full of people... friends and family, and wet, freezing kids running in and out as they bounced in the bounce house. As you can see in the pic, the kids are soaked out there, but having a blast!

As always.... GO UTES! Scott and I had fun at all the home games, and took the kids to a couple! Our favorite time together was when Scott and I went to the Oregon game. It was a fun get-away for the two of us!

For Hana's 7th birthday... we had a Pet Shop theme... once again... as you can tell with my RAD cake! :0) Since Hana's birthday is in December we can't do outside parties, so we took a few of her friends to Hollywood Connection... an indoor place with rides and mini golf. They had a blast! Then on her actual birthday we had more family and friends over! Good times!

The next few pictures are highlights of Christmas! I loved being at Nana McKinnon's this year on Christmas Eve.... she is a lot of fun! ;) We were able to spend a little time at G&G Holt's too.

Christmas morning is the BEST with kids! I love it! The pic of Conrad is him, so quietly, sitting waiting patiencely to open his gifts at G&G Mack's house... I think he was shutting down from overload.... it was funny.

Aaaah. St. George family! Silly silly! Love you!

It was a GREAT year of 2009! Happy New Year ... 2010!

funny kid moments. . .

June 26, 2010: Hana and Conrad doing silly sarcastic threats to eachother in the car: Hana: "Do you want me to give you a hair cut?"... Conrad: "Do you want me to give you a hair extention?" (how he thought of that, I do not know. Haha) :)
July 20, 2009: I asked Conrad to go downstairs and tell Scott and Hana that dinner is ready. Scott said when Conrad went down the following conversation happened... Conrad,"Dad dinner is ready!" Scott, "Who says?" Conrad, "Mom." Scott, "My mom said dinner's ready?" Conrad laughs, "No! My mom! Your babe!" (hilarious)
May 2, 2009: Just hangin' out at home... Conrad says, "Hey I just heard Hana." (she was playing in the other room) Scott says, "Who's Hana?" Conrad replies, "My sister." Scott asks, "Your sister? What does she look like?" Conrad responds,"She has a round head. And arms." Scott laughs. --- What a cutie!
December 27, 2008: Scott started brushing Conrad's teeth, and Conrad stopped him and said "It's too hot." Clever Scott blew on the toothbrush a couple times and started brushing Conrad's teeth again. Scott asked Conrad,"Is that better now?" Conrad knodded with approval. :)
Nov 9th, 2008: Hana and Conrad having a great time tonight, together in the tub . . . while Scott was in the bathroom with them Hana turned to Conrad and asked him, "Conrad, what is picky and says 'ouch'?" Then she pinches Conrad and he says "Ouch!" Then both kids and Scott start laughing! Ha ha ha! She is hilarious - Hana said that she got it from the movie 'Mr. Magorium's Wonder Imporium'.
Nov 6th, 2008: Conrad and I looking at the snow, out the front window of our house . . . Conrad turns to me, "You thinking what I'm thinking?" I laugh, "No buddy, what are you thinking?" Conrad with a thoughful look, "To fly . . . like a bird." I say "Oh yeah, me too!" Conrad, "Like a pink bird?" Me, "Yeah, what are you?" Conrad, "A blue bird. A fast one!" Me, "Cool!" Then we continue looking out the window. Awesome! :)
Sept 25, 2008: Scott took Hana and Conrad to the local aquarium and they were looking in the jelly fish tank. A little boy was also standing with them. They were all talking to each other about how they could see the jelly fish better. Conrad said, "Maybe we can use a Mouse-k-tool!?" (which is the solution to solving the situations in Mickey Mouse Club House cartoon) Cutie!
Sept 25, 2008: Scott said to Conrad, "You are a rag muffin." Conrad's response, "No I'm not! I'm a rock climber!"
Sept 18, 2008: Conrad has been doing so well with potty training and when he goes in the toilet we always say "I am so proud of you! Good job!" So lately if he is in the bathroom with Scott or I - or its the best in a public bathroom - Conrad says "Mom (or Dad), you peed! I am so pwoud of you!"
Sept 18, 2008: Conrad: "Mom, you aw da best!" :) SO sweet! I loved it of course!
Sept 15, 2008: When ever Hana wants to respond silly when she is surprised by what Scott or I say, she says (with a hick accent) "Mama, say what?" or "Papa" depending on who it is. I hear its a quote from Hannah Montana :)
Sept 5, 2008: Hana loves to draw and we always say how amazing her pictures are. Today Conrad saw Hana's picture and gave her a big hug and said "Hana, you aw amazeen!" It was so cute!
August 27, 2008: Today I left to kids in the car for a minute to run in and get Hana's backpack. Before I went in Hana said the following: "Mom, my backpack is in my room. (then she started giggling) My room is in our house. Our house is on the grass. The grass is on the earth. (Both of us laughing now) The earth is in space. Space is where God is. And God is everywhere." At that moment I was in such Awe of my 5 1/2 yr old daughter, I had no words. We just laughed together. :)
August 8, 2008: Hana saw a picture of the prince from the "Enchanted" movie and suddenly lowering her voice, she broke into song . . . "I've been dreaming of my true love's kiss . . ." and then burst into laughter as she finished the line! Hilarious! It was so cute!
August 3, 2008: I said. "Conrad, you're a weirdo." Conrad puts his lip down, and says, "No I'm not. I'm Playdough." Then he smiled and we both started laughing so hard!