Tis the Season!

Well, we have been so busy this month it has flown by. I have been meaning to upload some pictures of what we have been doing, so here are a bunch!

Hailey with Santa at our ward Christmas party. She was a little nervous to get near Santa. So we had Jaden go first, this made it easier for her I guess, because she got right on his lap aftr him.

Jaden just stared at him for about 30 seconds and then he was DONE! He turned and looked at me and gave me his pouty lip.

Kids with their candy canes. This was Jadens first and he LOVED it!

Jaden makes this face all the time. He scrunches his nose and snorts, it is so funny. We have been trying to catch it on camera.

Dinner at Wingers, he loved the Asphault Pie!

Hailey and her Aunt Celeste, just about to go shopping!

I was trying to take a picture of the kids with their Christmas tree Grandma Esplin gave them. Hailey would smile right until the last second when she would pull these faces!

Hailey Being Mary at our Ward Christmas Party.

The whole Nativity, these kids were sooo CUTE!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Love, The Mecham Family

Oysters?

Ok, so my husband brought home some oysters he was given from a guy at work, and I have NO idea what to do with them. I have never cooked oysters, nor have I ever tried one. They are no longer in the shell, they are just in a plastic container, and there is a bunch of them. They look slimy and kind of gross. I am a texture person when it comes to food, so this may be difficult. Anyway, I need HELP! If anyone has a recipe for oysters, please pass it along. Thanks!

Christmas already?....I can't believe it!!

Christmas is next week!! I feel like it was just halloween. This is my favorite time of year, the whole season! I love listening to the music, the lights, smell of baking goodies, and watching the snow fall from our living room window. Christmas has been so fun with a 3 year old running around. The first thing Hailey does every morning is turn on the Christmas lights on our tree, she has also taken on the responsibility of keeping Jaden away from the presants. As soon as he gets close enough to touch, Hailey will grab him by the ankles and drag him across the room, and then proceed to tell him, "No touch till Christmas Jaden!!" If he comes back around to touch them again she will roll him over and over until he is on the other side of the room. It is so funny to watch.
I am on the activities commitee in our ward, and for the Christams party this year we decided to have a live Nativity. We had about 5 three year olds play the parts. Hailey was asked to be Mary and it was the cutest thing! We asked someone in our ward to read Luke 2 and the children were all dressed up sitting on stage surounding a baby Jesus. They didn't have to say anything or even move, but we had some cute reactions. We were nervous they would panic being in front of 200 people, but luckily there were no tears. Hailey would wave to daddy, and stroke baby Jesus's head, it was priceless!!
A tradition I have been doing for the last 6 years or so has been takng my little sister, Celeste, Christmas shopping. We have had so much fun getting together and just spending time together. My kids were able to tag along this year, and they LOVED hanging out with Aunt Celeste! We went to dinner and Hailey had to sit by her. Every 30 seconds she had something new to tell Celeste.
A favorite memory of mine at Christmas time when I was growing up was when all of us kids would pile in the car and my parents would take us to go look at the lights on candy cane lane. This has been something Brandon and I have started to do since Hailey was old enough to enjoy them. One night for FHE we went to dinner, looked at the lights and then went to Hallmark to pick out Jadens, " Baby First Christmas" ornament. It was so much fun. It is still crazy to me to think that I am now in the adults shoes and trying to make the holidays special for my kids. I can't remember gifts that I have been given for Christmases growing up, but I do remember the traditions, that is what made them so special. Brandon and I have talked about our favorite traditions growing up, and what ones we want to carry on with our kids. I know it will take a couple years to try them out, and see which ones work best, but I am excited because I have an AMAZING family to share the Holidays with. Merry Christmas!

"Sweetest Guy Ever!!

So, I have the best husband in the WORLD! Brandon went to an auction in Shelley on Wednesday. This is something he has enjoyed doing whenever he gets the chance to go.

Well, this year he bought something for ME! He called me and told me he bought a mirror at the auction, and hoped I would like it. When he got home he pulled this HUGE, HEAVY mirror out of the car...

I absolutly LOVE IT! It was such a nice surprise and so sweet of him to bid on this for me. It is 4' by 3', and only cost him $35! I have seen mirrors like this in one of my favorite stores and this would cost around $150-$200!! Good job Babe!!

My baby is THREE!!

Well, my little girl turned 3 years old on November 30th. Time has gone by so fast it is sad, and crazy at the same time. Hailey has been such a blessing in our home. She is so beautiful, funny, imaginative, creative, funny, sweet, funny, and a great sister to her little brother. Hailey loves playing dress up, helping mommy cook, wrestling her brother, and giving daddy big hugs and kisses when he gets home from work each day.

Hailey has started preschool this year at Bonneville. She LOVES it!! The day we got her back pack she had to wear it in the store, and that night in her pj's. She will parade around the house in her pj's and ask me when she gets to go to school. She has been singing her ABC's and asking everyone to join in. She skips some letters and says B at least three times, but she is catching on. She is so proud of herself, as am I.

We had so much fun a couple weeks ago making a fort in our living room. We would hide from dragons and watch Mickey Mouse on the TV. Jaden wasn't sure what was going on, but he had fun anyway. Hailey is wearing one of her tutu's, she is always putting on some dressup anything and imagining some fairy tale. The other day she told me I was Jasmine and she was the princess. Then she scowled at me and said, "Jasmine, how dare YOU!!" and then put her hands on her hips. I was trying to play along, but it was just so funny. She will say things and Brandon and I just laugh, I have no idea where she gets it. I love you Hailey!!