New Pictures!!!

Yea! We just got our new pictures back, and I LOVE them!! Lacy did such an amazing job. So amazing in fact I can't decide which ones I want to print. So any input would be great!!

July 4th weekend...late I know :)

This summer has been full of fun! I can not believe it is here already. We had such a great fourth of July weekend. We started the weekend off with my birthday on the 2nd. My parents took the kids for the night and Brandon took me out on the town. He took me to dinner and then we went shopping! I bought some clothes and some accessories for the home, (He knows what I like). Saturday we woke up early and Brandon and I went and ran our very first 5K!! It was soo fun. We have been preparing for this for a couple months and wanted to beat our best times. We have had a lot of fun having something we can do together. He finished before me, and instead of resting, he came back and ran the last bit with me. It meant so much to me to have him pushing me that last bit. He has been a great supporter and I love him so much for that. To rewind a little bit, 5 years ago I had corrective surgey on both my feet. I couldn't put any weight on my feet, so I spent 3 weeks in a wheelchair. Since my surgery I haven't been able to feel completly secure on my feet. I have 10 pins and screws in both feet so I dont have the full flexibility I did before. To run in a 5K was such a personal accomplishment. It gave me such an adrenaline rush. I beat my time and came in at just over 36 minutes. Later that night we had Brandons cousin Chris and his wife Hydee, and their three kids over for a barbeque and some fireworks. We are thrilled because in September their family will be moving ino our subdivision. We are looking forward to many more nights like this.

Hailey loved writing her name in the sky with her Sparkler.

Hailey and Jaden with their friends. (Natalie, Hadley, and Oakley)

Hailey and her POPS, she loved them!!

The kids in their patriotic gear.

Happy Birthday Jaden!!

Jaden is 1 year old!! So it is picture time. We had a friend take these, and she did an AMAZING job. We were so excited to get them back and see 87 photos to choose from, we loved them all!! Jaden wasn't very smiley that day, so he would give us these serious faces. They turned out to be adorable.

Hailey loved getting her picture taken. She was all over the place striking a pose. For this shot of the two of them, we had to teach Hailey how to sit in a skirt without her panties showing (it was pretty funny).

I am so proud to be Jadens "Mamma". He melts my heart! He is such a boy and loves to get into everything. He loves playing with his sister. Even though he is smaller, for now, he loves keeping up with Hailey and tries to be a big kid. One little personality trait Jaden has is, you cant get him to do anything unless he thinks it is his idea. He has been this way since he learned to hold a bottle. I would try giving him a bottle and he would repeatedly turn away. I would have to set it down and walk away, and as soon as I did he would grab it and drink it. He also loves to cuddle. Jaden is usually the first one awake in the morning. I will go get him from his crib, and before I can put him down, or feed him breakfast, we will sit on the couch together and cuddle before starting our day. He often stops what he is doing, like playing with toys, or emptying my bookshelves, and will come give me a hug :) I love my little man!! I am so happy, and blessed to have him in our little family.

The Countdown Has Begun!!

We are soo excited!! Brandon and I, along with Jared and Serena (my brother and his wife), are headed on a cruise in 75 days!! Brandon and I went on a cruise for our honeymoon, and have always dreamt of going on another one. We are driving and going to make a huge trip out of it!! We are leaving April 17th at 3:00 a.m. and heading down to California. We are going to spend a day in Disney Land, and then leave for our cruise monday. This time we are leaving from Long Beach and going to Catalina Island, and Ensanada. Then on our way back we will spend a day in Las Vegas. I am so excited! A couple days ago we booked our shore excursions :) We are going to kayak in Catalina, and go on a resort getaway in Ensanada. Jared served a spanish speaking mission, so it will be nice to have someone translate. It is going to be hard to leave the kids for that long. The longest I have been away from my daughter was when I went to Texas for four days, but she was with my husband. Jaden will be 12 and 1/2 months by then, but it will be the first time I will be away from him. I have been breastfeeding him so the weaning begins...not fun. I am looking forward to spending time with my husband without kids, we need it, as I am sure they do too. They are going to spend a week with Grandma and Grandpa Mecham. They are going to have a BLAST!! Grandma is taking a week off work and they are going to PLAY!! They are going to ride the fourwheeler with Grandpa, and get to ride the horses. Plus Grandma has a HUGE bathtub and both my kids love the water so I am sure they will be taking many of those ;)
I am going to try and not think about how much I am going to miss my kids for that long, and focus on the moments and advents I get to spend with my hubby and best friends. We are going to live it up and I can't wait!

"Ugh"

Well life has been interesting here for the last month! It has been full of tylenol, tissues, vomiting, ear aches, coup...the list goes on. Ever since the 2nd of January someone has been sick in our home. Jaden was first with an earache and fever. When he finally started to feel better, a week later, Hailey caught his bug and it turned into coup. She sounded like she had been a smoker for the last 50 years! It was so sad because she had such a hard time breathing that you could see the panic on her face when she tried to get enough air. Her bug lasted about another week, then Brandon got it, and Jaden got it AGAIN! Jaden was worse this time around. He had an earache, runny nose, horrible cough, vomiting, and his top 4 teeth are coming in! I feel so bad for the little guy. He would just curl up in your arms and wimper. He is starting to feel better, we are having a hard time catching up with the runny nose though, but he is feeling more himself. Last night though Hailey came into our room about 4:30, and she was burning up. Her temperature was 102.4 and she was complaining that her ear hurt. UGH! My poor children :( I feel so helpless when they are sick, I wish I could just take it from them. Luckily I have not caught it, which if you know me this is shocking. I am always the first to catch anything going around. It is pretty scary for me when my kids are sick, because of the prescriptions they are given. I am allergic to basically every antibiodic (thats what the Dr's say anyway), so I hate to be the one to give them their medicine. Jaden was prescribed amoxicillin, and he does not like taking it. When I give it to him, he throws a fit and just spits it everywhere. I have to wear gloves, and pinch my lips tight so none of it gets on me, or accidentally in my mouth. I carry an Epipen with me everywhere, I just hope to never have to use it. It is all scary, and nice when we don't have to go to the Dr at all. We have been blessed so much to have Brandon, a worthy preisthood holder, in our home. H1N1 was going around in our area, and it seemed like everyone was getting it. So we had Brandon give us all a blessing, and we said our prayers, and thankfully none of us got it.
Other then feeling sick, life has been good. We enjoyed the holidays so much, and can't believe they have come and been long gone. Brandon had the whole week off of work between Christmas and New Years, so we decided to take a trip down to Salt Lake City. We went with my brother Jared, and his wife Serena. We had a BLAST! We got an amazing deal on a hotel right by Gateway mall, and just played for three days! Hailey had the chance to spend the night at my sisters house in Provo. She had so much fun at Aunt Jenns and Uncle Jeffs. We don't get to see them as often as we like, so it was a real treat for her. Having one kid for a day was really strange for us. It was so much easier trying to keep one child happy instead of two. The guys had fun keeping eachother entertained while Serena and I went shopping. Jaden figured out how to "properly" crawl in Utah as well. He is such a good roller and gets around so quick that way, he didn't want to try crawling. If he wanted to go somewhere he knew how to get there by rolling. People in our ward would call him the "steam roller". But now that he is crawling he is getting around faster, and into more trouble. I forgot about the path of destruction a crawler leaves in their path. He is so funny. I remember Hailey was terrified of the vacuum when she was a baby, I would have to hold her most of the time while I did it or she would scream at the top of her lungs. Jaden on the other hand will chase me while I am vacuuming and when he catches me he smacks it! It is so funny watching him try to figure this noise maker out. I love watching their personalities develop and how different one child is from another. I LOVE being a mom!

Happy Anniversary!!

I can't believe it! Brandon and I have been married for FOUR years! It is funny to look back at our wedding pictures and see how young we look. I love this picture because of the way he is holding me. This picture shows our relationship. The way he would hold me when we were dating let me know that I would always be taken care of. He always knows how to make me feel better, and know that everything is going to be okay. We have two beautiful children that love their daddy very much. I love this man! He is the best, most perfect guy for me, and I am looking forward to eternity to spend with him.

January 6, 2006

Happy Anniversary Honey!!

Late I know...but here's Christmas!!

Christmas was so much fun this year!! Hailey is getting old enough to catch onto the magic of the season. Jaden was so confused on Christmas and I can't blame him. For a whole month we have been telling him not to touch the presants, and now we are telling him to go to town. It didn't take him long to get the hang of it though...

Hailey LOVES dress-up!!

Cristmas Eve we tried to get a picture in her new pj's, but she was too tired after a long day visiting family so this was all we got.

Cheesy face!! This was her gift from Santa. It was so great of him to get up at 4:00 am Black Friday to wait in line to get it ;)

(Totally worth it, after seeing her face!!!)


Hailey taking Jaden for a ride


Jadens big Truck


Going through what Santa brought everyone. (Little sneeky guy)