The Mecham's: April 2011 Post

Wow I'm getting caught up and I'm so happy - it's nice to get my thoughts and pictures organized from the last 6 or so months.

What we have we done this month? Well lots!

First and super exciting we moved! I'm so thrilled to be moved into our new place. We are now in a cute house in South Hurricane fields in Rainbow Canyon. We have beautiful views, a quiet neighborhood (really it's mostly the elderly cruising around on their ATV's), we're close to John and Kandace, close to my families house (convenient for babysitting), and it's the perfect size for our family. We have 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (master bathroom huge!)large open space that is the kitchen, dining, family room. We have a smaller backyard then we're used to, but it fits the swing set and sand box nicely. I love this place, it's nice that after more then a year I feel at home in a house - big sigh of relief.

The Front of the home

Kitchen - yes with antlers above the cabinets (Bill is thrilled)

Family room

Lyla's Room

More of Lyla's room - yes she is spoiled.

Gager's room

Gage playing in his toy corner of his room

Backyard

Also this month we had Bill's Birthday and Lyla's Birthday. Not really much to say about Bill's Birthday I don't really celebrate adult Birthday's - not even mine. It's just a "hey Happy Birthday" thing, and he didn't get a gift because we had just moved and were pretty broke that week (ha like most weeks). Lyla's Birthday of course we celebrated! She turned 4 (can you believe I have a 4 year old? Remember when I had no kids and now a 4 year old - crazy). Luckily I had purchased her gifts a few months ago (as well as Easter gifts). She got a new bike (16' Princess Bike), some Duplo blocks, some Strawberry Shortcake dolls, and a shirt from Bill and I. She got other gifts too of course from Grandparents (ZuZu Pets, clothes, shoes, some new dolls, a big sticker & marker book (has already been taken away from her twice, but we won’t get into that,) etc.) Since her Birthday was the day before Easter we did just a quick presents and cake party. We also got to make cupcakes this year and take them to her preschool class. We made them look like little baskets - Lyla was very proud of them.

Finished Product.

Lyla did the jelly beans.

Aren't they beautiful? They were super yummy!

"Let's open presents!"

Here new bike - she is a pro at riding it!

Duplo's

Spoiled much?

Awe the sticker book that spends more time taken away from her then she gets to play with.

Her cake

Excited for cake

We also celebrated Easter - two days of Easter. On the 23rd we went in the morning to Hurricane Cities Easter Egg Hunt, then later the same day there was an Easter Egg Hunt at my moms house. The kids got to search for eggs in the front yard, and then got Easter baskets. The Easter baskets were full of clothes, shoes, toys, and of course some candy.

Getting ready to hunt for the candy.

Big field of candy.

Dad telling her to look for the eggs - the have a prize inside.

We only got candy :(

There was a lot of competition.

Egg hunt at Grandma Kathy's house - she had the good candy.

Keep getting the candy - mom wants the chocolate!

Gage going through his Easter basket.

Lyla going through her basket.

We celebrated Easter the next day, and the kids got their Easter baskets from us. I don't like to do a lot of candy I'm more of a here is a toy and a new outfit complete with shoes type of easter basket. So, both kids got a new outfit and some cute sandals. Lyla got a Leapfrog video game with two games, and Gage got a cute little tool bench, as well as a bee toy. He pretty much hates the tool bench toy because it won't support him on his quest to climb up and over items as much as possible. Oh well you can't win every time.