First day of school

O.k so this last picture is of a white boy version of a gang sign maybe, not sure what they were doing but they thought they were being VERY cool.
I really wanted to post something today and I figured it wasn't to late to tell you all about our first day of school. The boys were up EARLY and they were dressed (matching) ready to go. The look on their poor faces when I told them "GO BACK TO BED" was a sad sight. It was 5:00 in the morning and I was picturing their moods half way through the school day when they got tired. They went back to their room but I could hear them chatting about school and it made me smile. I assure you that the excitement lasted only one day. On the second day of school it was back to the norm.
Spencer is in first grade. Matthew was very helpful to us and couldn't stop telling Spencer how mean his teacher is and that she yells a lot (all true I am afraid). Despite this horrible truth Spencer enjoys 1st grade and says his teacher really only yells sometimes. Wow, what a relief !! I have volunteered in his class once and she is a really a fun person just low tolerance. I have to tell you when I entered his class I was greeted by a fellow 1st grader "YO YO I am Regime YO YO hows it spinning?" O.k I wanted to grab my kid and run. Instead we had a huge talk about how this boy, who truly through the entire time I was there had a very shocking vocabulary (o.k. I am not a prude, I did laugh to myself) was not showing respect to himself or others. I try to look at this experience as a life lesson and an opportunity to practice "CTR".
Matthew is in 3rd grade and his teacher is amazing. I am pretty convinced that she had a hand in the invention of SCHOOL. I have never met anyone this organized, dedicated, and devoted to anything in my life. She is fantastic!! So my first day volunteering she had a bin with all of the things she needed me to do in order with instructions as well as a take home packet in the very back of the pile. All of the children were very quiet and working on independent writing. She did not sit at her desk and think of it as a break, she was walking around the room stopping to help where needed. She is Fantastic!! Matthew really needs structure and discipline so this makes it even better.
And Maggie as you can see in the pictures is doing the "HAPPY" dance!! The computer all to herself and free reign over all fuzzy stuffed animals.
Kendal missed her brothers but enjoyed her Independence from the over protective Spencer. She did greet them with a big smile and kiss at the end of the day.
Mom and Dad were excited for the boys to be separate during the day and come back at the end of the day as pals. Our summer days always started as pals but by the end of the day one of them would have convinced Maggie that he was her best brother and they would proceed to pick on the other until Mom SCREAMED. Finally the odd man out would just pretend that Kendal was capable of being on a team and hang out with her just out of spite. This was usually Spencer. So now our home has less sibling contention. However it was replaced with I don't want to do my homework, why do I have to do chores I already worked hard at school, why can't this be a game cube day and the lunch boxes in the pictures are just a memory now. Thank goodness I have my mommy "PAY CHECKS" (great moments with my kiddos) or I think I would go nuts!

Our baby is 1

Today was Kendal's first birthday. The year went by so fast (unlike the 9 months before she was born) I can't believe how big she is getting. She has already broken many Mecham family records; she is my first mama's baby, first to wait until 10 months to crawl, first to write on walls and floors, loudest scream, most curls, and first to not be walking on her first birthday. She also is the first child to have possesive, over protective and a bit crowded brother Spencer. Anytime she starts to move he is right there, "Hey Kendy Baby". This is how she set the record for the loudest scream. It doesn't phase him though he just chants in a low persuasive voice "You love me, You love me, You love me". I know she does really love him because when he comes home from school she is arms wide open waiting for him. Kendal has a great personality and is a very loving baby. We have all enjoyed having Kendal in our home and think the world of our Birthday Princess.

Camping

This weekend we went camping at Lynx Lake for Me-Ma's birthday. It was so wonderful to be out of the heat and into the forest. We roasted hot dogs, made smores, did some fishing, and A LOT of hiking. Friday night daddy REALLY wanted to go fishing only the gates to the lake were closed so the only way down was to hike. So here was the plan: We will all (3 kids 2 adults,one baby in a backpack, and fishing gear) hike down to the lake (no idea of the distance) and when we get down there me-ma can drive us back to camp. So here we are at 8:00 at night hiking along the trail: painting the picture; narrow trail, one small flashlight, two scared brothers and one brave sister, and no idea where at the lake we were going to end up. The children were very excited and positive on the way there; Spencer was looking at all of the stars, Maggie was singing, and Matthew was excited to cast that line in and catch a fish. We finally made it to the end of the trail and followed a short section of road to arrive at the lake. When we got to the lake Me-Ma was already gone. So mom decided, well lets take a break and fish for an hour and than hike back. Thats when dad informed us that we were going to use Me-Ma's bait. So no fishing!! The whines, the screams, and the how are we going to get back. Well we took a short break and than began the trek back through the forest. Mom took turns with piggy back rides which boosted the morale but did not take away the fact that the children were UNHAPPY. Spencer didn't care much about the stars and for a brief moment thought that he may die, Maggie would try to sing but the destraction caused a loss in necessary focus leading to painful tumbling, and Matthew just could not believe that as parents we would put them through such strenous activity. So as parents we did what all parents would do we took on positive attitudes and than yelled and than tried to be supportive and than got frustrated and finally ended the trail with primary songs. What memories we create for ourselves, our first Mecham family night hike.

A Decade

So yes we have been married for a decade. Can you believe that? We have made it through the storms and at times danced in the rain. No seriously storms, let me tell you one of my favorite "is this really our life" stories. So we just bought our first house, So excited. We had lived there about 5 months and things were going great. UNTIL, I remember the phone call like it was yesterday, "I lost my job". So you have to know that my husband is the hardest working guy I know, only this time he worked so hard they didn't want to keep paying him when they could pay someone else less. Good luck replacing him. So here we are a new home, one child (thank goodness), and no income. This is the moment: We are applying for unemployment and state aid (what a drag), we get finished go out to the parking lot where our, oh I don't know OLD VW Bug awaited us (did I mention is was multi colored because we were going to get around to painting it) and can you believe the dumb thing wouldn't start. So here we are push starting our OLD VW bug out of the parking lot at the DES building. SPLENDID!! A fine moment in Mecham history. O.k. that was a while ago here is a more recent storm. People seem to like this story. Last year we had Sea World year passes, AWESOME right? Oh no, no!! First trip my awesome new stroller was stolen during Clyde and Seamore. Can you imagine, good thing we only had THREE kids or that would have been really inconvenient. Second trip, are you ready for this? Spur of the moment trip, why not we have the tickets. At Yuma our AC stopped working (117 degrees), between Yuma and San Diego our AC decided to just go ahead and fall out of the bottom of our van. And we are stranded, have you ever used the emergency phones in California? WE HAVE!! I mean why would our cell phones work? So the tow truck comes and takes us to Boulevard California. Never heard of it, well that's because it is a run down auto shop and a Hotel with no vacancies. Painting the picture: Hot, Dirty, No Bathroom, I am 8 months pregnant, and all of my children all of the sudden need to go POOP. O.K. 6 hrs of that and they couldn't fix the van. Good thing the owner new about a hotel in Jucumba, California. What you have never heard of that either? Well it's a beautiful place (being sarcastic), you can even see a fence that goes on and on dividing California from Mexico. Just a few hotel highlights; healing pools (sulfur water attracts flies), bats and owls drinking the water while you are swimming, T.V. broken, Noisy ADULT neighbors, I have my charger but not my cell phone and Jeremiah has his cell phone but no charger, and the employees were great, most of them broke down too and just decided to stay. Hey, why not? Obviously everything worked out. As soon as our van was up and running we drove to San Diego bought a new van and made it just in time for the night shows at Sea World. We attempted Sea World one more time with the Police visiting our neighbors at our Hotel (domestic dispute) and Jeremiah losing his work cell phone at Sea World(he found it). Sea World is over rated!! O.K so these are silly storms and a bit funny. We feel very blessed to have good health and a happy home. Now let's dance in the rain. Do you love that moment when you see your child for the first time. This is my favorite moment to share with my husband. We have shared it four times in the past 10 years. Another moment that came very close to this was watching my husband baptize our son. He took the time to look up at me and share a moment, wow he is incredible. We have visited many places and love to vacation. We have explored caves, fished colorado, got our picture taken with Mickey, watched Shamu drench our children, hiked the Grand Canyon, braved the dinosaur museum in Utah, snorkled in Hawaii, and Cruised the Pacific. We have also had the opportunity to serve the Lord in many aspects and feel very blessed. It has been a great ten years and we look forward to the next ten years.

Twilighter

O.k. so in the spirit of TWILIGHT I will post our crazy pictures of a MIDNIGHT release and I will give you my opinion on the ending of the Twilight Saga. ARE YOU READY?????????????????? I am feeling a little pressure as I have not heard or read one review from any of you. I guess someone has to go first.
I have two statements and the funny thing is that they contradict each other. First I was not crazy about the Vampire Baby (Sorry), I thought that was really weird and highly impossible. However and this is the contradiction because the entire book was based on the babies existence, I did enjoy reading the book. So I guess if I am going to make this statement I should back it up with what I would have like to have seen out of the book.
First, I would have like to have seen a Blood Thirsty Bella, A crazy newborn that flees from the Cullens. This would put them in a search for her but Jacob would be tracking her so Alice would not be able to see her. Now Jacob is just tracking because he knows if he finds her it is either him or her. Who do you think would win? O.k so the Volturi finds out about her crazy shieldy powers and they want to find her too. So who will find her first and when Edward does find her will she still love him? So how will Bella become a vampire in the first place you ask. Well, that's easy and would eliminate all of the adult content, she would get in a car accident on the way to the wedding and would be near death with Charlie, Renee, Jacob, and the Cullens waiting in the hospital waiting room. Jacob would lean over to Edward and say "Come on you Leech what are you waiting for, go save her". Yes so noble of Jacob. Of course the ending would have fighting, laws that the Volturi set that were not broken, love, and maybe Bella would finally get her human wish in a not so human form. Which according to the book REALLY isn't a bad thing. The End!
So let me know what you think of my alternate ending. Oh yes and my story has no Jacob book in it, so it would not have taken me an extra day to read it. And please note that my alternate ending would "NOT" contain any indecent proposals.