ode to the parents

SO take one look, and look how cute our parents are! I love the above picture. Dad took the back pack from Mom as we were walking over to Epcot, and they looked like two middle-school sweet-hearts, so of course I had to take a picture.

They are such amazing examples to us, and I just want to say thank you to them for all that they do for us. We love you so much, and are so grateful we have you, because other parents would have given up, YEARS ago!

We love you!

Disney World 2008

So recently some members of our family went to Disney World. It was so fun and EXTREMELY hot and humid! Here are just a few of the pics from my camera, but trust me there are LOTS more!

Shortie clearly DIDN'T enjoy her ice cream! :)

Thank you SO much Mom and Dad! It was awesome and so fun to be with you!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

So as Steph and I were sitting in the scorching heat, we were thinking, and here is my top 5 things you will see in Disney World:

5. Huge multiple colored flags held in the air. Yep you would be surprised at how many tours go through Disney World.

4. HOT HOT HOT European guys! I don't know what it is but every European coming to America goes to Disney World... don't ask, I don't get it either! Plus their CAPRIS, but they are hot anyways so they can wear whatever they want!

3. Little girls in you name it Princess outfits. They are so cute, I loved it! I also feel thoroughly deprived for never being able to wear one! :)

2. PUSHY PUSHY people! Why the crap all humane manners go out the door, I have no idea but I know one thing for sure, manners are not found ANYWHERE in Disney World.

1. The #1 thing found in the place where dreams come true, are family fights. Yes I said it. Families who overreact because of the heat, words are thrown around and then somehow they always make up and are happy again. Trust me, we weren't the only family this happened to!

I love you all have a wonderful 24th of July!

You just got dissed!

So as we all know, our family isn't the nicest to each other. Usually it is a few dissing the rest, but yesterday Whitty laid down 2 pretty nasty ones.
1. While at the Gateway, we were talking about how much money Tanner and Court have because of working for Dad. I commented on how it was funny Dad will let them work there, but not me (seeming as I am 8 years older but whatever). Whitty turned and looked at me and said, "Well that's because Dad sees enough of you at home." Steph was appalled that Whitney even thought that, while Tanner and Court just gazed at us like they had seen an alien, and I, well I just laughed and gave her a high five. You have to admit that was pretty good.
2. We were walking through Banana Republic (the sale stuff of course) and Steph pulled out a shirt. She told Whit she thought it was way cute, but it reminded her of someone, and therefore she would never buy it. Steph asked her if this was childish, but Whit replied, "No. I don't buy some stuff because it reminds me of you."
Whit was throwing stuff left and right, so I had to get one in... right? After the Gateway, we drove a starving Court and T through Wendy's. The guy taking our order couldn't speak or understand English, so we were there for a little while. As we finally drove to the window, I told Whitney, "Gracias Senor." Steph mockingly corrected me, "Senor-ITA." "Nope" I answered her, "can't you see the mustache she is growing above her lip."
The next time you are around a Cheney, be careful because you might just get dissed! :)

Look what's coming August 6!

happy campers

Tanner had Scout's Camp Monday- Friday, while Whitty and I had a Super activity with our ward, Thursday- Saturday.
Highlights from T's trip:

• Watching Chase take out some kidS because they were picking on this other little kid in their ward.
• Stephen Beadles screaming at the top of his lungs some things that I wont write on the blog to some kids who tipped their tent.
• Tanner on the way up bought, yes, $80 worth of Soda, junk food, candy, you name it, he got it, including 2 coolers to keep the pop cool!
• On Sunday we had a Testimony meeting, and when Stephen got up, he said one of the people he shared a tent was, with Tanner, and I'm not kidding, the WHOLE room busted up laughing! Sorry T, I guess they know you :)

Highlights from the girls trip down Colorado River:

• Sleeping in RED NECK CITY!
• Sneaking away with April Sterling and buying box after box of you name it, we got it ice- cream.
• HUGE water fights (which the RED boat totally dominated!), Whit and I were both on the red boat.
• Sleeping in kid's sleeping bags that Mom got 4 years ago (they went up to our belly buttons. Whitty had a butterfly one, and I a kangaroo.).
• Whit and I sleeping on a, YES, a twin air mattress. Trust me, it doesn't get any worse than that!

It was fun, but we are so happy to be home!

Fast Sunday

So when fast Sunday comes along, like the rest of you, I kinda roll my eyes and say lets get ready for starvation. But yesterday was different, because of C-bug. There are always people in our family who forget, or choose to forget about fast Sunday, but Court didn't. Whit and I made sure that she was fasting for a reason, and not just starving herself, to which she replied to us, she had a reason, two in fact.
We went to church (and were even on time), and the meeting began. It was a fine meeting, but by no means was it one of those special meetings where you just know life is good and the gospel is true. I'm not gonna lie, it wasn't the most spiritual meeting because of the testimonies given, but because of the special little girl sitting next to me.
In her planner she had written down the two people she was fasting for and I had accidentally seen. In her little neat writing was, Linda Jones and Diana Peterson, our second mom and amazing aunt. These two amazing women have cancer. I was so touched by Shortie's understanding of what is really important, that I started to cry, not because of the testimony about pioneers (which was being given at the time), but because of her understandings of the gospel, and for fasting for the best purpose she possibly could.
Our hearts and prayers are always with Diana and Linda, I am so thankful our family knows these wonderful ladies, and that we are able to learn from them everyday.

Have a beautiful Monday everyone!

4th of July recap

So for those of you who didn't know, the 4th of July is one of Jamie's most favorite holidays (the other is Valentines Day). Because of this, she made the Cheney's 4th much more adventurous than I was thinking it would be (since I was contemplating sleeping in, then watching Batman of all movies, with Jordan and Kristen Sterling). First everyone arose and left the house at 7:30, Jamie and I to run the race, while Joe and the kids would hold seats (the parade started at 9). Of all the places Joe could choose, where did he sit his seats, why in the middle of State Street on the median of course! To bad the Po-Po made them move because it was "unsafe with traffic on both sides of you." So instead we landed in front of the post office. Murray had some of its sports teams in cars, promoting kids to play with them. One of these cars was for baseball, and Cole Taylor was on it. We waved and yelled out Cole's name, and what did he do? He sprayed us all with one of those high powered- not even a water gun- kinda hose thing that we clean the boat with! Needless to say, we spent the rest of the parade looking as if we had just jumped out of a swimming pool! At home, people went swimming for hours. Whit and I enjoyed a little VH1 America's Next Top Model marathon action (we always get suckered into these!). Frozen pizzas for dinner, then it was time for fireworks. We opted for a spot on Wasatch Blvd, right over the cement barricade (yes we were sitting with all the bugs from the bushes, and some dunk people singing their praises to America, I would have taken more bugs then to have to hear them sing however!). From up there, you can see at least 12 shows going on all at the same time across the horizon.
It was so fun, and a very good thing Jamie was here, otherwise we would have sat at home enjoying a little VH1 a lot more than we should!
(Sorry no pictures, we failed to remember a camera...)

When the cats are away...

THE MICE WILL PLAY!

Mom and Dad are probably landing in Denmark right now. But as their trips usually go, the Cheney children are home, with Joe and Jamie watching us. Now if you don't know us already, yes, we have already had a head bangin' party! Ok so it might have included the Young Women from our ward, but trust me, it was hoppin'! Hope you guys are havin' fun on vaca Mom and Dad, but just wait 'till you get home! Then the REAL fun will begin! :)
In other news

• I got a JOB! Thanks Dad, I heard your gasp here on the other side of the world! It is only for a week and a half, but it pays good money, and the best part is I do nothing!
• We are watching Shadow, Jere's puppy, today! We love seeing the puppy, but it is even more fun seeing Jere!
• Jamie and I are running the Murray 4th of July 5k tomorrow.
• Tanner had a sleepover with Forest, Kohl and Kirk.
• Whit and I are working on Dad's Father's Day present (yes Father's Day was forever long ago, but we had to do it when he was gone, even though I started while he was here... he has no idea, and I am so excited)
• Whitney is finally enrolled in Driver's Ed! WOO HOO! Congratulate her when you see her :)