Happy Thanksgiving!

This year Thanksgiving was wonderful as usual. We all had a blast with the cousins and it was a great time to reflect on all we have been given and truley be greatful for these things. Uncle Jeff gave a wonderful presentation on giving thanks and gratitude and i would like to share a quote we recieved.
"The more often we see the things arounds us - the more invisible they become to us. Learn how to live in a spirit of Thanksgiving daily by noticing the wonders and beauties of this world."
This really stuck out to me, to think about all we have been given and maybe don't realize daily.
Jeff asked us if we would like to, to make a gratitude journal and write in it every night; even just one thing we are greatful for. I am going to do this and i hope it will help me realize the bountiness in which I have been blessed with. I think this would be a great thing for all of us to do, if you would like i would encourage you to do this to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naqX9iYE0V0
This is a video containing a wonderful story; I hope you will watch and be inspired as i have.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Truley Impossible to some . . .

Have you ever tried jumping without bending you knees? Well today, this was the task for the cheney girls. Over the period of about thirty minutes, we spent attemting to jump, without bending our knees; and from a first hand experience, it is not an easy task. In fact almost impossible to some. With much effort we managed a few inches in the air, surprisingly.
So if you are ever bored and need something to do; try the impossible, and make it possible.

When the cat's away, the mice will play!

Ya, play, clean up. While our parents have been on their trip we have been cleaning, and from a first hand experience i can tell you, it's a never ending job; and i thought that was a joke! But i am so happy to almost be done, Kim is pro at it and tanner and I are close but not quite there. Having a smaller room and a lot of stuff to fit in it just doesn't work out! Anyways here's what has been happening around here latley...

• Whitney is currently on a week long road trip driving down to cali and back with some of her friends from Brighton.
• Mom and Dad are on their cruise!
• Kim is moving into her new apartment for this year at Wesminster.
• Tanner is cleaning and looking forward to his big 1 6 b-day.
• I am cleaning and wondering where this summer went!!

Reclaimed!

You have probably noticed no new posts for a year and a half now, well that's about to change. The Cheney blog had been reclaimed by Courtney Cheney. So expect new updates and all that jazz!

In a nutshell...

... here's what's been happening around here:

Hawaii... :)

Valentine's dances...

Haircuts...

Grammie's 81st Birthday!

Look

how cute Whitty's picture is!

Sassy lady! :)

Updates

• I am now positive Whit is going to be a nurse. Yep I just thought it was a phase of hers, one that she and her friend just dreamed about, but nope, pretty sure we have a future nurse with us! (This will be good for the 13+ kids she will be having- that is courteous of Jess!)
• Tanner has girls, girls and more girls. Did I mention he has girls? :)
• Shortie has single handily taken over her school. If you want an activity planned, you go to her. If you have a question, she can answer it. If you need something done, she can do it! Little Miss Secretary is more like Little Miss President (and she does WAY more than the president too, so...).
• Mom picked up some U paraphernalia today. She got some pretty sweet stuff! I want some :)
• Dad worked on one of the players today. I thought one of his staff members was going to have a heart attack... it was pretty funny!