Cheney Reunion

We had the Cheney Family Reunion this year in Salmon. My Grandpa, Raymond Cheney, is the only one still alive out all of his brothers and sisters. It was a small reunion, but fun to hear stories of the past and get reacquainted with relatives!

Slugger!!

I thought this was the cutest picture. Peyton had his best game of the season - he got his first hits. He hit the ball and stood there a little stunned and then ran for first base. Corey and I were so proud of this little "Cardinal"!!

The Great Outdoors

Yea - We are finally camping. For years Corey has been telling me that you can't camp without a trailer. Well after saving and searching we finally got a camp trailer. This was our first camping trip and we had a great time. We went up Blacksmith Fork Canyon to Squaw Flats. They boys loved it! Cannon was in his element being surrounded by dirt and sticks and Peyton was so content without me telling him to "hurry up"all the time!
We were sitting around the campfire the first night and Peyton told Corey and I several times that "This is the life." We all had to agree.

Cannon got a mosquito bite on his cheek. He kept showing the bite to me and calling it a "moley".

Cannon was more interested in his lantern than the picture.

I've discovered that Peyton loves fire. Note to self - hide all matches! :)

Future plumber?

The boys are chillin'

Girls Camp

Girls Camp was up Cub River at the Willow Flats campground in Idaho. It was so much fun to get to know the girls more - even with all of the rain. There were lots of downpours, but also lots of fun. I loved the testimony meeting - always the highlight. I could have done without the nightly visits from the skunks!! Love you girls!

Museum of Anthropology

On Peyton's list of things to do this summer was go to a museum. Grandma and Grandpa were visiting, so we went to the Museum of Anthropology at USU. It wasn't very big, but it was very interesting.

I thought that the most interesting exihibit was Otzi the iceman. He was frozen in the Alps and discovered about 5300 years after he died. He had hunting tools with him, they knew his last meal and had several speculations as to his death. Good way to spend an afternoon!

Seaweed

Well, I broke down and finally got my boys a pet.

Don't think I went too out on a limb though..... It's just a fish - Seaweed!!
Peyton kept calling to it and Cannon wanted to pet it. Sorry boys -
I know a dog is more exciting, but Seaweed will have to do for now.

End of Year

I can't believe that Peyton has already finished Kindergarten!! That went by way too fast. The last few weeks of school were fun. This was "Beach Day". Peyton was so happy because they could wear flip-flops - his favorite!

This is Peyton's Kindergarten celebration. His awesome teacher,

Mrs. LaMont, taught them a few songs. Here's part of my favorite:

"Start sing the news,

We're leaving today.

We're going to be a part of it,

First Grade, First Grade"

It was too cute and had a lot of mom, me included, shedding tears.

I am so proud of Peyton. He worked hard and had a great year!

Thanks for everything Mrs. LaMont!!

Happy Birthday Cannon!!

Cannon is three!! I can't believe it. It seem like it was just a few short months ago that he made his grand entrance into the world. We are so blessed to have this special spirit on our family. He's our comic relief everyday, all day!

Cannon got a "Diego" cake. He is still telling people that he is Diego. He'll say, "I'm Diego, like, Go Diego Go." For his birthday, we got him a Diego rescue pack and Peyton got him some rescue accessories. He has been rescuing all of his stuffed animals since.

We love you Cannon!!

Mom, I need you!!

The Saturday before Mother's Day. Poor Cannon had the flu all Friday night and all day Saturday. All he wanted was for me to hold him. If I put him down, he would say. "Mom, I need you." At one point I asked if I could make a bed for him while I made dinner. He agreed, but fell asleep again. Mother Day seemed to have greater meaning after cleaning up throw up for 24 hours before!!

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I hope that every Mom had a wonderful mother's day!! I know that I did.

I can't get enough love from my boys!!

The relationship between a mother and her sons is an awesome !

What mother wouldn't be proud of these smiles?!?!

Real funny P-Rock!

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This was Corey's idea of cleaning up after the Mother's Day dinner that I made after the Mother's Day breakfast that I made. The Mother's Day episode of abc's "The Middle" was too funny. Frankie, the mom, says at the end of the episode as she's enjoying her favorite piece of pie at her favorite restaurant alone the Monday after Mother's Day: "Mother's Day is for them (her family). The day after Mother's Day is for me. It's kinda like Father's Day for Mothers."

~ I think I need to create my own tradition of having a

"Father's Day for Mothers"!! ~

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Does anyone else have in-laws that make you laugh? My father-in-law told Corey that he would take our dead water heater to the recycling center because he was already headed there to take his aluminum cans (that have been prewashed and perfectly smashed). This is what he brought back to Corey.

Yes - the dimes are taped to the post-it note.

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The PTA at Peyton's school wanted the kids to participate in a "treasure hunt". They had to bring an empty ink cartridge, 10 box tops, 2 Campbells soup labels and 2 receipts from Macey's. If you brought everything to school, you were entered into a drawing for one of two Webkinz. Peyton kept talking about the Webkinz and as a mother I kept telling him not to be disappointed when he didn't win. Well, he came home the next day with a.....

......New Webkinz! Lucky Kid! :)

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Grandma and Grandpa Cheney came for a visit. We love having them here and we are always sad when it's time for them to go home. We had a great time hanging out and taking a picnic to Wellsville Dam.

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Peyton had a field trip to Willow Park Zoo. They taught them about different types of animals. Peyton got to touch a bearded dragon lizard (at least I think that's what they said). This was the only picture I took because the rest of the field trip was outside looking at the animals under umbrellas in the rain.

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Peyton started baseball practices. Corey took him the first night and said he cried once when the pitching machine threw a ball right into his cold hands. After the second practice, Peyton came home and said the practice was better because he cried less.

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Cannon has done it - he's potty trained. He earned his Diego flashlight. Note to self - get more batteries!

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I pulled out my CD's for a YW activity that we were having. Peyton was flipping through them and asked if the I had the CD's when I was young. When I told him I did, he said, "Man, these must be really old."

~ Out of the mouth of babes! ~

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When Cannon woke up the other day, I went in his room to get him and he asked me why I put the baby in his bed. When I asked him what baby, he asked again why I had read the baby a story and then put the baby in his bed. He looked around his bed and looked confused that the baby wasn't there. I love it when kids have been dreaming!

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Peyton informed me the other day that when he was little, he would lick doorhandles. To a mother that is a germ-a-phobe, there are only a handful of other things that he could have told me that he licked that would have been grosser! (namely shopping cart handles and toilets.)

Where is Spring?

Well, the weather has reverted to cold and snow. We had a few okay days earlier this week, but this is what we woke up to on Wednesday....SNOW!! The rest of the week was either rain, hail or just cold.

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Here are the boys trying to stay warm.

Peyton thought it was funny to teach Cannon "Party, party, party"
while doing this weird little dance.

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Cannon was fascinated by the hail. All he wanted to do was eat it!

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This week I had the flu for a few days. What mother can afford to do nothing for two days?!? Cannon kept asking if he was sick and when I would tell him "No." He would say "Yes I am, see..." and then make a fake cough.

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Cannon was throwing a fit and Peyton informed me that we should get Bark Off. When I asked him what Bark Off was, he informed me that you buy it for noisy dogs. Not sure how it works, but I'm sure it was not intended for two year old little boys.

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Me: "Cannon, put your toys in your toy basket."

Cannon: "I can't. I have to hold my doggie, he's sad."

Me: "Cannon, put your toys in your toy basket."

Cannon: "I can't. I have to wear a backpack."

Me: "Cannon, put your toys away now."

Cannon: "I can't. My hands are broke."

Me: "Cannon, put your toys away now or you will go to the naughty spot."

Cannon: "OK."

He's only two and he keeps things interesting around here!!

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Peyton gave a talk today in church. He looked just like a missionary in his white shirt and tie. He did a great job and as always, I'm proud of him.