Joe, Jamie and Tymon

Hawaii Day 1 and Day 2

2012-02-07T12:39:00.000-08:00

Our Hawaii trip started at 4:00 a.m. We had to board our plane early that morning. Ty was not too sure why we would wake him up so early. But he was excited to get on the airplane. I did not tell him we were going to the airport because I knew he would just keep asking and asking. When we got there he was so excited.

After getting our rental car and making a quick stop at Wal-Mart (its tradition) we jumped into our swimming suits for the first plunge of our trip. The pirate ship was an instant hit on day one, but once Ty realized he could swim in the big pool, the pirate ship was not for "big boys." "I a big boy mom, I go in the pool."

Getting out of the pool was always hard for him. I had to tell him it was closing and he would reply, "The sun come out tomorrow."

When Grandma and Grandpa got there we made a stop at McDonalds. Ty was so excited about his ice cream. Of course in Utah you can't drive around in your diaper and eat ice cream in January. Ty later named Grandpa, "Papa Shark." I thought this was a pretty appropriate nickname to receive in Hawaii. Papa Shark came about for two reasons. The first, was Grandpa often wore a blue shirt with a shark on it and second, Ty and Papa Shark share goldfish crackers and pretend they are sharks.

The big pool turned Ty into a little fish. He would swim all day everyday if we let him. He ditched his life jacket after the first day and normally stayed where he could stand in the kiddie pools on the stairs.

Our first meal was at Aloha Mixed Plate. I really enjoyed it. It has traditional Hawaiian food. We shared some chicken and rice, and an aweseom black bean noodle dish. Ty really enjoyed smoothies. His favorite was Guava, or anything anyone else was drinking.

This was the view from our table at Aloha mixed plate. Not to shabby!

The next day we went to the "famous" swap meet. It was a lot of fun and admission is only 50 cents. I scored this fedora hat. I have been wanting one forever!

After the swap meet it was time for--what else-- the BEACH!

Ty and Annabelle had so much fun playing on the beach with all their sand toys.

We went to breakfast at the Hilton. The buffet was really good. This picture is perfect here because after breakfast Ty began referring to Tanner as "Aunt Tanner." Unfortunately for Tanner I'm pretty sure the girls will never let him forget.

Ty loved chasing the poor birds. He is a little quicker than last year. The birds flew for their lives.

At the end of Day 2, Ty kept repeating, "I like this...I like this." Pretty sure he was happy in paradise.

Hawaii Teaser

2012-01-25T23:44:00.000-08:00

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

2011-12-27T08:10:00.000-08:00

And a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Happy Birthday Tymon!

2011-10-26T08:12:00.000-07:00

4th and 25th of July

2011-07-26T13:51:00.000-07:00

Oh Hey there! It's sure been awhile. It might take all month to catch up on the summer happenings, but here is a snapshot from the 4th and 25th ;) of July!

The fourth of July was a lot of fun! It is tradition that we go to the Murray Fourth of July parade and so we did. This is Ty with his cousin Abi. They are best buds. They both really enjoyed the parade. I was sad that I could not run in the race due to my surgery but it was fun watching the runners and watching the parade.

That weekend we went on a hike up Big Cottonwood Cannon. Here we are in our summer clothes with snow behind us. The fun part about all of this was that we had to manuever our stroller over this snow in flip flops. Let's just say we were sliding all of the place and Ty was screaming. Only in Utah can you have such beautiful weather and snow in July. The hike was really fun, Ty watched the ducks and watched people fish.

We also went to the West Jordan Fair. Ty rode a horse and was not to fond of it at all. However Ty loves trucks so seeing all these trucks made his day. The Truck behind us is the one that transports all of those scary carnival rides to and from. Sorry Ty you won't be going on those anyday soon, if you ever get to go on them.

We also went to the Murray Fun Days that afternoon. Ty loved watching the magician and playing in the bounce house. But I'd have to say his favorite part was eating popcorn as you can see in the picture above. We had a fun time with Jp, Steph and Abi.

On the morning of the 25th my sister-in-law Kim, and my cousin, Tara all ran the Desert News 10k. It was a lot of fun and I'm glad I had people to run it with. Later that day we went boating with my family. Ty was not happy about being in the boat at first but he warmed up real quick and started loving swimming!

Later that night we went to Butlerville days. Ty was a chicken and refused to go in any of the bounce houses even though he loved them on the Fourth of July. We sat in the rain and waited for the fireworks to start.

Ty really didn't care about the rain because he was eating cotton candy. We decided we had had enough of the rain and were going to go watch fireworks in our car.

As we began to walk to our car the fireworks started so we sat on the curb and watched them. Ty loved them and it was the best firework show I have seen in a very long time!

A boy and his dog.

2011-07-07T21:00:00.000-07:00

Through the hard times...

2011-06-23T07:03:00.000-07:00

I have been having mixed feelings about writing about what I am going through.

At first I just wanted to keep it secret and inside and then I realized that I needed to write it down for myself more than anyone else, but if this does help someone else that is good as well.

What has helped me the most is recognizing that other people have gone through similar things and have still gone on to have healthy pregnancies. That I’m not the only one that has or will ever face this.

On Tuesday I went into my doctor for a checkup. We knew that for the past week something was not right and I had been having increased pain and bleeding. In Thursday I was in the ER due to sharp pain and other symptoms. I had the mentality that “I’m strong I’ve ran long distances I can take this pain.” And the increasing hope that everything would be ok. My doctor decided at that point to see if my body would naturally progress things, which sounded like the best option for me as well.

On Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. I had my fourth ultrasound (in a week) and was told I was going in for emergency surgery. It was all a blur after that. I remember the Ultrasound lady putting her arm around me and walking me to the surgery nurse.

Next thing I remember is laying on the operating room table in a white scary room with a bunch of people in scrubs and caps surrounding me. The nurses, anesthesiologist and doctors at the Riverton hospital were so wonderful. I remember crying and crying and everyone coming to talk to me and comfort me. Before the moment I was laying on the operating room table I knew that this pregnancy was not right, but I had never cried or let my emotions show. This past week in my primary class I taught them about The Ten Lepers and Compassion. I know now this lesson was for me more than it was for them, as I have felt its teaching in my life this week more than ever. I know I was not alone on the operating table and I felt the presence of my savior comforting me and strengthening me. The nurses and especially the surgery assistants were the most compassionate people and I am so thankful for that.

When I woke up I felt nauseas and confused. I looked down at my three incisions. The nurse explained to me that my right fallopian tube was removed but my ovary was able to be saved. My tube had been shredded by the pregnancy and I had some internal bleeding, which in some cases can be life threatening. Everything happened so fast it was hard to process all that had happened. I heard the nurse talking to Joe on the phone and he was at Wal-Mart getting me some comfy clothes and my prescriptions. The nurse thought it was hilarious he would go to Wal-Mart to get me clothes and mentioned, “I can’t wait to see what he chooses.” We got a good laugh out of his large red’s men shirt and capri’s from Wally World. Joe said he got the shirt so he could wear it again afterwards (how thoughtful).

The doctor explained to Joe that I had to be on bed rest for a week which is so hard for me. I can’t even lift Ty and at the moment it is a struggle to even walk up and down the stairs. Definitely no running for quite a while. I don’t know why I had an ectopic pregnancy. I don’t know what caused it or if I will have another one. I did not know the risks or how serious it was. I am thankful for good doctors who do the right thing to help their patients. I am thankful that sometime soon I won’t be in so much pain, physically or emotionally and most of all I am hopeful that sometime I may be able to have another healthy pregnancy. I know that God works in mysterious ways. I would not choose for this to happen to anyone but God has a reason. If I have learned anything from this its that I won’t take my life for granted anymore, its in the precious moments of life you learn how precious life really is.

I have been blessed

2011-06-03T14:24:00.000-07:00

Recently my friends (the ones who we did the 5k for) were able to adopt their precious little angel into their family. I am so happy for them.

Is she not adorable? I still really need to blog about the 5k because it was amazing. But as a sidenote seeing them with her now is so great. Knowing all those steps people took during the 5k was for this little girl and now she has a forever family. (Watch for a 5k post I am so behind).

If you would like to read about their journey go here: www.kareensjourneyhome.blogspot.com

With the sunshine, flowers blooming and baby ducklings I had a new burst of energy and happiness this morning. On my run this morning I kept thinking how blessed I am. I know I've written posts like this before but I can't say it enough, how important it is for me to remember to be thankful and to have gratitude for the good things in our life because sometimes the bad can seem to take over.

Like this morning. I found a recipe on someones blog (Thanks Rachel) and I never EVER make anything sweet, number one because I don't really enjoy eating sweets (I know I am crazy) and number two because then I just think about how many miles I'll have to run to work off that dumb cookie! Well I decided to try to make these cookies. They turned out A DISASTER. First of all I used the wrong kind of mix (I used brownie instead of cake) and they where one flat burnt piece of grossness ;). If someone could properly make these cookies and deliever them to my house I'd be so happy :)

While I sat there mad that I went to the store at 7 a.m. to surprise Joe with these when he woke up, wasted time and money on them and they turned out like this, I began grumpily scrubbing all the dishes I used to whip these up.

I thought about something. These cookies don't matter. I laughed at myself, for how upset I got about burning the cookies. What matters is that we have gratitude in our hearts for the things that do go right. For the important things.

That's when these pictures come in.

What matters is that we try to love unconditonally. Everyone.

What matters is that we put a smile on our face and go on.

What matters is how we treat those we care about the most.

What matters is that we are thankful everyday.

Because burnt cookies in the end really don't matter.

Ty at a year and a half

2011-05-04T10:39:00.000-07:00

My not so little baby is now a year and a half. I can't believe how fast the time has gone, it seems like yesterday I was up with you every few hours.

Here are some of my favorite things about you:

1. You love your dog. When you wake up in the morning you ask "Black deease." No mommy, no daddy its just the dog. You love to jump, lay on him drive your cars all over him. One time I loaded you up in the car the only way you would stop yelling "Blacks deese deese" was when I put him in the back of the car. Your dog is super protective of you. He will growl when anyone gets closer to you then he likes (if he doesn't know them). On a side note you do love your cat as well, however she only comes out for Dad and is still too fast for you to catch.

2. You love cars. Big, small does not matter. If it has wheels you could not be happier. Right now your favorite is an orange truck which you cart around the house. You run your cars down your race track and all over the house. You know a car says "vroom, vroom, and beep beep." You often request Mommy to make these sound effects when we are driving. You love Nascar (I know your grandpa is so proud) and Daddy has promised to take you to Monster trucks.

3. You love your Uncles. Now don't get me wrong you think your Aunts are pretty cool too, but your Uncles throw you up in the air, wrestle with you and of course play cars with you. You get so excited when you see them.

4. Your favorite foods include: chex and pub mix (don't ask me why you love this salty yucky treat but you do). We buy it by the case at Costco and whenever you see it in the cupboard you do a little dance for it! You like strawberries and almost any cereal. I can't forget your newest word, "Meat" to which you LOVE, especially beef jerky, pork and hamburger.

5. Your most common words include, "out" (for outside), up, deese (when you say please you think you can get anything you want and if we don't give it to you fast enough you repeat it over and over...deese, deese, deese). You can say other words including: water, milk, off, ball, basket, duck, dog, ball, whoah, hi, I love you, Ab, blue, foot, eye, teeth, hair. We are working on Thank You, but I guess you'll decide when you are ready to say it. You had it at 11 months but decided to abandon it because apparently deese works for everything. You also say todos (you learned this one from Handy Manny).

6. You love the water. Whenever we go running on the parkway you point to that high river the entire time and say water, duck, water. You swim in the bathtub, you could stay in there for hours if we let you. You are taking swimming lessons this Summer.

7. You love to read books. Your favorites include "Handy Manny School for Tools" and "Go Dog Go." These are your absolute favorites and we read them over and over.

8. Sometimes you are too smart for your own good. If we had something on the table you wanted you would just climb up on the chairs to get onto the table. You know how to stop the water in the tub from draining out and you know how to get whatever you want from your Daddy (what a sucker, ok its your mommy too)!

9. You are my little running buddy. We make a compromise for 5 miles in your jogging stroller you can watch half an hour of Mickey Mouse. You love answering Mickey's Questions!

Mickey: Do you see any hats we can where for our party?
Tymon: "nu uh" "nu uh"

10. You love Candy. You aquired this love from your Grammy who loves chocolate. Your favorite includes any type of sucker, M&M's or Jelly Beans. If someone is eating Candy you are their best friend. You have never really loved fruit besides strawberries but you do love veggies which makes your mommy proud. Your favorites are brocolli, carrots and corn.

11. If its on Disney Channel you love it. You also love to watch Toy Story, Finding Nemo and Cars. Sometimes mommy loves disney channel. It helps you calm down and eat your lunch. :)

12. You love the Zoo. You get so excited when we pull up. You love looking at the monkeys and the elephants. You love to go on the train , you sit all by yourself and clap. You like the Merry-Go-Round as well just not as much as the train. You don't like it when we exit the zoo and get in the car this makes you quite upset.

13. You have all your teeth but two. Please come in fast teeth. You love your teeth brushed (apparently we have a really good flavor of toothpaste). You have the routine down when we ask you to say ahhh you open right up.

14. You would play outside all day if we let you. You don't care if its snowing outside you want to be out there discovering the world. I have a feeling we will be outside a lot this summer probably in the backyard, while you play, mom will be weeding, and weeding some more. Fun ;) not!

15. You are the love of our lives. We love you and we wouldn't trade you for the world. You love your mommy and daddy and we think the world of you. Happy Year and a Half Ty Ty Ty.

The Magical Foam Roller

2011-04-28T09:45:00.000-07:00

I love to run. I hate to be sore. At the running expo I saw a foam roller and they wanted $20.00 FOR IT!!

I'm cheap and a bargain hunter so when I came across this in the target bins, I was in heaven a foam roller (really a kids squirt gun that does the trick) for $1.00

The middle part turns so it works perfect!

Good Bye sore muscles HELLO happy running muscles!!

Here are some pictures from the past race, the Salt Lake Half Marathon!

Also, any runners here is a link for the foam roller info:
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-267--13796-0,00.html

Happy Easter

2011-04-24T12:26:00.000-07:00

RUN FOR KAREEN!! April 30th 1:00p.m.

2011-04-14T07:29:00.000-07:00

Guess what? Always wanted to do a 5k for a cause? Here is your chance! This is a WALK/RUN so please come and support this wonderful family! There will even be a small raffle afterwards!

Not to mention, its not early in the morning!

Here is the attached flyer please message me if you have any questions and PASS THIS ALONG!!

Click on the picture BELOW, to enlarge the flyer!

Pony Ride Anyone?

2011-03-29T11:30:00.001-07:00

NCAA Brackets...Just for fun

2011-03-28T08:17:00.000-07:00

This is the first year I have even filled out a bracket. I love the NBA and college basketball during March Madness is taking a close second. Just for fun here is a little video of someone who loves Basketball just as much as I do. (Don't miss his pump fake).

Catching Up

2011-03-21T08:46:00.000-07:00

Ty and I cannot wait for warm weather. The cold does not discourage us from going to the zoo but it makes it a lot less fun. Ty gets quite upset that the Merry Go Round is not open and that he has to be all bundled up.

Ty is getting so big! He only needs four more teeth to come in and then he has all of them! I can't believe my 5lb little guy is this big. Ty can say a number of words when he chooses. Some of his favorites include: Shoot it, plez (deese), book, more, candy, blacky, daisy, touch it, ball, daddy, mama, gammy woof, Abs(for his cousin), Todos (learned this from Handy Manny), teeth, hands, eye, up, out.

Ty is a very very active little guy. He does not like to be confined anywhere. Church is pretty much a nightmare, unless he has his Handy Manny tools to fix everything in sight, including the man's bald head in front of us (whoops). Ty still loves Basketball and can't wait to play outside on the big hoop. Ty loves Mickey Mouse and going down the slide. He also loves to dance.

Ty is a very happy baby. He is easy going and so much fun. However if he does not want to do something he lets you know. (See Below).

Needless to say the first haircut did not go very well.

This is the I built for Ty. He loved it especially when he could play in there with his cousin and his Doggie. He was in Heaven. Ty loves cars and climbing on anything, he is a typical boy!

Oh how time flies.

A Glass Half Full

2011-03-07T15:01:00.001-08:00

I've been thinking a lot about this picture lately. Is the glass Half Full or Half Empty? I've made a more consistent effort in my life to make sure I keep looking at a half full glass.

Recently this cute little mister has been sick (pretty much non-stop). From running noses, coughs, refusing to eat and throwing up, we have dealt with it all in the past little while.

However My glass is still half full. Why? Because I have him to cuddle with all day to wipe his nose, and hold him while he sleeps. Watching the news, reading stories on the internet, listening to trials my friends are going through I realize that indeed I am so blessed.

I dumped out my half empty glass.

You didn't think I could go a whole blog post without talking about running so here it is.
So in relation to this I'm only doing half of the full marathon I planned to run on my birthday. At first when I switched I was so down on myself thinking my glass was half empty. See previous blog post.
But I realized something. My glass is half full, I'm half way to reaching a full and its ok if I don't do it right now. (Perhaps in the fall when I can train outside all summer and don't
Have to do over 16 miles on the treadmill). Because another half is still another huge accomplishment.

I want to be a positive person. I want people to want to talk to me because I make their day better not worse. I refuse to look at anything in life as being half empty. (Whether it is work, exercise,
money, or being a parent).

Why: Cause my glass is half full! How bout yours?

Yellowstone

2011-03-02T07:10:00.000-08:00

We took a trip to Yellowstone with Joe's Family over President's Day Weekend. It was so much fun. This was my first time to West Yellowstone and I loved it. We started off the weekend by taking a snow cat into Yellowstone and riding on the bus all day. We visited the Hot Pots and Old Faithful. We saw Bison, Elk and three bald eagles. It was so much fun to be with the family! The next day we went snow mobiling. This was also my first time and it was a lot of fun. We also enjoyed (or I should say I very much enjoyed) watching all-star weekend all weekend long. We visted the bear and the wolf exhitibt. I am excited for the trip we are planning this spring/summer to go try and spot some bears.

Happy Valentine's Day! (A few days later...)

2011-02-17T11:08:00.000-08:00

At a restraunt in Lahiana Maui right on the ocean!

I don't know who was enjoying the pool more?

He never went anywhere without that shovel.

Happy Valentine's Day! To my two favorite boys in the whole world!

Hitting a wall

2011-02-09T21:29:00.000-08:00

"Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever."
- Lance Armstrong

Today I hit a wall. A mental wall of sorts. I doubted my ability to finish the marathon I signed up for this April. Yes this April! On my Birthday to be exact. I had this fantastic idea. Run 26 miles on my 26th Birthday. (Laughing). Oh and did I mention its in 60 days!

I WAS excited. I was all pumped up to do it. Then something happened I ran a half marathon in Maui, sounds "fun" right (close to the ocean, 80 degree weather, shorts and a tank top)? Nope. The ocean no where in sight hardest half I've ever seen (hill after hill after hill) and shorts that (if you are a runner you'll know what this means) rubbed me the wrong way. It was not very fun. But I finished. I did it I ran 13 miles of hills and I didn't pass out.

Well, I haven't laced up my shoes since so its only been 3 days but it feels like its been weeks. I somehow let this doubting thing get to me. This weekend I'm suppose to do 17 miles (I don't even know if the Bachelor can keep me entertained for that long). With all these new things I've taken on running has seemed to be pushed to the side or out the window. But I'm totally not okay with it. (I know, I know its been three days.)

Its at times like this I remember why I set a goal like this in the first place. Its totally selfish but I'm doing it for me. To prove to myself I can do it. I know I can, I just have to convince all parts of my body that I can. There have been other things I regret I let pass me by (don't we all).

I'm determined that this won't be one of them. I won't be the fastest or the slowest. I may walk during the water stations. But I'll finish those 26 miles even if its for nothing else besides the fact that I can say, "I did it."

Relax and Love Life

2011-02-03T23:51:00.000-08:00

Despite my uptightness, constant worry and stubbornness Tymon is anything but those uncomplimentary qualities. Tymon engulfs life and when I say engulf I mean he takes everything in. Not as some kids that quietly stare and ponder upon new things he dives in head first.
Case and point, the beach. Ty was in the sand eating it, shoveling it throwing it and buried in it. Needless to say this boy was loving it! We found him a basketball hoop in Maui at a garage sale for $5 (only my husband would be garage selling in Maui). Tymon LOVED it but he could not put his shovel down to play so he engulfed both of best worlds, his sandy shovel, and his beach basketball and basket.
Tymon loved the ocean. Rather than sit and listen to the waves and the birds (which are lucky he is still not too fast at moving, or they would have been fewer in number due to a 15 month olds obsession with a shovel) Tymon jumped in, when the waves would hit his feet he would laugh hysterically!
Tymon loves the elevator. Today we spent a good 15 minutes on it. Just Tymon and Mommy talking about numbers and up and down, followed by "up Mama" "up Mama" and away we went up and down.

Tymon is just discovering the world and I'm learning to sit back, relax and let him discover. This little guy has made me more patient, less anxious and a bit more relaxed. I think back to my life a few years ago and what it would have been like if I could have been a bit more patient and relaxed and most importantly echo Tymon's ability to jump into things, to engulf things and to simply enjoy life.

Tymon reminds me everyday that life is not simply to be lived it is to be ENJOYED. It is to be ENGULFED, not only by a 15 MONTH old with a shovel (or Handy Manny tools) in hand, but by his barefoot running mama*, not too far behind...

*Yep, if you are still reading that's right, I've hoped on the barefoot running wagon and its amazing!

Pop.

2011-01-11T08:08:00.000-08:00

Joe's Grandfather's funeral was yesterday. It was a beautiful tribute to his life. We will greatly miss him and will never forget the things he taught us. I love the above picture it is at our Wedding. Pop was so supportive of us. But that same smile and twinkle in his eyes was present for everyone, whether you were taking his order at McDonalds or one of his grandchildren, if you were loving towards him he showed that same love to you. Below are the Tributes Joe and I gave to Pop at his funeral. We love you Pop. Thank You for all you have done for us.

I am Joseph Cheney
One of my greatest memories of POP started when I was too young to even remember. When I was born I hear stories of the first red Lincoln town car that Pop bought. Ever since then I know of no other car POP drove, it was always a Lincoln. I remember driving out to Vernal with Gram and POP around Memorial Day and being able to spend hours with POP as we drove around and him telling me about his life growing up, and how it used to be out in Vernal. During this past summer I was able to go to lunch with my POP on a weekly basis and when I would pull-up to my dad’s work there would be the red town car. We would all get in and go up to Apollo Burger for lunch, no need to ask where we wanted to go, we all just knew where that red Lincoln was headed.

There was also many times when my wife and I would walk or ride our bikes over to POPs and Grams house. We would ring the door bell and no one would answer. We would walk around the house and there was pop laying in his chase lounge taking a nap or just resting from the day’s adventures. This was something Pop loved to do on a daily bases in the summer. He was always ready to ask you about how your day is going and what was new in our lives. He always commented on the view from his back patio and how happy he was to see us. We could feel the great love he had for us and sincere desire to know what was going on. He always made everything you were going through seem important and special.

I am Jamie Cheney, Joseph’s Wife.

My memory of Pop is of his glistening eyes and contagious smile. From the moment I met Pop I felt loved by him. You always felt good when you were with Pop. One particular memory sticks out in my mind. At the time I was managing a clothing store in the mall. I was having a terrible day and the last thing I wanted to do was help another customer. I looked towards the store front and saw a blue boating hat strolling through the door. To my amazement it was Pop – his white shirt (complete with a full set of pens and a notepad), his black pants, and classic white Velcro shoes. His contagious smile and glistening eyes turned my day around!

Pop’s compassion and concern for others was electric, contagious and motivating. For numerous Wednesdays after Pop’s first visit I watched for the blue boating hat through the store front windows. He visited me often – giving praise, motivation and numerous compliments especially when I needed it most. These visits ment the world to me. Pop was truly selfless.

Those same glistening eyes and contagious smile were present shortly after Tymon was born. I remember sitting on Pop’s kitchen floor with Tymon and Gram. Tymon was up to his normal mischeif and Pop excitedly commented to Gram “You Know Charlene it is through him the Cheney name continues.” Pop loved his family so very much.

I feel honored and blessed to have known and been loved by Pop. I will never forget those glistening eyes and contagious smile especially on the hard days. Because if you knew Pop. You knew just through his contagious smile that he thought you could accomplish anything!

2010 A LOOK BACK

2011-01-03T10:02:00.001-08:00

Here are some highlights of 2010, in no particular order.

Joe landed his first job, including benefits, vacation and full time hours. I think I was more excited than he was.
I quit my job. Have been doing a number of part-time jobs on the side and loving it.
Ty attended his first Jazz Game and loved it. He also became obsessed with basketball!
Celebrate Halloween with Ty as a bear where he would growl at everyone.
A new baby niece arrived and Ty loves to play with her. I made her a diaper cake complete with size 1, 2 and 3 diapers
Countless races that became a monthly occurrence including The 24^th of July, The Mud Run, Two Half Marathons etc.
Me kicking Joe's butt in the Triathlon (he will love I put this down).
Adding Blacky to our family.
Planting our first Garden and watching it grow!
Ty learning to feed himself even if it turns out to be very messy.
Ty learning to walk
Celebrating Mom's 50^th Birthday with a surprise party and a Cake decorate with the words, "Happy 50^th Big Mama!"
A 26 mile bike ride.
A Trip to California
Teaching 5 fun 12 year olds at Church and loving it!
Boating, and Lake Powell

Countless Parties with Family
A Christmas to Remember

A Typical Day

2010-12-20T12:51:00.000-08:00

Ty is getting so big! He is already almost 14 months and acts much like a 2 year old. He LOVES his animals. The picture above is of his morning routine. Watching Handy Manny and making sure to share his breakfast with both animals.

Ty loves M&M's infact to make sure he was good when taking his picture with Santa (that's a whole different post) I bribed him with them. His favorite things include, Basketball (Slam dunk or Bask-shit), Blacky (followed by his other favorite dog Lucy (looshee) and to body slam Daisy or Simon. His two favorite kitties. He is walking really well and has not even played with the Christmas tree.

And we can't forget about Blacky. Who most the time is requested by Ty to be his Horsee (Horse) so he can ride him around the house. Wow, it is a good thing we have a mellow dog. Don't feel too bad for him. In the above picture he is right below Ty's High Chair and believe me he is fed well.

Las Vegas I

2010-12-14T08:02:00.000-08:00

Joe, Tymon and I went to Veags last week with Joe's sister and her husband and their little girl. It was such a blast! We had so much fun and were so appreciative they let us stay in their condo :). Picture above is of Abi and Ty playing they have so much fun together.

I am pretty sure these are two of the cutest babies I have every seen.

He is smiling so big because the Jazz game is in no joke!

The barracade so they would not go into the kitchen.

Ty's favorite hiding place he loved crawling in the bathroom cupboard and he fit so well.

Right before the race started. I am pretty excited it started right in front of Mandalay Bay.

I told Joe to take a picture of ALL the people there were so many over 40,000 it was insane!

My supportive husband who paid for me to run the race and got up early to come take pictures :)

Above the Las Vegas sign is a stage that the blues brothers were singing at it was pretty fun!

This is the stage that Brett Micheals performed on. At the after race party.

Coming into the finish. Look at the guy on the very left side of the picture he has a cigar and beer in each hand. Only in vegas. They served beer along the way too. Must help you run someway I suppose?

I love the medal we got it was really cool!

Man little fan club I love them! Thanks for coming! :)

I run...

2010-11-23T11:36:00.000-08:00

It's merely a hobby or as Joe likes to call it, my expensive obsession these days. Running. I started for one simple reason, to loose that dang baby weight. It's been over a year since Ty was born and months since those pounds disappeared (yeah!), but I'm still at it. In high school as a soccer player running without a ball was simply called, torture. Today, it's called solace. I have always been intrigued with it. I would watch countless running events on T.V., read running magazines and search out the newest running gear (of which I would never purchase because it is far too expensive).

I had done a few 5k's here and there and then I signed up for my first 10k. Accomplished distance runners might laugh at how nervous I was to finish 6.2 miles. I was frightened. I trained so hard and even started crying as I crossed that finish line because for me that was a HUGE accomplishment. Now 6 or 7 miles is a training run and I laugh at those days that I used to fear it.

The picture above is from my first (and only up to this point) half marathon. It's not the most attractive or the most flattering but it is worth over a thousand steps to me. I completed it. Not only that- I completed it alone start to finish with my own two feet and for that I'm proud. (minus the 3 minutes shy of hitting my 2 hour goal, oh well pretty good for not knowing what to expect)!

Running is so many things for me. Running can get expensive. Races add up, shoes add up and gear add up. But to me its so worth it. Because its my new hobby (restricted to my husband's excel budget sheets - blah). Its my escape from the daily grind of the wonderful responsibility to be a mom. Its programing your mind to exercise your body and take risks in ways you never have before. Its a selfish way to get into those size 3 jeans that have been sitting in your closet since you started working at a clothing store. But more than that is my newest greatest hobby.

I really don't care what place I come in, what mile split I run, what place I am in my age group. Its not about that for me. Its about finishing what I started. Its about taking my mind and my body to places its never been before. Some of my favorite memories of running come without music. Its hearing my feet hit the pavement, for once not being tired, running along the parkway on a foggy beautiful morning, running with a friend and just talking, pondering and questioning.

Next week I hit the road to Vegas to complete my second half marathon and then its onto the treadmill for a month or so (not really a fan of freezing out my lungs or the treadmill but I can't decide what is worse). I guess I would rather just sit and watch as the snow falls outside my window and I'm cozy and warm on my treadmill. Then I'm not postive where my next adventure will be? A full marathon? I'm not really sure, and I'm not really in a hurry to find out, I kind of like taking life one running stride at a time.

Ty's One Year Pictures

2010-11-15T11:22:00.000-08:00

All photos by Andrea Danise
Check out her website anderajdansiephotography.com :)

Excited to be 1

2010-11-09T09:19:00.000-08:00

Its Someone's Birthday!

2010-10-26T07:02:00.000-07:00

I Remember...

2010-10-25T12:49:00.000-07:00

I Remember when you were born you were but a tiny baby in my belly. We could not wait for you to be born. You were 5 days late a meager 5 pounds and worth the wait. I Remember when they put you on the scale and you were so little we had to buy premie clothes for you and had to wrap you in blankets and blankets to keep your little body nice and warm.

I Remember the first time I held you it felt like we had known each other all along and that our lives were waiting for you. I Remember how you recongized our voices and were a very mellow content baby.

I Remember holding you and thanking God for this unforgettable gift. I remember watching your Daddy hold you, his calm, patient demeanor telling you everything would always be ok and how glad he was that you had arrived.

I Remember dressing you up like a little doll and taking millions of pictures (which at the time you would hold still for).

I Remember the things you experienced for the first time whether you were aware of it or not. Your first car show where we convinced Daddy we could have no other car than a Subaru.

Or your first Christmas where the box was just so much better than the $8 dollar toy.

I Remember telling Daddy that we didn't need much else for Christmas because we had you. He agreed and it was our best Christmas ever - because of you.

I Remember your first time swimming not to sure of the giant bath tub. But happy to be hanging out with Daddy.

I Remember your first time going to Lake Powell. How nervous I was to take a new baby in a car that long and how much fun we had. You loved the Lake and the boat.

I Remember how happy I was when your belly button FINALLY fell off and I could give you a real bath. This has been a tradition everyday and you love the tub!

I Remember the little moments, when you held up your head, ate cereal for the first time , said your first word (Da Da, of course)!

I Remember how happy you were when we adopted Blacky and how on the way home you began to scream, "Mama, Mama!" You were so excited and we were too...

I Remember how you would light up my mornings just to see those HUGE brown eyes and magic smile. How I would cry everyday I had to go to work because that meant less time with you.

I Remember your first plane ride and how good you were sitting on my lap, looking out the window and flirting with the little girl behind you.

I Remember your first merry-go-round ride and how I thought you were much to small to sit on a horse. But Daddy took you and you loved it.

You loved the beach but were not too sure about the ocean.

You loved the boat but were not to sure about your life jacket.

I Remember when I did something I never thought I'd do and I quit my job. I quit my job of 3 years for many reasons but the main reason was you. After I quit we shared moments I could never replace or recreate and for that I'm thankful. I have not looked back since.

I Remember a Sunday afternoon when you were two months old we walked around the park and a Sunday afternoon almost ten months later when you almost walked up to the park and sat in the swing.

I Remember the time that you discovered you and Blacky could be the two troublemakers TOGETHER and began developing schemes such as shutting mommy out of rooms and sharing all your food.

Ty, there are so many things I Remember about you. As I write this I am very teary eyed that my little baby is 1! But I want you to always Remember how much I loved each and every month we have put behind us. I will always remember those minutes, months and memories. We love you Mister Tymon, Happy 1st Birthday Tomorrow!

Sometimes...

2010-10-19T13:19:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I just wonder... How'd I get so lucky?

Trouble!

2010-10-06T06:09:00.000-07:00

"Duck...Duck...Duck...Duck...Duck." This is Ty's most favorite word. This picture is from a Sunday walk up around Brighton. Ty could not have been more excited because he found many ducks. Often on the parkway we go and feed the Ducks. Ty is not a fan of bread but whenever I hand him some to feed the ducks - it always ends up in his mouth.

Funny story. Joe and I both had the flu. Not a fun day. Joe was asleep and I had to run into the bathroom. Earlier that morning I had been feeding Ty yogurt (one of his other favorite things) I put it on our tall, tall dresser while I went into the bathroom. With the help of his four legged dog friend the yogurt now was down from the dresser and all over the floor. Ty was feeding Blacky the yogurt with the spoon and they both were loving every minute of it. I should have taken a picture but I was preoccupied cleaning it all up off of the carpet and the bed!

When your the Best of Friends

2010-09-27T10:27:00.000-07:00

A person who has never owned a dog has missed a wonderful part of life.

Bob Barker

The Dirty Dash - Lots of Muddy Pics!

2010-09-25T19:18:00.000-07:00

I had to put this picture at the very first cause it was the absolute highlight of the run for me!
(Plus I don't know how to move pictures on this dumb blogger format) ;)

Here we are before we started, our team name was "Dirty Soles" we all were so excited super clean and smelling pretty!!

This was the third obstacle on the 10k course the first two were barrels of hay you jumped over, followed by huge tubes you crawled through, then three of these walls you jumped over! This was the hardest one for me. I need to work on my upper body strength, but I got over all of them!

Running up the hill covered in mud, not to mention your shoes felt like they were about 50 lbs! Now that's a workout.

This was at the top of the hill! Cute Kim and I!

Almost to the end here is our team smiling before we go down the awesome sloppy slide. Thiw was before we got super muddy!

Now there are some dirty soles if I do say so myself!

Don't worry Joe, I will spray off with a fire hose before getting in the car. Celebrating before the final mud slide!

Cute! If I do say so myself

By far the best 10k I have ever done! See you next year piggies!

A Preview of things to come

2010-09-23T07:03:00.001-07:00

I'm excited. Super excited. Why you ask? Because this is what I am doing on Saturday!

It's the first annual Utah Mud Run at Solider Hollow!

I just have to tell you

2010-09-22T12:31:00.000-07:00

"Dogs are not our whole life -- but they make our life whole."

This may seem like a weird post to some, and a year ago it would seem crazy to me.
The story begins like this. I come home from a long day of work and Joe says to me, "Let's get a dog."
You know how the story ends up the next day we are at the Humane Society for 5 consecutive days finding us a dog that meets our checklist.

1. Must be good with babies
2. Must be able to run
3. Must tolerate cats
4. Must be well behaved
5. Must be a lab
6. Must love us unconditionally

For the next 3 months after we've have had Blacky, I keep wondering what's wrong with him. Why would someone give him up? I don't understand. I keep waiting for him to tear up stuff, become aggressive or some other bad behavior that would make you get rid of a dog. While there are many things we don't know about his previous owner or life we do know this. He has an unconditional amount of love to give.

He's my sidekick he follows me around all day and by my side twenty four seven. He's my training partner no matter if its the crack of dawn, or right before the sun goes down he's ready for our training run. Him pulling me the first two miles and me dragging him the last three. If I'm on the treadmill he's right by the side waiting to slime me if I get off.

He let's Tymon use him as a step stool, crawl all over him and shove chapstick down his throat (true story) and yet he's still as happy as can be to be here. Sure he gets hair everywhere, has horrible gas (no joke, its bad) and refuses to miss a meal--we love him to death.

I'm pretty sure Joe knew I needed Blacky more than I did. Its weird how that works out. Joe hates dogs. But not Blacky. I have a half marathon coming up the end of next month and I'm pretty sure I couldn't do it alone. That's when I call in my sidekick, and don't worry he'll be there one of us dragging the other.

Savor the Moments...

2010-09-09T12:26:00.000-07:00

Everyday when Joe comes home from work he asks, "What did you do today?"
Since leaving my job, I always try to think of some huge task I accomplished. "Hmmm... I cleaned the bathrooms." "I studied for my personal training test." "I read Ty 12 books."

The more I have been thinking about this question, I have come to realize something very small. I don't need to sale $5,000 in clothing, clean every window in my house and have everything in perfect order to accomplish something that day. Its not about the big things it is about the little things. Not about the hours it took to clean up every piece of dog hair off my light tile. Not about the hours it took to organize my closet by color and sleeve length (I know I am kind of obsessive) rather its about the minutes and moments. The moments you think about someone else, write them a note, or send an e-mail. The moments you take time to savor, to appreciate.

Its about the moment that Ty learned that a cow says Moo. (However he can't pronounce his M's so it sounds like bmooooo. ) Or when he learned to go down the slide and constantly demands to do it again and again. Its about the moment I let Ty dip his own spoon in the yogurt for the first time and feed himself, which ended up with yogurt on the carpet instead of his mouth. Its about those moments when he gives you a big sloppy kiss, with his tongue of course. Its about those moments when he snuggles up to me when he is tired. Its about the moment he gets a smile on his face when he hears the bath tub water, sees his dad come home or mickey mouse on the t.v.

I've been touched lately with a spirit of gratitude for all of the huge things I have been blessed with. I am a very very lucky person. But I think its more than the big things we have to be grateful for, its the little things. Its the moments...the moments we have to savor.

I love...

2010-09-02T14:14:00.000-07:00

I love this face. I mean really how can you resist. His hair is getting so long but I don't want to cut it because that means he is just getting old enough to need hair cuts. Look at his big eyes and that little scratch on his nose as he screams everytime I try to clip his fingernails. This was just after he woke up and right after I was chasing him around to put his diaper back on.

I just can't believe it

2010-08-30T11:15:00.000-07:00

I cannot believe that in less than two months this little one will be 1! Where has the time gone!

Happy 4 Years!

2010-08-18T15:03:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was our 4 Year Anniversary. Here ia quick look back at the past wonderful 4 years! Happy Anniversary Joe, I love you.

Year 1: Here is where it all began. This is one of my favorite pictures from the Wedding, because both Joe and I had no idea how to do a dip when the photographer asked us to. So we are both laughing. What a fun day 4 years ago!
Year 2: A fun cruise with our friends to Ensenada. One of our formal nights.

Year 3: Can't believe I even posted this picture wow I was HUGE! Oh Well. Here we are at my Aunt's Bridal Shower, Awaiting Tymon's arrival. I was offically 8 months preggo in this picture!

Year 4: A Trip to Lake Powell, and even better with Tymon at 8 months

Eat your Peaches...

2010-08-03T10:15:00.000-07:00

Make Sure that you have the sound on! I give credit

To my Mother for Teaching Ty this. At one

point he grabs the camera cord and you

get a shot of the kitchen. I can't help but

laugh at how cute he is doing this.

I finished.

2010-08-01T10:12:00.000-07:00

I have a lot of blog catching up to do. It may be out of order but I am determined to catch up on Everything. Here is Tymon catching some Zzz's the morning of my 10k. Mind you this was about 5:30 a.m. He is getting so big :( He is almost 9 months in this picture just two days away!

This is about mile 2 of the race. You can see how dark it still is outside. I was super nervous the night before as I have not ever ran this far and I really wanted to come in under an hour!

There was a ton of downhill in this race which was so nice and really helped me be ahead of my race goal by over 6 minutes! At mile 3 here I was into the race about 24 minutes, which gave me a 6 minute cushion to help me finish in less than an hour. At one point in the race I began to cry. I began pushing all those painful feelings I had from the past week out of my body. From quitting my job to all the weakness and sorrow I felt. It felt so amazing to stomp it out through the payment.

The photo below is after I finished. I finished in 54 minutes and 24 seconds almost 6 minutes faster than my goal. I felt pretty good the whole time until I hit mile 6 and I still had .2 miles to go that felt like an eternity. I couldn't find Joe and Tymon at the end of the race because there were so many people!!! I asked this lady if I could use her cell phone reluctantly she said, "Are you calling another country?" I laughed and said no my husband he's here somewhere I just can't find him. She then said, "Is it long distance?" Come on lady just let me use it for less than 2 seconds you can even dial for me! It was pretty funny. But eventually I found them!

I am so grateful for my husband who supported me doing this. Joe is not a runner at all but he watched Tymon graciously every time I wanted to do my long runs and he even did the Murray 5k with me (post coming...) to help me prepare for this. I love that in this picture Tymon is in his Pj's still (remember it was about 5 in the morning when we dragged him out of bed!

This is me after 6.2 miles and looking pretty sweaty. I don't' really sweat that much either.

We then decided to catch some of the parade, Tymon was sure enjoying it!
Watching the police on their motorcycles.
This is our AMAZING stake float. It won two awards, the people's choice and the animation award. I wish I would not have been so busy working 50 hours a week and been able to help with the float. It was a family of seagulls making cricket cookies! It was so awesome. There was even youth from our ward inside the seagulls making them move. It was by far the best float!
"When life gives you crickets?" "Make Cricket Cookies!!!"
Congrats Dave for an awesome Float!!

I really enjoyed the 10k running has done so many wonderful things for me mentally and physically. I feel more calm and less stressed when I run. I have dropped all the baby weight and some and can buy smaller clothes. I am the most in shape I have ever been. I am now looking forward to a half marathon. I would love any suggestions!

Oh Hey There

2010-07-28T11:09:00.000-07:00

"Oh Hey...I'm not doing anything...."

Pretty Sure

2010-07-28T11:06:00.000-07:00

He's the best boy ever! This is a big 8 months old!

I love my life.

2010-07-28T10:57:00.000-07:00

Army Crawl - Enjoy!

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We Needed Him...

2010-06-03T09:38:00.000-07:00

Ever since we had Ty I kept thinking... wow, did we ever need him.
He brings so much joy, laughter and patience to us!
So about a week ago Joe mentioned, "I think we should get a dog."
I replied, "What? Are you crazy? A Dog? Let me just add one more thing to everything we have going on!"
A Week later and about 5 days spent at the Humane Society we had Blacky. And you know what...

We needed him. Just as much as he needed us!

Come On Jazz...

2010-04-29T08:21:00.001-07:00

Can you please just win for us?

If this Just Isn't the Cutest Mister Ever....

2010-04-27T22:12:00.000-07:00

I don't know who is...

The Mister is 6 months / Bike Tour

2010-04-27T21:41:00.000-07:00

So Long story short I had not rode my bike previous to doing this 25 miler, I was still smiling at the end.

Joe Just loves any freebie!

I was kind of proud of my medal ;) I know I'm weird!

Here's Ty at Six Months

Notice the Cat in the background she is never more than 10 feet away from him!

He looks so much like Joe Here!

My Little Man that started at out 5 pounds is NOT so little anymore. I love this stage so much even though he'd rather get into everything (no he's not even mobile) than cuddle it is so much fun. He loves any attention and has started saying "ba, ba, ba" here and there. Not to mention he DOES love his ba ba ba and any food he will shove it down. This morning, I fed him two mum mums, a whole bowl of oatmeal and a bottle and he still wanted more!!

Dear Jillian Micheals

2010-04-13T23:44:00.000-07:00

Dear Jillian,

You do wonders for my body, unlike many miles of running or endless hours on my bike can do.

Thank you for making me feel slightly "shredded."

Sincerely,

Jamie

P.S. - Please make more videos I'm sick of all your old ones

Remembering Larry

2010-04-06T10:56:00.001-07:00

I have wanted to write a post about Larry Miller since his passing and finally I have found the time to do it. Larry was more than the owner of the Jazz to me. He was someone I really admired. Not only was he an amazing entrepreuner but also an amazing individual. I just got done watching the ksl special on Larry and it brought tears to my eyes the amazing things he accomplished. Think of a man who was A BILLIONAIRE but spent MILLIONS on things that would HELP others. He brought the jazz to utah, the utah opera foundation, 10 million dollars for the joseph smith papers, millions to produce work and the glory and the list goes on and on!

I remember the night we took the above picture. I was anxiously awaiting my favorite player at the TIME, Derek Fisher to come out of the locker room. (Who since has joined the Lakers and fallen onto my nba player dislike list). However Larry walked by just before. My father-in-law asked Larry if Joe and I could get a picture with him. Of course being the kind man that Larry was he graciously stopped and took this picture with us. I don't think I'll really ever look at that Derek Fisher picture again, ironic, how that was the picture i was truly waiting for. But the picture above seems to have taken on a new meaning. I have learned so much from admiring Larry but most importantly I believe he taught this: "Go about doing good until there is too much good in the world." Thanks Larry. Thanks for Everything.

Before You Were Born

2010-02-26T10:13:00.000-08:00

Before you were born

we thought we were writing

our own days in a book.

But when you arrived
we tiptoed through faraway shadows
and your late afternoon nap

so that your waking cries

could keep us up all

the starry-dark night.

And we didn't even mind.

For we wanted those minutes and hours to be written firmly upon

our memory.

FOREVER.

-excerpt taken from "Before You were Born."

Written by: Nancy White Carlstrom

Make sure to keep reading as I posted 3 new posts today!

What has Ty Been Up To

2010-02-26T10:06:00.001-08:00

Tymon is 18 weeks. He had his 4 month checkup Yesterday. Tymon is now in the 94th percentile for height and the 22% to weight. He is now 26 inches long (he is so tall and skinny) and 13 lbs. Thought I would just make a collage since there are so many pictures I have taken of him that I just LOVE.

The top right picture is of him in his boppy. I never used it for nursing but he loves to sit in it, especially to sit in it and watch anything on disney channel. He will just talk and talk to those cartoons all day if I let him. The second picture is of him in his new pj's. Yeah! He graduated to 3-6 month clothes! The last picture on the top row is of him napping on my bed, smiling in his sleep! The next row shows Ty's personality. He is just one happy, funny, alert baby.

The bottom row is my favorite. I dress him up every chance I get. Not to mention he is starting to love his exersaucer, one he figured out how to hold his head up!

Updating the Past Month

2010-02-26T09:55:00.000-08:00

It has been a long time since I have been able to blog or at least it feels like it.

Balance. That's what I've been trying to conqure these past few months. At first it was balancing a new baby into a house where before it was just a husband and a spoiled cat. Then four months ago a special little baby changed our life. For the past two months I have also been trying to balance working full time, being a mom and still keeping my sainty. While I will admitt its definately not easy, Tymon makes it all worth it.

The pictures above are of the first walk we took with the Mr. As silly as it sounds it is somewhat symbolic of the balance we have found as a little family.

It's Sunday

It's Sunny

Its Me

Its the Mr

Its Joe

It's slightly cold

It's his first time in his carrier sling, but no the last

It's a slow afternoon, where I could have time just stop

It's time to take self portraits

that are off centered, off balanced.

It IS Perfect.

I was just sitting next to him on the floor today and...

2010-02-03T11:20:00.001-08:00

Week 13 continued

2010-01-21T22:46:00.000-08:00

So I know I always am blogging about Tymon these days. I bet your wondering what's been going on with us. Probably not. But here are just a few things that have totally changed 2010 already. The first one pictured above is Jillian Michaels Thirty Day Shred.

I am obsessed with Biggest Loser and a TOTAL SUCKER for any product that endorses it. From extra gum to the workout videos I love it all. This video has changed my life and this is why.

1. It's 20 minutes who has time for more than that with a tiny baby and a full time job?
2. You can set it on different levels for when you become more advanced.
3. It combines strength, cardio and abs, what more do you need?

I have been doing this video for about two weeks and can already tell a difference, I'll let you know how the thirty day shred works after thirty consistent days!

2. This little man pictured below has renewed my love for reading! While these days I am mostly reading magazines and baby books let me know any good books you have on your list for 2010 especially any good parenting ones.

(Can you tell he LOVES to read already)

3. Coupons. I HEART coupons. I have made a challenge for myself to cut my grocery bill in half for the year. I clip on the coupons out of the paper of foods we consistently eat, plan our meals and save save save. This past week I saved over $10.00 on our normal grocery bill. There are also some great websites online where you can get free samples and print coupons!

This is Tymon sticking out his tongue as I cut all the coupons out. Notice how the diaper ones are rigth on top!

4. Awesome Blogs

Two of my favorite blogs are

http://www.freebies4mom.blogspot.com/

and

http://www.moneysavingmom.com/

Check them out - You won't regret it! What are your new favs of 2010?

Week 13

2010-01-21T22:30:00.000-08:00

We went to the car show last week with our friends Kade, Elisa and Kole! (Thanks guys we had a great time) and thanks to my nice Daddy for getting us the tickets! We go to the car show every year but this time we were actually in the market. Tymon LOVED the car show and he especially loved any RED car he could spot. He refused to be in his stroller because he couldn't see the cars as well!

Here are the choices we have narrowed our car hunt down to. We are open for input if anyone has owned any of the following cars. I won't tell you mine or Joe's first picks (as we can't agree) so let us hear your input!!

We want a mid range suv as trying to cram Ty's carseat into the back of my car has been a bit of a chore. Here are our choices in no particular order.

1. Chevy Eclipse
2. Mazda SX7
3. Subaru Forrestor Sport
4. Honda CRV

Week 12

2010-01-15T10:35:00.000-08:00

My little baby is getting so big! Tymon is SUCH an easy baby. Give him a bath and sit him up where he can see what is going on and he's ONE happy boy. Every week I keep saying that I don't want him to get any older but each stage is so much fun. He follows me with his eyes as i do my workout and loves, loves books. For those of you wondering, his eyes are so big he can't even close them all the way when he sleeps, just like his Mommy!

Annabelle, Princess and Mister Tymon Week 11

2010-01-08T08:41:00.000-08:00

The Three Mommies with the Three Cousins. Shauntel, Annabelle, Jamie, Tymon, Stephani and Princess. How these babies will be such great friends. Isn't Stephani the cutest preggo ever?

Their First Night Meeting each other, they insisted on matching onsies.

Week 11 Tymon Met Annabelle. These two babies are so cute together. All you need to do is see them look at each other for the first time to know they both came straight from Heaven. It was so cute the first time Annabelle saw Ty she stared at him intently, placing her arms on his car seat and pondering how she had knew his face once before. The video below is of Annabelle holding Ty's hand. This was one of her favorite things to do and you can tell Ty enjoys it as he just kicks, kicks, kicks. (Not to mention all the girls in the room loved it as we ohhhhhhed and ahhhhhhed).

Sometimes as they layed on the floor together I wished I could understand their secret language, their concern for each other, and their understanding. Although Annabelle is 4 months older than Ty, they seemed to understand each coo, facial expression and sound each other made. When I would bring Ty home from seeing Belle he would constantly search for her. He misses his friend.

Today Belle went back home. Princess Dillier is still at her home in Heaven. Ty stayed here. In 4 more months they will meet again. Belle will be crawling/walking, Ty will be rolling over and sitting, and Princess will meet her cousins for the first time.

Those 4 months to these cousins will only seem like a few days, a few moments. I have no doubt they will all look at each other with the same love, concern and understanding I saw with Ty and Annabelle. The three of them will lay on the floor, cooing, laughing and giggling, reliving a moment I know they have already lived before.

10 weeks

2010-01-04T20:57:00.000-08:00

I am a week behind but I'm trying to catch up! Here is his latest favorite thing - his lamb.
I think I can hear him giggling right through this picture.

Happy Holidays.

2009-12-29T13:12:00.000-08:00

I bet you can't guess what the best present we got for christmas was?

Who me?

2009-12-22T10:52:00.000-08:00

Dear Santa,

I've been a good boy this year. I promise.

Sincerely,

Yours Truly Mister Tymon

The Story of our Life

2009-12-22T10:49:00.000-08:00

Needless to say Daisy is OBSESSED with Tymon. This is during storytime when she feels she has to be part of it. This is me trying to hold her back of she would be cuddling with him. I love this picture too because Ty is sitting up - not completely on his own but he's getting there.

Cutest Elf Ever

2009-12-14T11:56:00.000-08:00

7 weeks

2009-12-14T11:50:00.000-08:00

Tymon is getting bigger! He still wears newborn clothes but he loves to talk now!He coos and ahhs a lot especially at the christmas tree!

6 weeks Snow Time

2009-12-14T11:42:00.000-08:00

Tymon loved being out in the snow he could not stop staring at it. However he certainly did not like being in that big warm snow suit thing!

Just Because

2009-12-03T12:29:00.000-08:00

5 weeks

2009-12-02T16:19:00.001-08:00

Tymon is getting to be so alert. He is definately not a sleepy newborn anymore. This is him staring at the Christmas tree - one of his favorite new activities.

Did I mention he is a really smiley baby?!

Thank you Nicole for these darling booties I love them and i love that they have buttons so they stay on his feet!

Thanks Cindy for this cute blanket with his name these pictures turned out reallly well!!

One of my favorite pictures of him. He looks so innocent.

I could not resist putting this picture on here. Ty still goes cross eyed when he is trying to concentrate on something really hard. He's getting a big chubbier too which is so cute!

Real Salt Lake

2009-12-02T14:26:00.000-08:00

Just for the record - I was 7 months pregnant in all these pictures. I'm just getting around to posting them. Joe and I with our signed Real Salt Lake Ball!

Steph, Kim and I hanging out at the table after we engulfed the free hot dogs.

Yura - was not signing autographs due to a hurt shoulder but posed for a picture.

And the best for last. Two of the nicest guys on Real Salt Lake. Steph's favorite player (at least that what he said) Robbie Russell and Chris Wingert both who scored PK's in the championship game. This Picture is so great also due to the fact that we snuck past like 3 security guards to get the picture. The players were super nice, the security guards hated us.

Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole Real Salt Lake! I'm a little late with this post (that's what happens when you have a 5 week old baby - that post is on its way) but I just want to say CONGRATS to Real Salt Lake on taking the championship.

Did you know Robbie Russell who scored the winning goal had never scored a goal in his whole MLS career how awesome is that!

Did you know Real was the 8th seed the lowest seed in the playoff only getting into the playoffs by a bunch of crazy scenarios coming true.

Did you know that Landon Donovan HARDLY EVER misses penalty kicks and bam he shoots it over the cross bar.

Did you know that FINALLY Utah fans of a sport get to celebrate in a championship finally. So I'm celebrating!!

Ole!

Oh Christmas Tree...Oh Christmas Tree...

2009-12-02T14:22:00.000-08:00

Here she is! This is our first Christmas tree. It all started like this. My kind Aunt offered to give us this 9 FOOT Christmas tree (Thanks Aunt Dee) I wasn't so sure - a) I had never decorated a Christmas tree by myself and b) it's nine feet, I was not even sure it would fit in our house. However it worked out perfectly. Me being the bargain hunter, headed to Micheals after about 3 hours (lol not really) of trying to decide a theme I finally picked out red, gold and green. Then I had to search for good prices on ribbons and ornaments and with a $50 budget I ended up with this. Tymon loves it which makes it all worth it and not to mention it is pretty fun to stare at. Each year I think I will hit the after Christmas Sales and add some more ornaments to the bunch. Steph remember last year when I got those ornaments at Wal-mart for 70 cents they sure came in handy. Merry Christmas!!!

Happy 4 Weeks Tymon

2009-11-26T09:16:00.000-08:00

Dear Tymon,

You are growing so fast! Just look at that face - with your eyes of curiosity and your contagious smile I just wish you could stay 4 weeks 4 ever.

Your Mommy.

What is more Ridiculous?

2009-11-26T09:12:00.000-08:00

The fact that Daisy as well as Joe are convinced she is a baby or our ugly 60's curtains? I hope they will disapper with Christmas!

Happy Three Weeks!

2009-11-15T14:56:00.000-08:00

He has some personality! He's probably thinking, "I'm glad my Mom has such great Fashion Taste -Daddy should let her dress him more - cause I sure look adorable."

"What is going on with this darn Utah Jazz really? They are going to put me to sleep."

"Yup told you."

"What you want me to sleep in my bed?"

Tymon Loves his swing - that is when he's not hungry :)

I cannot get over how cute they look when they sleep!

Wow! Time really flies with a newborn, it really seems like yesterday since I was posting Happy two Weeks.

Tymon is such a great baby and we are so happy he is here! Tymon loves to eat, sleep and you got it poop! Not to mention he loves to watch the lights and have ANYONE sing to him.

Happy Two Weeks Mister!

2009-11-09T14:21:00.000-08:00

This was just 20 short ;) minutes after you were born, (hence why I look a little in pain). We love you so much our little Ty -- Happy Two Weeks! 3rd percentile for weight and 25th percentile for height. Our little stick man! Happy happy Two Weeks!

New Photos

2009-11-07T16:10:00.000-08:00

So my cute sister in law showed me how to edit photos- I know its not too hard but for me it is! I'm pretty proud of this one!

First Doctor's Visit and Halloween

2009-11-04T10:41:00.001-08:00

Tymon is such a good baby. My mom keeps reminding me that not all babies are this good. He is already sleeping about 5-6 straight a night and hardly ever cries much. He loves to snuggle and he loves when his Mom sings to him.

His first Doctor's visit went really well. The Peditrician advised us to not take him anywhere for a good couple of weeks with all the nasty germs going around! Tymon is still really small but he is strong and healthy!

More Pictures of our Little Ty

2009-11-01T11:46:00.000-08:00

Just in case you can't get enough

2009-10-29T12:06:00.001-07:00

It is my favorite how his big eyes are just staring at his Daddy!

Tymon's First Day Home

2009-10-29T08:05:00.000-07:00

Tymon came home yesterday at 7 p.m. For those of you who don't know or haven't read our blog post about Joe's cat - I was a bit worried how things would turn out! She is super possesive and bratty about everything. However I have to admitt it's so cute how she watches over him. She just will get somewhere where she can make sure he is okay and stare. This huge look of concern comes over her face when he makes even a peep and gives us huge crusties if he is crying. Other than her being locked out of the room at night and her constant howling about it she has done really well. This morning when I let her in all she wanted to do was stare at Tymon.

More pictures of Tymon

2009-10-27T13:56:00.000-07:00

Tymon Joseph has come

2009-10-26T22:15:00.000-07:00

After only six hours of being at the hospital we had our little Tymon in our hands and warming our hearts. The total birth time was not to long as Jamie did a great job pushing when needed. He came out about six thirty and weighed in at 5 pounds 15 ounces and was 21 inches long. Tymon came out healthy and happy! Here are some pictures of the little one and the big brown eyes and dark hair he has. More pictures will be coming as we get more of him.

I'm new at this blogging thing so be patient with me.

The Nursery is Complete

2009-10-23T09:40:00.000-07:00

The nursery is complete we are just missing one thing! Baby Ty! He's just having a grand old time waiting for his big entrance into the world. He kicks and plays almost all day long and is progressing the opposite way.

I am so proud of our Nursery. For those of you who don't know, Joe and are are....well...cheap! So I am proud to report that we saved bucho on the nursery. (However this kid has more clothes than a 40 year old man, can I just say its good I am not having a girl). We found the dresser at D.I. (a great idea from some friends - thanks Kade and Alisa) and Joe stained it to match the crib. Then he put on new handles and it looks brand new! A day or two later I found the rocking chair there and same thing stained it to match the crib as well as the long shelf. All in all his furniture cost less than $75 and looks amazing. I love the dark espresso color.

My Mom made this amazing cross stitch quilt on the wall. It took her about 7 months and is way to pretty to use so we hung it and it looks amazing. The pictures don't really do it justice.

Aunt Pam

2009-09-08T23:13:00.000-07:00

There is a chandelier that hangs above our kitchen table. It has three full bulbs that emit a beautiful light. It’s different than most chandeliers its not extravagant, not boring but unique – but more than that it means so much to me now.

My Aunt passed away on Friday. It seems surreal as it was just yesterday I talked to her. She bought me that chandelier. We thought it was “so cool” and “so unique.” She was so excited to get it for me and couldn’t wait to help me pick it out. Every time I flick that switch and sit at my kitchen table I remember her. I look up at the Chandelier and the light it emits and remember all the wonderful light she emitted in her life.

My Aunt was the most gracious and caring person. She adored her family. I remember numerous times her telling me how gorgeous my brother and I were. To her, her family WERE the most good looking and precious people in the world. How often do we think something nice about someone in our heads but never say it? That was not her. She always made sure to tell us how proud she was of each one of us. She never pointed out our faults –ever but always told each of us how special we were to her.

My Aunt would do anything for anyone. She braided my hair over and over and over until her hands hurt and she couldn’t braid anymore. She cooked us our favorite meal every night if that’s what we wanted for dinner, and she taught my brother and I to play Poker, we loved spending time with her.

Thank you Aunt Pam. Thank you for your love and support. I miss you. We all miss you. Your light will forever live on. We will hold you in our hearts forever. I love you.

Jamie

30 Weeks down and 10 to go!

2009-08-06T23:01:00.001-07:00

I know, I know. I am the WORST blogger ever. I mean who waits 6 months before they update their blog, oh yeah I do. Well as you can see from the picture pretty soon we will have another new addition to our family. Here I am at about 29 weeks. I always said when I hit 30 weeks I'd celebrate. I can't believe I only have 10 weeks left until we meet our little boy, oh yeah...for those of you who don't know we are having a boy!!

There are so many weird crazy things that amaze me about pregnancy.

1. The Morning Sickness went away for me I hit week 12 and it was gone, Thank Goodness! My back hardly hurts, I can count 3 days where it killed but the doctor is amazed that being on my feet all day hasn't killed my back.

2. Your body changes in so many ways but I've been so lucky to wear my "normal" clothes up about until two weeks ago, I know I was really lucky. I just really miss running.

3. Everytime someone sees me they comment on "how small I am." What? I feel like an elephant? Small? But I guess in comparrison to other's perceptions, I am small for being as far a long as I am. The doctor says I am measuring right on target so that is great! Working on your feet for 8 hours a day during pregnancy is not recommended you may not gain adequate weight and then you'll have to take nasty vitamin suppliments. So far, I should have gained about 15 pounds and I'm at about 7.

4. I finally let girls at my store do A LOT more for me. I think they are sick of it, but I'm so thankful for them because bending over is not pleasant. Lifting is restricted and they are just so sweet to always grab me the exact food I'm craving. Poor girls have been to seven eleven probably more times than they can count, can't help it I love those slurpees!

5. I can't wait to fit into all the cute jeans we have in. Don't worry though I've bought two cute styles in a bigger size and rubberband them, my girls are DETERMINED to make sure I'm not frumpy and pregnant and I must say they have kept me pretty cute throughout the whole pregnancy!! I'll take more pictures of the cute outfits they have put together for me.

6. Marie Calendars Frozen Turkey Dinner, Yummy only 350 Calories and 10 grams of fat good for a frozen lunch/dinner, I live on them. Lol.

Now a bit more info about the baby.

Joe and I have decided to name him Tymon. Prononced (Ty men)

It's Greek. We will call him Ty for short. In Greek it means honor, or warrior whichever "name dictionary" you are looking it up in. We love it! I've found many bargains on a dresser, rocking chair and other great things for his room that we HAVEN'T even started working on yet!!! I'm getting a bit stressed about working my last few weeks and getting everything done but that is what I do.

Please Post a comment for us if any of you stop in and read our blog, I'll keep updating it if I know someone is actually reading it beside my cute sister-n-laws :)!

Leave us a comment!

Our New Addition

2009-04-25T12:26:00.000-07:00

Say hello to Daisy! After much begging and pleading with my Husband he FINALLY agreed I could get a cat. On President's Day after work I went with my Mom to the Humane Society. I looked through all the cages not really seeing any cats that caught my eye. I wanted a orange tabby because this is the breed all my other cats have been. Joe wanted a kitty just like Daisy. I looked again through all the cages and with a sad face told my mom, "I can't believe I'm not seeing one." I started to walk back to my car when the Lady at the Humane Society told me to look in the bottom cages, "these cats are the first to be put to sleep." Great I thought did I have sucker written on my forehead?

Then I saw her peering through the cage. I picked her up and she nuzzled me. She immediately started purring. It was a match made in Heaven, sort of. I didn't want a dark kitty I wanted an orange one and not to mention I especially did not want a girl cat! But within five minutes I knew I had to take her home. Okay, "She's the one Mom, let's go." My mom looking a little surprised carried her to the counter.

She has been the best kitty...so far. Okay so she's had her moments. For instance she is SPOILED beyond belief. She sleeps under the sheets on Joe's side. Don't mess with her space next to Joe or she will claw you in the legs, true story! She has a knack for knocking anything over that is upright and she is an attention hog. Her favorite things to knock over are cups of water, flowers, her water bowl anything upright will not be for long. And surprisingly I thought I was buying a cat for myself, nope she's Joe's 100%. Daddy's little girl. He took her over and she loves it!

He cuddles with her more than he does with me! He is always holding her while doing homework and playing with her constantly. She is such a great addition to our house. We call her our Clearance Kitty she was only $15.00 wow! I can't believe how lonely I would be without her she's great. Not to mention isn't she cute?

50 Random Things

2009-02-03T23:07:00.001-08:00

I typed this up on facebook and thought I'd post on my blog for those of you that don't have facebook.

25 random goals, habits and things about me from Facebook. I went to 50 on my blog just for fun.

1. I am a sensitive person. I love to help other people and make sure those around me are okay.

2. I love the OLD UTAH JAZZ. I know your mouth just dropped. I loved the Stockton to Malone days when it wasn’t all about fame and money. I am still a fan.

3. I have never been beaten in a game of monopoly during one of the monopoly club meetings.

I have all of my children’s names picked out assuming I only have girls.

I kissed my husband in 9th grade behind my neighbor’s shed during a game of kick the can. Following that we didn’t talk for three years and ended up getting married a year or so later.

I can be feisty especially when someone rubs me the wrong way. Just ask the manager at Action Plumbing and Air. You better believe I got my money refunded.

7. I am an expert when it comes to jeans for your body type. Believe me I’ve seen over 300 people try on jeans.

8. My favorite food, at the moment is BLT sandwiches. My favorite beverage is Coke, I’ve tried to give it up many times but it just never works but hey I’m to two cans a week.

9. I want to have a little girl with blonde blonde blonde hair!

10. I love cats and dogs. But I’ll pass on frogs, snakes, lizards, hamsters, rats and gerbils.

11. I have enough clothes to fill every closet in my house two times over.

12. I love being Greek and I loved my maiden name.

13. I regret in high school I never tried out for the basketball team.

14. I love my sister in laws to pieces.

15. People always think I am at least five years younger than I really am. I have been asked if I am eighteen, nineteen or twenty more times than I can count. My little brother looks older than me. My favorite line is, “well can I talk to your manager.”

16. I like to spend money but I am killer at keeping within budget. I am a bargain shopper.

17. I love owning my own home.

18. My heroes are my grandparents.

19. I love to read and can read a book in no time. I just never make time for it. Latest read was Marley and Me. Amazing.

20. I am excited about our current president. Don’t worry Joe and I debated for months on end. We didn’t change each other’s point of view.

21. My employees and husband’s nickname for me is “Hippie.” Because I recycle everything, like earth tones and flowered patterns.

22. I love to go on cruises. Next up Alaska. Other than that I don’t like to travel.

23. I love to vacuum. I own about four of them. My latest a hot pink one.

24. I used to like country music now I can’t stand it and can’t stay off of 97.1

25. I have two bachelor’s degrees in the most diverse subjects ever and loved earning both of them.

26. I am fascinated by sociology fashion and nutrition.

27. I have 15 cans of spices in my cupboard I have never opened and have no idea what I would ever cook to use them.

28. I used to think I was more like my Mom but everday I realize I am becoming more like my dad.

29. I love my subaru and I loved my acura.

30. I don’t really idolize celebrity’s or have a favorite. Just basketball players.

31. I love to play soccer and like to think I used to be good at it.

32. My favorite holiday is the fourth of july. I have never liked Halloween.

33. I like to play poker. Just Not for Money. Mainly because I loose every time. I can’t keep a straight face.

34. I love to follow other people’s blogs but I am a horrible journal writer or blogger.

35. I hate to talk on the phone. I used to love it but despise it now. Meet me for lunch then I’ll chat your ear off.

36. I don’t really watch tv but when I do I love Jon and Kate plus eight or lol extra.

37. I am a night owl. I never go to bed before midnight.

38. I hate being cold. I love the summer.

39. I love to draw with charcol.

40. My uncle invented the pizza bender. Good aren’t they.

41. Depsite being a happy person. I don’t like the color yellow and I like nighttime better than day time and I like my blinds shut during the afternoon. Weird I know. But I love my skylights.

42. I am good at reading music. I can sight read any song quite easily. I am not good at playing by ear.

43. I don’t dig pie or cake. Or any breakfast food.

44. I believe in Karma.

45. I am not good at singing but wish I was. I am not good at dancing but I love it.

46. I like my handwriting

47. I am getting really tired trying to get to 50 and sorry if you are still reading.

48. I am not good at history or geography.

49. My goal is to be conversational in Spanish by next summer, notice I didn’t say fluent.

50. I love being married to my husband. He is an amazing guy!

Reflections of 2008

2009-01-04T10:22:00.000-08:00

Wow! What a year. I think most of you will even be in more shock that I actually updated my blog. Please post a comment for me I'd love to hear from you and read your blogs!

What an exciting year. So many great things have happened and perhaps I did not reach all my new year's resolutions I did reach many of them. I think of how hard the economy is right now how many people have lost their jobs, homes and much more and as I reflect on this past year I am so thankful for what I have.

I am thankful for my job. I love it. I'm thankful for the promotion I was able to receive in May and that I have a job that I do something that I love everyday, for the people I work with and for the people I meet. It truly is something I'm very proud that I accomplished in 2008! By the way come visit me our spring clothing line rocks!

Secondly, Joe and I bought a house! We are so excited so much time and energy was put into this and while we only looked for about two months it took us two years of saving to be able to afford this huge expenditure. It will be a nice place to call home. I'm so excited to paint, decorate, furnish, carpet etc. Not to mention we will be having two new members of our family join our little house. (Not babies...just furry kittens -- Joe is estactic!)

Other Exciting Events of 2008:

We celebrated our second wedding anniversary.

We went to the first game of the new real stadium!!!!! It was freezing but so fun.

We completed a 26 mile bike tour and a triathlon.

Joe went to Lake Powell Twice and I made it once!

Joe completed his second to last semester of school.

We went to our first Nascar track and ate dinner in King Arthur's Court

We tasted 16 different flavors of soda from around the world.
We spent the fourth of July by Kim and I running in a 5k, swimming and watching fireworks.
We found our new favorite restaurant House of Kabob, Which then closed two months later.
We learned many new things about each other such as: I became an extremely picky eater and Joe out of no where decides he hates peanut butter and meatloaf. (random.)
We went on our second cruise to Ensenada with our friends.
We sat in the third row at the Jazz game and I sat next to the former President of the Jazz.

This year has brought many incredible things. I can’t wait for 2009!

2009 goal to be a more consistent blogger…no promises though.

Murray Triathlon

2008-09-11T08:11:00.000-07:00

I will post more pictures when we get them, this is the only one I have!

We did it! Yeah! I am so excited to say I finally finished my first triathlon here are some highlights!

Thanks to my family and Joe's family for come and cheering us on we really love you and appreciate your support! Thanks Mama and Daddy K and C!

I finished the swimming without drowning that is such an accomplishment a special thanks to Shauntel and JP for giving me all of those lessons at Lake Powell you won't believe how much it helped me I just counted my strokes and I finally made it. Thanks Tanner for carrying me shoes and warmup pants and thanks to all my cute sister in laws Steph, Kim, Whit and Court for coming to support us! Thanks Steph for bringing your camera cause I forgot to check my battery before hand can you e-mail me the pictures?

Joe wasn't feeling well at all (or was it the face his wife beat him j/k) at any rate his finished the race.

We both placed in our divisions! Yeah!

While riding during the bike portion and their was a Murray officer that I knew from my good old days at cadets, he loves to make fun of me and when I passed him on vine street he said, "Jamie my Grandma rides faster than that." However, he wasn't right cause I never saw a Grandma pass me.

After Daddy Cheney took the family to Village Inn and it was a great time. Not to mention there was someone watching over us that race day because less than five minutes after we finished a downpour of hard hail hit and it hurt like crazy!!

I can't wait to do my next week hopefully I can advance from the beginner distance, I really need a training partner, Joe has said triathlons are not his thing any takers?

Happy Anniversary!

2008-09-11T08:02:00.000-07:00

I cannot believe that it has been two years it is so crazy to me! Joe knows that I am not really big on getting presents on Christmas, but I love Valentines and our Anniversary so I was hoping he'd make this one extra special. I thought I was being extremly creative and expensive when I bought him the deadliest catch seasons 1-4 on DVD. I don't think he's liked it to much because he hasn't even opened it. However, I think the true reason is that he has been too busy playing with my anniversary present.

Make sure your sound is on for this video and remember it is like 12 a.m. and I'm screaming and Joe is telling me to shut up or our new neighbors will hate us, but I can't help it I was so excited!

We have been playing this all month and I was so excited to get Wi Fit I absoultely love it. Please comment if you guys read our blog we would love to hear from you!!!!!!!

Our Cruise

2008-07-14T23:14:00.001-07:00

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Lucy Ann Cheney

2008-06-30T21:01:00.000-07:00

This Dog proudly belongs to Joseph A. Cheney or that is at least what her ownership papers from the Humane Society say. Well it all started one day when my Mom finally let my brother get a dog, me being the kind sister I am told him I would pay for it and Lucy escaped the Human Society in the back of our car.

At first she was so frightened of everything (we believe before she was abused). Her main fears include garbage cans, boat trailers and hammock stands. But she does not mind loud noises. She is my third animal from the Humane Society!

If you are thinking of getting an animal I would truly recommend going to the Humane Society, I love my kitty to death that I purchased there 10 years ago and Lucy is the best running companion ever. She no longer shakes uncontrollably when you get near her and does not get into much trouble at all. She listens very well and loves women and children but is still not to fond of men yet.

There are so many sweet animals waiting to be adopted there! And I will be the proud owner of another one in about 246 days (I made my husband sign a contract). If you ever need me to go with you to pick on out I'd be happy to go with you!!

Bike Tour

2008-06-02T09:12:00.000-07:00

So I know, I know, it's been awhile since I've posted anything, so I will try to be a bit better. On April 18th, Joe and I rode 26.2 miles on our bikes, with little to no training previously. At the end of the race I told Joe I couldn't believe I was not tired at all, he replied (as only a husband can), "Well, it was mostly downhill Jamie." Thanks. "Way to boost my confidence." At any rate the race was extremely fun here are a few highlights.

The Guy with a basket in front of his bike that has a dog inside of it that wears sunglasses, how awesome!

Mile 13 when I yelled the name of a Murray Officer working the course who had no idea who was yelling at him.

Mile 20 when I got really hungry and gobbled down a twix from my pocket.

Mile 23 when a man began to tell his wife to pedal faster and she literally flipped out at him and Joe got a real good chuckle out of the conversation that went something to this effect, (with editing of course)

Husband: "Honey, keep a smooth pedal stroke it will make you go faster."

Wife: "Shut up *** **** ****, get away from me, I'm going as fast as I can."

(It was entertaining)

Mile 26.2 when we finished the race, and said yes to 7-11 Hotdogs, bananas, and creamies (yummy!!).

This is such a fun tradition I am so glad we do, I'm trying to convince everyone and anyone to come do this even if you aren't a great bicyclist (because I'm proof you can do it) and as Joe says It's mostly downhill ;)!! Let me know anyone who wants to join us next April!!!

I was so angry I forgot my disposable camera so this is the only picture I have!!

Things I Am Grateful For...

2008-03-25T23:56:00.000-07:00

Of Course I could go on and on but here are just a few:

My Parents: having two kids in your family means you get extremly spoiled especially in my family. I am so thankful for my parents who love me unconditionally, even when I can never be on time anywhere- due to my lack of direction skills, have my blonde moments, and often go grocery shopping in their fridge and cupboards (junk food heaven). They are such good individuals whom I admire very much.

My Dad is Mr. Fix it, doesn't everyone say that about their Dad, but indeed my Dad really is and believe me he has the tool to do it, I'm very proud to now have my own little tool box to play with! (Thanks Dad).

My Mom is Mrs. I know the details. She can tell you anything that every happened in your life, when it happened and who it happened with. She knows where I put things even though she doesn't live with me and she always knows how I am feeling and how to help me with everything. I don't know how some people go through life not talking to their Mom's. I barely can go a day without talking to mine!

My Brother. Well he's the only one I have, so he has to make the list, just kidding. I admire my brother for many things. The way that he is a gentleman, (when he wants to be) and how when he puts his mind to something he not only completes it but he does it well, football, baseball and yes even reports when he wants to. He really is a caring person, although he doesn't show that to his sister very much, I know he does care...I think.

(Picture Coming)

My Kitty. How odd you may say but this cat is not your ordinary cat. He is one smart furball who I've been able to share many crying, laughing and of yes studying moments with. He stayed up with me until 3:00 a.m. most nights, to help me cram for the test, who else was going to keep me company but him?

My Husband. Such a laid back wonderful guy. He is so very patient with me especially when I get cranky when things are not going my way, for instance when the Jazz are losing or my store is not making sales, or I don't like what we have to eat in the fridge. Such simple reasons he always is there for me. Most importantly he takes care of me, and is my best friend.

All of these people (creatures) make me very happy and I want them all to know I am very thankful for each of them.

The Utah Jazz

2008-03-25T23:41:00.000-07:00

Anyone who knows me knows that there are a few things that I love to talk aoubt

1- Fashion, I work in it all day. The newest outfit, what the celebrities are wearing, how capri's have lasted so long and how I swore in junior high I would never wear them (what a loser!) (See a later blog on this topic!)

2- My Pets, well not really mine, my cat that my Mom has turned into a spoiled little furball and my brother's slash Mom's dog, who I claim to have trained to walk without a leash (But in reality one day Lucy just decided it was a lot more fun to run and walk without being restrained by my buff arms).

And last but not least MY Utah Jazz:

Yes MY Utah Jazz. I do not know very many fans who in the seventh grade and maybe on various occasions here and there support their fans by wearing their team logo on their underpants (okay I know too much information) everytime there is a game. Tonight my friend Tricia and I went to the Jazz game and I absolutely had a blast, I was not in the front row, not even in the front 38 rows, just in the nosebleed sections with the other loyal fans cheering on our team. The Jazz never get the credit they deserve, yes sometimes we do slump a bit in the fourth quarter and we even may let the bobcats cut our lead from 20 down to four or five, but we keep fighting. We keep our profiles low here in the West, and just wait playoff time we'll show you what we are truly made of!!! It's been fun to watch the team really develop this year, seeing the old pick and roll transform into the new age with Deron and Boozer, finally seeing Memo pick up his inside game, and who can't cheer when Korver is draining those threes.

I'm so excited for this playoff season more excited than I have ever been. Never can I remember the West being so competitive this is such a great time to be a basketball fan. You may say you are a True Blue Jazz Fan, but do you have the underwear and every newspaper article since 96' cut out, try again.

Our New Addition

2008-02-21T08:05:00.000-08:00

I have been driving Joe nuts for about a month, that's an understatement. Every night I ask him, wouldn't you use a stationary bike or a treadmill. He always just gives me this funny look. So I decided President's day would be the best time to convince him "we" really need one. I usually am a very informed shopper, however once there was a $25.o0 off coupon in the newspaper I dove in. I didn't know anything about which treadmill to buy!

We went to Costco, after walking out with $70.00 of food (Costco: the place where it is almost extremly impossible to walk in and out of without spending money) we discovered they only had a clunky $400 dollar nordictrack bike to offer. While it was extremly nice, I had no idea where we could even fit that thing into our cinder block aparmtment, maybe down the hall? I was a bit discourged. Then we traveled back to Sports Authority. No offense, but the associates there could not tell you the difference between treadmills if their lives depended on it. So after about an hour of running and jumping, and convincing Joe this would really benefit "us." We walked out with a brand new Pro Form, Space Saver Treadmill.

The Good News: I have an extremly handy husband who with the help of his super smart read the directions wife, installed it! Runs great, and if you ever want to hear three different, fun treadmill workouts let me know!

The Bad News: Running in a cinder block apartment, make sure that all your pictures are securely attached to the wall. And for heaven sakes don't do it after 10 p.m. you might get the cops called on you. (The Joys of the Student Village Apartments).

The Discovery: Stationary Bikes are super expensive even more expensive than our treadmill! At least on President's day weekend and soon it will be warm enough to ride our roadbikes outside I am counting down the days!

My First Entry

2008-02-08T08:24:00.001-08:00

I started reading numerous other blogs of my friends and family and decided Joe and I needed a Blog! Of course Joe refuses to use anything such as facebook or myspace so blogging is not up his alley either. So all your left with are blogs from me!

This week we have been living at the Cheney household. What an adventure and what fun! I really am so thankful that I married into such a big family because growing up I never had a sister, an older brother, someone close to my age and simply by marriage I was able to receive all of the above!

Below is a picture of our latest adventure, our cruise to the Mexican Riveria. Daddy and Mama Cheney put together such a wonderful trip! Thanks so much!