A House to call Home

For the first time since we've been married, and after living in 13 apartments since I turned 18, (more for Brian), we FINALLY have a house to call our home!

We LOVE LOVE LOVE our new home. We are so grateful to be able to live here and are so happy! Some of our favorite things about having a house:

• A garage! No more de-icing/de-snowing/warming up for 30 minutes everytime we leave the house in the winter.
• A fenced in yard: no more do my children only have a small front yard on a busy (and less-than-desirably-safe) street to play in.
• The neighbors and neighborhood: everyone is SOO nice, we love our neighbors, and don't miss the bus stop in front of our house, the train tracks down the street, or the sketchy neighbors.
• Color! Our walls are painted and we can do whatever we want with our decorating.
  

There are so many more reasons we love our home, but I'll stop there. But check out the beautiful view we have--

Cheney Reunion

In June we made a trek out West with Brian's dad-- he was SOO patient and generous to let us ride in his van with him for the 24 hour drive there and back. After an overnight drive to Salt Lake, we spent the weekend with my sister Carmelle, and got to visit my grandparents, sister Kaitlin, and old roommate Liz. It was great! I wish we lived closer to my family for more late night crafting, snacking, talking, and dancing :)
We then drove up to Boise for a great Cheney family reunion. With Brian's dad and siblings families, we got to stay in this awesome cabin with a great view of Cascade Lake. We had so much fun geocaching, hiking, sledding, sitting around bonfires and having fun together.
Then for a few days we went to Meridian Idaho to spend time with the extended Cheney family. We had a talent show/ "Minute to Win It" contest, swim party, town parade, and day at the lake. It was such a good trip and we loved it, despite a rough ending as our kids had the stomach flu on the trip home :( I love being a Cheney!