Pictures Pictures!

As requested, due to my slacking off, here are updated pictures of our little miss.

One night Emmie decided that she didn't want me to feed her anymore and she wanted to do it! This was the end result. We went directly into the bathtub after that meal.

Ammon pulled her around the house on the end of a blanket and she couldn't get enough of it.

These are from this morning. She is really moving around. She hasn't quite got the crawling thing down, but she can scoot, dive, and push her way to where ever she wants to go. Baby-proofing the house is priority! Even when we think she can't get into anything- she proves us wrong.


She loves her bathtime! The night she learned how to splash with ALWAYS be remembered. I was soaked right along with the bathroom. These pictures are from one of her many.




The weekend of the 21st, I catered Katie Cobb's wedding. This is one view of the food table. It was fun! I did the food and cake. The cake picture is on the cake blog if you want to check it out.


Not a whole lot is new with us. Last week Emmie got really sick. After a couple days of not knowing what was going on, it was finally concluded that she has a kidney infection. She is doing really well now, and is pretty much back to being herself, but it was a rough week. I ended up getting sick for a day or two as well to top it off. We are so happy to be healthy again.

Saturday afternoon the three of us had a fun time in Ashland. We walked all over the town and through the park. It was a gorgeous day! Plus it was good for us to be out of our disease stricken house :) and among all the good - different- people of Ashland. We ended our day with some terriyaki and tempura that was ooh so good! A little bit of Japanese Heaven. We then came home and played and interesting game of baseball. It's not easy hitting little pieces of wheat bread with a cucumber- try it! There is more to the story of how that came about, but it's for another day.

I have another party to cater and do a cake for this weekend. It's just a small thing so it shouldn't be a big deal.

Overall, life is good, we are happy, and we love our simple little life.

Celebrity Look Alikes

Kind of fun... apparently I'm Marcia Cross and I married Ryan Phillipe- not bad eh?

My cool celebrity look-alike collage from MyHeritage.com. Get one for yourself.



My cool celebrity look-alike collage from MyHeritage.com. Get one for yourself.

Cake Blog

All of our cake pictures and other sugary delicatessen are now posted on our cake blog. Check it out here.

Sunny Days, New hair, and the Jungle

Yesterday my brother Daniel had his 6th birthday party and it was jungle themed. Of course, we had to do the cake for it. Here is our fat and lazy crocodile who was envisioned as not so lazy, but you make-do with what the cake gods give you.




Ammon has a new look. At first he looked alot like Jack from Lost...much to my approval...but now his beard is pretty full and Jack is pretty much, well...Lost, but I still like my bearded man.


We spent last Saturday at the Oregon Coast and had a blast. We dropped Emmie off at Grandma's for the day and spent hours hiking around tidepools, uncovering crabs, napping on the beach, playing in the sand, and of course eating seafood and pizza ( not together, don't worry). It was tons of fun and we plan on going back often. It was so theraputic and much needed. We plan on taking Ems next time.


We also built our first beach house!! Architecture by Ammon, Landscaping by Heather!


Emmalyn is so fun and has soo much personality, I couldn't put up a new post and not put in a picture of her.

We're Back!

So we have been slacking off a bit- but we are ready to jump back in and keep everybody updated! Last week we got our pictures taken and Emmalyn is the perfect model. When we were sorting through pictures and deciding which to buy, it was soo hard because she was smiling in ALL of them. The photographer was impressed and said she was the easiest baby she had ever shot. What can I say- I have a perfect child :)
Not so much is new with us. Emmie is week away from being 7 mos. She's our hippo, weighing in at just over 18 lbs. She loves her baby cereal and has figured out that she doesn't hate bananas after all. She sits up really well, but will nose dive for any toy that is in front of her that she can't quite reach. Overall. she is a joy to have around.

On Valentines Day, last week, Ammon and I celebrated a sort of an anniversary for us. It marks three years from our first date. Granted, we were both very uninterested in each other that night, but it was still our first date. Boy were we wrong! :) We celebrated with our food of love- gourmet pizza- snuck some cold stone into the theater and watched Dream Girls. For those of you have not seen it yet- I recommend it. Its a great musical and Jennifer Hudson does an amazing job. It was a fun night.

Ammon is keeping busy at work, and I always have something going on. My Valentines Day gift was all the makings of an herb garden, so I am getting ready to start that up. I am catering a wedding ( cake and all the food) in April for some friends so I am trying to get prepped for that so things don't go crazy at the last minute. I've also been muling some ideas around in my head for a way to bring in some extra money. Once I decide what exactly I am going to do, I will let you know.

I love getting stuff for free! Lately it seems that we have just been raking it in. The people in the complex we live in put all sorts of stuff in the dumpster. Now, I know that sounds horrible- dumpster diving- but let me elaborate. We have gotten a metal bakers rack and a tv stand/entertainment center. Mind you, they are right on top, easily taken out, and washed very well- but heck they are free! I was also driving down the road a few weeks ago and there was a man unloading a bunch of stuff from his house and setting it out on his lawn for the taking. I filled up my car with a chocolate fountain, glasses, scattergories, a fire pit, very cool alice in wonderland porcelin plates (which are going to adorn the walls of Emmie's room), and much more. And last weekend, we got a $100 gift certificate in the mail from a home furnishing store because we were new move-ins. Granted, they did think that we moved into my parent's neighborhood, and that we would probably spend more that just the $100- but we took it and ran. It was fun even though there wasn't much we could get for the money- we pretty much had to pick between a glass chicken and a mirror, so we got the mirror, but hey it was free.

So that's us right now. I better get off and get Emmie ready to go. We have got to get shots today. Keep us updated on you!

My little punk rock princess!
Thanks to Vanessa for buying her this shirt, my little girl is already showing signs of her rebelious ways. I woke up this morning and this is how she looked. I just thought I would share my joy with you :)

Well onto something else... I can't beleive that Thanksgiving is over! We spent it over at my Uncle Mikes house and like always, there was too much food. This time it was the pies that did us in. There were 12 of us there and we seriously had 10 different pies. It was out of control, but who cares, its pie! My Mom and I found out that the mall was giving out $10.00 gift cards to the first 200 people Friday morning. So, 1o bucks is 10 bucks, right? After much heckleing from my dear sweet Ammon, and him betting that I wouldn't ever wake up on time, We arrived at home by 1:00am from a long night of games and... of course, pie, and went to bed. I got 3.5 hours sleep on thursday all for a gift card, $10.00 more dollars from waking up and winning out Ammon on his bet, and the satisfaction of running through the mall with hundreds of other crazy people at 6:00 o'clock in the morning- ooh yeah and we got a snowglobe too. It actually was very fun, and I came out with an additional $15.00 in Kolhs cash after waiting in line for an hour and having the cashier mess up. Not bad, eh? I got home from shopping at about 10:30am and who was still asleep? Hmmm I will let you figure that one out :)

Today starts my, "I don't want to look like I had a baby 4 months ago" diet and exersise plan. I am pretty excited about it. I do know that Christmas is coming up so it will be called off for a few days, but why wait until the end of the year? Nobody ever starts anything that they want to do as a resolution so I am going to beat the system by starting a month in advance. I said goodbye to my old ways yesterday after eating like 4 pieces of pumpkin coffee cake. Why not go out with a bang? Wish me luck.

Well Emmie is awake now, and we are off to clean the bathroom and make some phone calls- fun eh? Keep us posted on what's new in your life. Love ya all!

Its About Time, I KNOW!


So many of you inquireing minds have been trying to get me to put up a new post for quite some time now. I apologize for the wait, but things have been a bit crazy the past month or so. Forgive me?


Well, onto what's new with the Cheneys....
We are officially residents or Medford OR without all the needed documentation that is (Drivers liscense, etc.) and we are having a blast. We just got into a townhouse about a week ago (pictures to follow soon, because I am proud :), Ammon got a killer job at the best printing press in the area, and Emmie is the cutest daughter I have ever had (well she's the only, but don't tell her that). She has been so much fun. After weighing her a few days ago, she clocked in at a hefty 12lbs 7 oz, and is on the rise again I am sure. She loves to eat, just like Mom and will soon be preparing her own meals :) She just recently became really interested in her toys and especially loves anything she can chew on, lights, and the sound of running water. She sleeps through the night ... halleluja chorus in the background... and smiles and talks upon waking up- what a perfect child! We sure love her!

Halloween being last week... these are our most recent photos plus it give me an opportunity to boast about my amazing costume making abilities. Daniel is wearing this years creation... I call it "Le Scarecrow! #5"- nice eh? And then there is Emmie and I which aren't as spectacular, but still fun. We went to the ward "trunk or treat" which Ems slept through so nobody could see her cuteness, and stopped by uncle Mike's and uncle Mitch's haunted houses. Lots of fun had by all and home and in bed by 10:30! Such is life with a baby and very sleepy husband.

She loves to Smile!!!

Emmie will be seven weeks old tomorrow. Time sure does fly by fast. She is starting to giggle (mostly in her sleep), talk (but moslty grunt like some sort of gremlin), and she is actually starting to gain weight (yeah!!).

Things are going pretty well in our little place here. Ammon and I are just gearing up for our move to Medford, OR coming up here October 5. Our house is trashed with boxes all over the place not to mention all of the baby furniture. But all in all things are pretty good, we are just enjoying our little one and finally...maybe...starting to adjust to this whole being a parent thing.

September 10, 2006

Big "Thanks!" to Vince and Sue Rackliffe! You guys have given us such treasures! We could never have afforded such beautiful keepsakes if not for you!

Meet Emmie's Mommy!


Heather is the beautiful mother of my beautiful daughter!










But before she was a beautiful mommy,












she was my beautiful wife!






And before that






she was Daniel's beautiful sister!








But before she was a beautiful sister to anyone,



















She was a beautiful daughter to Andrea and Rob!
I married a woman that has been beautiful in many roles, but she gets prettier with each new role, and she'll always play every role she ever started, but she'll be most beautiful as a Mother that is a wife, a mother that is a sister, and a mother that is a daughter!

Emmalyn is a week and a half old and bath time was unavoidable. Her umbilical cord mysteriously fell off and found it’s way to the coffee table where it was found Saturday afternoon. (For the record I was only joking when I pretended to eat it, and I didn’t really think it looked like bacon, and it sure didn’t taste like bacon!)

Thankfully Andrea and Daniel are in the Cheney home to provide the much-needed moral support as well as give excellent advice on parenting. Daniel could not have been more clear about that cord not tasting like bacon, he also thinks we should know absolutely everything about Super Mario (who is somewhat of a mentor to him). As a parent I hope to obtain as many stars as possible and eventually beat the final Bowser! That is some sort of metaphor for financial success and Emmalyn’s future fiancé, I think.

Just one more picture...
I think this one should win some sort of award! I guess I'm just really good at taking pictures -Heather

We are home!

It's so nice to be here and out of the hospital. However, when you drive home it definitely kicks in that the baby is YOURS and is not just a fun amusment to cuddle up with and give back to the nurses. I am very greatful for how smoothly everything went and for the little girl we get to keep... for good (unlike all the puppies being given away that I hold outside the doors of the grocery store). I am officially a mom and it is great!

Last night, Ammon went to get some some dinner for the two of us, and came back with a full-fledged night of wining and dining. A kind of "last date" of sorts for the time being. After sending Emmie off to the nursery we enjoyed chinese take out, sparkling juice, chocolate eclaires and the smell of sweet red roses. It was a ton of fun and definitely appreciated and needed. We ended up getting Emmie out of the nursery after about a half an hour of going through withdrawls.

Since being home, Ammon has found many things that he wants to improve in the house to make better for a baby and I am enjoying watching him clean and make those changes :) Just joking, we have had a very relaxing day and evening of visiting with family and enjoying having her home with us. We now have Sonic the Hedgehog playing on the Sega with Emmie asleepin' away- and it seems that we are going to adjust to having a baby just fine! -Heather