June's 7th Birthday

June turned 7 and I can't believe what a little lady she has become. I love her sweet helpful personality and her ability to be friends with everyone. She recently got an award at school for her relationship with her classmates and those in the school. I wasn't the at least bit surprise. 

I was so grateful to make it back to celebrate this little bug. She is so sensitive and I knew as her mom that I needed to be there. No one could tell me to suck it up or that it's just a birthday she would get over it. No, it's not how we do things in our family. 

As soon as I walked in the door we started to celebrate instantly! Dan did such a great job stepping in and getting the house all decorated and ready to celebrate our big girls big day. 

We had just enough time to open presents before heading out to her birthday party! 

After opening presents we headed out to June's Birthday Party at Altitude Trampoline Park. We had a lot of fun! 

June has made such great friends from school and dance. (Not all friends pictured) 

June is really really big into DC Superhero girls so that was the theme of her birthday party. Given why she is dressed at super girl. 

 June had a great birthday!! 

 It wouldn't be her birthday without our birthday board and her birthday questions. 

What is your name? June

How old are you? 7

What is today? My Birthday 

What is your favorite color? pink

What is your favorite animal? Bunny Rabbit 

What is your favorite book? Fancy Nancy

What is your favorite TV show? DC super hero girls

What is your favorite movie? DC super hero girls

What is your favorite song? I love all songs 

What is your favorite food? MAC AND CHEESE

What is your favorite snack? choc chips and pretzels 

What is your favorite toy? Jessie From Disney World 

Wh]]]at is your favorite game? Monopoly  

Who is your best friend? Hadley Olivia and Maya 

What is your favorite thing to do? outside? play Tag & play on the swings

What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher 

What did you do on your birthday… DC super hero themed birthday at Altitude trampoline park with my friends.  

June is our sweetheart. She reads like a champ and her writing and story telling is incredible. She is my big helper and does anything for our family. She truly is such a special little soul. 

We love you June bug!! Happy Birthday! 

Patsy Ruth Cheney

My sweet Grandma (My mom's mom) passed away this past October. 

We were sort of expecting it but death is still weird and hard no matter the age, or who it is. My grandmother got pretty sick with pneumonia and we assumed that she would pass the beginning of the October. She held strong and fought for a couple more weeks then passed away in her sleep.

My grandfather was there with her the entire time, my mom and her siblings got to say goodbye to her before she passed and though it is sad, she left in peace surrounded by family knowing just how much she was loved. 

It was a pretty tricky situation at the time. Her funeral was held on June's birthday. I knew I needed to be there for my family, to say goodbye to my grandma and be there for my mom, but June is 7 and doesn't quite understand how that  is. Plus her birthday party was scheduled on the actual day of her birthday. I had no contact information to parents who were invited because June handed out the invitations at school. So we knew we needed to carry on with the party. 

With struggling to find an answer I decided to fly home for less than 48 hours, be there with the family, be there for the viewing and leave early morning on the day of the funeral and June's birthday. That way I could at least be in Idaho but would still be home for June's birthday. 

So I booked tickets for a late Thursday night and flew home early Saturday morning. Quick trip but I am really glad that I made it work. 

Airport yoga. Always 

I didn't have any kids with me so it was fun just playing around with my Nieces and Nephews. We went and walked up to the fields and had fun on the hay bails. 

Sweet baby Parker. He's the cutest!! 

I loved seeing all the fall colors in Idaho this Season. It was so beautiful on my parents street. 

A tribute to my grandmother on my yoga instagram page with this picture 

Lots of fun with siblings and my Grandpa 

My Grandma's program for her funeral 

All the Cheney Cousins minus Kyle. 

How amazing is this picture?!?! 

The Cheney Siblings 

I really liked this little quote that was at my grandma and grandpa's house. 

My beautiful grandma 

It was fun wearing a piece of her jewelry! 

I sadly had to leave bright and early the morning of the funeral. I had to get back to June for her birthday. Everything had to work out perfectly. Michelle took me to the airport at 6am and then we headed out. We then just sat on the runway for about 45 minutes. I was panicking because I only had a 45 minute layover in Colorado. I thought for sure that I was going to miss my flight. I was panicking! 

We finally got in the air and I felt a bit better. I knew I was going to have to book it fast to my next flight. 

I rushed from plane to plane but I made my Colorado flight. It all worked out and I made it home just in time for June's birthday party. 

The sunrise was beautiful that morning. 

Her Obituary: 

PATSY RUTH CHENEY 

May 8, 1931 - Oct. 13, 2018

Date of Service: Oct. 20, 2018

REXBURG – Patsy Ruth Lauridsen Cheney, 87, of Rexburg, Idaho, and formerly of Heyburn, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018, in Rexburg.  

Patsy was born into the loving home of Evelyn and Grant Lauridsen on May 8, 1931, in Montpelier, Idaho. For the first four years of her life, she grew and developed under the loving care of her mother and father. In her fourth year her father was diagnosed with pneumonia and he passed away in a short time. Patsy and her mother moved to Burley, Idaho where her mother married Ellis Garrard. She attended schools in Burley and graduated from Burley High School in the class of 1949.

During high school she met a dashing young man named Cleo Kyle Cheney. After graduation she went to college with dreams of becoming a Registered Nurse. Those studies were interrupted when she said yes to Cleo’s marriage proposal. They were married December 23, 1951. They were sealed as an eternal family in 1955 in the Salt Lake City LDS temple. This marriage brought four beautiful children into this world: Tommy Royal Cheney (Cindy), Houston, Texas; Suzan C Mendenhall (Brent), Rexburg, Idaho; Cleo Kevin Cheney (Marcy); Newnan, Georgia; and Tami C Erickson (Eric), Rexburg, Idaho.

Patsy is a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in many callings that included Relief Society President and Young Women President. She was called as an ordinance worker in the Boise Idaho Temple and was one of the inaugural ordinance workers in the Rexburg Idaho Temple.

She fulfilled her dream of working in the medical world by assisting Drs. Brown, Sutton and Budge in Burley for over 20 years

Her favorite pastimes were tatting, crocheting, knitting and toll paining. But her most favorite pastime was loving and playing with her grandchildren, all 18 of them. She also blessed the lives of her 54 great-grandchildren.

Patsy’s selflessness, paired with her mothering nature and love for family made her unforgettable to those around her. She will be endlessly loved and missed.

Love you Grams! 

EPCOT & BACK TO MAGIC KINGDOM

Our last day in Disney and we hit it hard!! 

It was getting harder and harder each morning to get the kids up! Haha they were getting so tired! 

Um... Honestly I think this picture was from Animal Kingdom... My bad. 

We headed to our last character meal which was breakfast in our hotel. We got to hangout with the characters of Lilo and Stitch plus participate in a parade with them. It was fun. 

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We then went and headed over to the Epcot park. We knew that it wouldn't be an all day event at that park but it was fun to go there for half a day. 

We did get to see Anna and Else. 

Epcot Handstand 

Epcot is full of all different Countries and we of course stopped at Canada!

Little Kate was so happy with her little souvenirs she got. This little house with Anna and Elsa was one of her favorites! 

Alright, so all June wanted to do was meet Belle. I mean it was all she talked about the entire week. Well we started to panic a bit when we realized that Belle wasn't at any of the Disney princess hot spots. Then we learned she was going to be at Epcot and we were not going to miss her. Sweet Dan stood in line to make sure that we met Belle. 

AND WE DID!!! 

It was so great to see June so excited!!! I know we can't give our kids everything they want, but man it sometimes just feels good to give them what they want. Does that make sense!?! Like it just makes them so happy!!! 

We hit a few more rides at Epcot and then we headed back over to Magic Kingdom to spend our last Day in Disney in the most magical park!! 

Kate and Owen fell asleep only once in the stroller this entire trip! I was shocked! 

But when Owen fell asleep, he slept hard. We stopped for lunch and he slept and even went on a couple of rides while he zonked out. He really needed it! 

Taking a break and playing with more toys and souvenirs. 

June and I did The Seven Dwarf Roller coaster ride and LOVE LOVE LOVED IT!!!!! 

We went and met Rapunzel 

And Tiana!

Later that evening the park closes down and you have to have a special pass to stay in the park. We obviously got that special pass and got to experience BOO IN THE PARK!! It was so so so amazing!!! Everyone dresses up, and it is legit!! 

June was Belle, Kate was Minnie and Owen was Buzz! 

You do certain rides and it seriously is so fun!! 

There were candy stations throughout the park for Trick or Treating! We filled our bags and then some. 

As the night drew on, the party just got better!! 

We had a legit dance party with the Monster's Inc Characters and Kate and June were all into it! 

We then went and watched the epic Halloween parade! 

We closed the park down! It was incredible and the kids had so much fun! We ended the night with the Disney full circle firework show. The fireworks surround you and it just stops your heart from beating! It is magic!! 

Then it was time for bed and heading out to the airport the next morning. We were all sooooo tired. We didn't get to sleep until about one that night. 

The next morning we woke up, Disney once again rocks it and takes our luggage and deals with it all until we arrive in Dallas. We got on our shuttle and headed to the airport. 

Story: 

We all walked into an airport store with all the treats/snacks/magazines (You know the one) but it was pretty big. I went one way keeping my eye on June & I thought Owen at the time. Dan had Kate. I walked over to see what June and Owen were looking at and I didn't see Owen. I walked around a bit looking for him and still couldn't see him. I then yelled to Dan to see if he was with Owen and Dan wasn't with him. That is when I panicked. Dan and I both walked the entire store and Owen was no where in sight. My heart stopped. 

So people in the store start looking around and they see the panic in my face. I then speed walk out of the store and down the terminal I see probably 7-8 flight stewardess's all standing in a circle and looking around frantic. Then I see Owen's blue shoes in the middle of that circle. I BOLTED towards him and scooped him up in my arms SO FAST!! The flight attendants were so helpful but I was more proud of Owen!! He told the attendants my name (Lesli Lancaster) Where he was going (Home to Dallas Texas) and who he was all traveling with! I was like holy moly OWEN!!! He was calm and just matter of factly told them all this information. 

Then as soon as I pulled him into his arms he started shaking and crying. You could just feel how scared he was, but that kid kept it together! I was so proud and scared and shaking all at the same time. It was only about 5-10 minutes that he had been lost but I hope to NEVER experience something like that ever again! 

anyways!! 

We made it home and unpacked and crashed hard! Thankfully that next day was Saturday! 

Kate slept for 15 hours!!! Everyone slept like a rock. It was some of the best sleep I've gotten in a long time. It was also great to sleep next to Dan again! Haha 

All in all Disney World was AMAZING!! Like incredible! I love the joy that is brought into my children's eyes. I love how magical it all was. I love the adventure and memories that it made for us. It was so awesome and I am so grateful how it all turned out!