Thursday, March 19, 2009

Happy Birthday My Love!


Tomorrow is Sam's 28th birthday, and in honor of my special guy I decided to share with the world the Top 10 reasons why I love him...

1.  We have a true partnership in our marriage.  We help each other out with anything and everything!

2.  He is a GREAT daddy...he can always get Elia to smile and laugh during those rough moments when she doesn't want to brush her teeth or take a bath!  He also never complains when I tell him it's his turn to get Mika a bottle in the wee hours of the morning :)

3.  He misses me just as much as I miss him when we're not together (even if it's only for a day, an hour, or less).

4.  He has the corniest sense of humor!  Very silly and innocent :)

5.  He is so handy and talented!  From carpentry work to plumbing, electrical, locks, computers, and everything in between, he does it all!  Not to mention that he's a musician and takes beautiful photos!

6.     He is an "outside of the box" kind of thinker.  He always has an unique perspective on things, which opens my eyes to new things.

7.  He is a person of integrity.  With big and small things, he is always honest.

8.  For all the big things, we see eye to eye.  I love that he respects me and values my opinion about everything :)

9.   He is one handsome guy :D

10.  He believes in giving back and giving big!

There are so many other things I could add, but I'll just sum it all up by saying "I love you babe, U DA BES"!!  Happy Birthday and I look forward to sharing many more with you...

Saturday, March 14, 2009

M.I.A.

Yes, the Cheney Ohana has been "Missing In Action" on the blogging scene for a few weeks now... for good reason!  Lethe was sick with a sinus infection for a week, then the stomach flu bug decided to pay the girls a visit...first Elia, then Mika!  They both threw-up for a few hours, but then the diarrhea set in and for Mika it lasted for more than a week!  On our worst day Mika had about 30 dirty diapers (I'm not exaggerating)!!  The good thing is that neither girls got dehydrated, so we just had to ride it out and stocked up on Pedialyte and cornstarch (for Mika's bum).  It's been 24 hours of only wet diapers, and I tell you, I couldn't be more happy to see shi-shi!  :D

Caught!  Mika playing with her crib bumper

In happier news, Mika is now 6 months old and her 2 favorite things are paper and buttons... specifically calculators, the keyboard, and remote controls.  It is so good to see her back to her happy, smiley self!  Right before she got sick we started trying to feed her solids, rice cereal and carrots were the first attempt.  Boy, I wish I got pictures of the face she made!  Yeah, I'm finding that it is gonna be a bit tricker to get this little one to eat... we've also tried bananas and apples with about the same response- gagging and spitting her food out.  This will be our next project I guess ;)   

Matching dresses...I love having 2 girls :)

Elia continues to be the great big sister!  She and Mika play together and it is the cutest thing!  They both crack up together over the silliest things.  Last night Elia was playing with a beach ball, throwing it into a laundry basket, and Mika starts laughing loud and putting on a big smile.  So of course Elia repeated the same actions over and over to get her sister's same reaction :D  Elia makes Sam and I smile because of the new words she's learning (and repeating- watch out!).  She'll be 3 years old in less than a month and we're planning on having a "Cat in the Hat" birthday party for her on April 11.  We hope the weather will be nice that day!

P.S.  Here's a sample of Mika's typing:

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