Thursday, March 29, 2007

Crowe's Nest trois (3)

This last weekend we moved into a house in Cerritos, CA. It's just a few minutes up the freeway from where we used to live. We are loving it so far. It already feels like "home".

A Supersized Thank you to Mom and Pop Crowe for all their help in making this transition happen! I do believe that we would still be living in a cardboard castle if they hadn't come to the rescue!





Here is the view from our Front entryway into the foyer. To the right is our sitting room and then through to the kitchen. Straight ahead to the right you'll see our dining room and to the left is a sunken living room.



Our "grown up" dining table- fresh off the delivery truck today. We love having furniture that coordinates! It makes us feel like we might be mature enough to have a baby! ahhhhhhaa :)

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Here is a shot into our kitchen. Notice how much smaller it looks since my belly is taking up so much more room these days. (In my defense, this top in particular makes me look even larger than I am, and the pose isn't the most flattering either.) However, no matter how I "roll" it, I am a round little momma in the making!



le Kitchen



Our puppy playground - also known as our cement yard! here is the view just off the dining and living rooms.



King Crockett and Princess Clementine rule over their new land.



The new sectional and living room. I do believe I could get used to lazing here for a least a year.....



Another angle of our lounging lair. Complete with fireplace and great views from all angles of the couch. AHHHHHHH - restful bliss~

***Please note, we are still settling in so there will be better updates soon. Like: entertainment cabinet for all the tech eqip, art on the walls etc. but you get the idea...)



Hi ho, hi ho, its up the stairs we go.......to 3 bedrooms and yes 2 baths, Hi ho, hi ho.



Where the lovin' happens! Note: swwwwweet balcony overlooking puppy playground. Prrrrrfect place for a new mom to enjoy the coffee her sweet husband will bring her every morning......uuuujhhhhmmmmm yeah....right after the nanny takes the baby from its new bassinette and feeds, burps and changes it - all day! hahahaha!!!



Brown and blue and polka dots too~

New baby bed from gps Shaffer with handmade quilt from grammie Crowe.



Office/ Guest room - still in process.....stay tuned.....



This will be the nursery. Mimmsie the Giraffe keeps a safe watch over the room awaiting the arrival of Baby Bird Crowe.

Saturday, March 03, 2007

Kevin Parker's 40th Birthday Party


Christian and Kevin

Saturday night February 24th we celebrated Kevin Parker's 40th birthday party. It had an 80's theme, but of course Chelle and I along with Kevin and his wife Loree are the only ones that dressed up. Oh well, that didn't bother us. We had a blast!


Kevin and Chelle

We met for dinner at The Crab Pot which is right around the corner from our house in the harbor. It is a fun place to eat. Several of us ordered crab. They bring the crab out to you and just dump it on the table for you to consume sans plate. There were 12 of us for dinner.


Tera, Loree, and Brandi


Johnny and Robin (standing), Holly and Jerry (sitting)


Sammy and I with the ladies

After dinner we headed over to Sachi for dancing and to see the Spasmatics (80's cover band).
Sam, Shadi, Anthony and Jennifer all joined up with us there for the continuation of the party.


Anthony, Gabe, Sam, Kevin and me



Judy, Tera, Loree and Shadi


Chelle and I all decked out in 80's attire


The Birthday couple.

We all had a great time, and I am so very happy to still be such great friends with all my old Sprint co-workers.

Friday, February 16, 2007

Christian's Going Away Party


Steve, Sammy, Christian, and Jeremy


Judy, Aaron, Eric


Abby, and Joseph


Johnny and a slice of Jerry


Drake, Christian, and Alex

Thursday night a group of coworkers got together to wish me luck with my endeavors at AT&T and say good bye from Sprint Nextel. We had a great time at The Yard House in the Long Beach Harbor area.

Monday I start my new position with Cingular Wireless (AT&T) and yet another new adventure. I will be a Data Solutions Consultant with the Corporate Markets Group here in Los Angeles. The position will be very similar to what I have spent the last two years doing with Nextel and then Sprint Nextel.

It's been a blessing to make such great friendships with my coworkers at Sprint, and I will miss working with them. Who knows what the future holds? We may work together again.

Monday, February 12, 2007

I was wondering why Crockett was being so quiet in the kitchen.



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Friday, February 02, 2007

18.5 Week Doctor Visit


Well, we were hoping to be able to tell everyone if we were having a boy or a girl with this posting, but our baby was a little shy. Baby bird was cuddled up in fetal position so we couldn't get a clear image of it's plumbing. Hopefully in three weeks when we go back we will get a clear shot to share with you.

Mom and Dad Shaffer were able to come into the room with us and see the ultrasound. It was awesome for them to get a first look at their first grandchild. The report was very good. Baby is growing perfectly and we couldn't be happier with his/her development.

Monday, January 22, 2007

The Final Day on Maui


I love this photo of my family. This is looking in the window of the Pioneer Inn. We had to stop for a bite and a sip after our boating adventure.



On our final full day on Maui we all went out on a evening catamaran sunset cruise.
The weather was amazing and the people were great! It was a great way to end our week together in paradise.

Monday, January 15, 2007

Snorkeling



Today Chelle, Dad and I went on a snorkeling excursion. It was awesome! The water was so clear and you could see everything under the sea. We boarded a catamaran near the aquarium and headed to the Molokini crater for our first dive. Next we went over to Lahaina and swam over the coconut reef. The whole trip we were blessed to see several whales hanging out and at one point we even saw a mother whale with her baby. We were also joined by three turtles as we went back into the harbor.




I didn't have an opportunity to upload the photos from yesterday so here we go.


The night before last we all came together at our place and grilled burgers and hot dogs. mmm mmm!





Yesterday we drove around the island and headed down the road to Hana. We stopped off at the Twin Falls and did a little hiking. Both Eric and I swam under the falls. The water was the freshest I experienced in a long time.





On the way back we stopped and watched the surfers. The photos and the video don't do it justice. The waves were huge and there are actually a million surfers, you just can't see them too well.