Sunday, October 04, 2009

Crawling forward and Standing on her own.

 







After months of scooting around the floor, (mostly backwards), Cherish is now mobile.  She has learned to crawl and is getting pretty good at it.

 

Cherish loves to jump in the jumparoo that her uncle Eric bought her.  So much in fact, that Thursday she decided to nap in it.

 

 Cherish takes after her mother and truly can sleep nearly ANYWHERE ;-)
 




Sunday afternoon Cherish's Nonna walked in to check on the sleeping angel and found this: A "big girl" standing for the first time on her very own...ready for attention and Nonna hugs and kisses.
  (She wasn't crying when Nonna first walked in, but once we all quickly gathered cameras and snapped, snapped, snapped the momentous occasion, Cherish wailed "PICK ME UP!" 2 more pics and we did heehee.



Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Morning tour of the grounds

It was a long day of travel yesterday but I made it. I'm in Honolulu til Thursday for work.

Went to find a Starbucks this morning and grabbed some photos. Probably won't get to enjoy much of the facility and even if I am able to, it won't be much fun without Bella and the baby.





























-- Post From My iPhone

Sunday, September 20, 2009

9 Month Celebration of Cherish's Life

Our baby girl is already 9 months old!  She just keeps growing and growing.  We are absolutely delighted with her progress.  She has already read most of the books in our library and has topped my high score in Wii golf.  The other day my MacBook Pro was acting wierd, she drop into the Unix code and rewrote some drivers for my external hard drive that speed up the machine and doubled my memory.  She is developing into quiet the little lady.






Today we went to the Biltmore mall.  She told Chelle and I how cute she thought we all looked and asked if she could get some photos with us for her baby book.












We still have a long ways to go in outfitting the new place, but Cherish's room is coming along nicely.


Chelle planted a shoe tree and with daily watering it has sprouted all these cute baby shoes for Cherish.


The Guest Bedroom is made up and awaiting your visit.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Andy, Kimberly, Christian and a Jackalope on the wall

Sunday evening I had to fly out to San Diego and they were flying home to Nashville. We ended up at the same gate for departure so we had another few minutes to hang out before we all left.

It's always fun when the Mummas visit. Chelle, Cherish and I look forward to their next visit.

The Mummas in Havasu


The Mummas in Havasu
Originally uploaded by christiancrowe
If the Mummas had a blog, maybe we could see how this photo turned out.

Chelle and a passed out Cherish

We took the Mummas to the Lake and had to go down and see all the boats. Cherish was not as interested.

Andy Mumma, Golfer


Andy Mumma, Golfer
Originally uploaded by christiancrowe
I never thought I see the day when my friend Andy would become a golfer, but he does it well and adds his own punk rock vibe.

Christian putting it on the green

I had a few good swings, fortunately this one was one of them. Hit the green from the T.

Andy Golfing


Andy Golfing
Originally uploaded by christiancrowe
Andy, Eric and I went golfing while the Mummas were visiting Phoenix.

Uncle Eric gives Cherish her very own Jumparoo

After Cherish fell in love with the Jumparoo at the cabin in Cass Lake, she absolutely had to have one of her own. Here we see the little precious moments after Eric brought it over for her. She loves to jump and her uncle Eric.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Cherish watching cartoons

I'm trying to decide what video post method I prefer. The one below is via Flickr and this is YouTube. You can watch which ever you prefer or both.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Cherish visits Minnesota
YO! That's right suckas', I am one BadBaby....Me and my side-kick Whoz know how to Stroll
Yum Yum Yum I love my PuffPuffPuffs - Thanks Auntie Suze for all my new food!
Had the bestest snuggles ever in the arms of Uncle Chris Schermer - what a sweetheart
Here is Auntie Suzette (aka Suze) and the lovely Princess Tenny in their kitchen. We had SUCH a wonderful stay at the Schermer Estates in Edina, MN - I will be sure to book in advance for next year, as this is a very very popular place to be:-)
 


Next stop was with Brandy and the kids in Alexandria. My Brandy with Gavin and Abby. 
  

Bella, Brandles and Nonna Beam with Glee aboard the USSShaffer, while the 4th of July Sea Sprite doesn't let on what a blast she is truly having heehee.
??? "Sooo, does this Life Jacket make my cheeks look fat???"
Here sit cousins Cherish Noel and Olivia Elyse -  once again filled to the brim with American Pride and overflowing with joy to be on camera. hahaha  Btw-thanks cuz for the festive attire
Cheeks McGee here, ready for action and just enough hair to put in a bow- thanks mom!
WOO HOO, Cass Lake Cool, we're lovin' it!
 Too Cute! Jamie and Jason....they escorted Christian and me to the  Junction, ( a little hole in the wall bar in Cass Lake) for cocktails and pub games with the crew while Nonna babysat her Cherish- FUN!
More of the  crew to join at the Junction. L-R Tammie, Brian, Me, and Mary.
Dancing duo on Date night out!
My favorite flightless bird and snuggler - Cherish in her Penguin suit from Auntie Siv.  Soooo Cute!!
Had to stay cozy at the cabin in Cass - cool nights and good sleeps :-)
Reunited with dear High School friends: Bella, Heather, Dano, and Gina. Love you gals!
Cousin Nicholas weds his High School Sweetheart, Jenni.  A beautiful ceremony in Two Harbors, MN
 The wedding party
Our picture perfect princess in pink. She sat like an angel with Nonna and Poppa - what proud parents we were.....however, others may not have been as pleased with our little childrens choir cooing their approval from the rear corner of the Church.  Oopps! But boy were they all cute.
Pictures in the Rose Gardens on the Lake Superior shores in Duluth following the ceremony. 
Poppa Butch Shaffer holding Cherish, Nonna Betty, Bella, and Lori Patterson.
 

Fine looking Gents! Uncle Darrell, Christian and Eric
Rock Star cool and still no smile.  
Shoreside photos with the family in Canal Park, Duluth.
Proud Grammies and their beauties!
Doris and Olivia, Nonna Betty and Cherish and Margie with Peyton
The Terrible Trio photo shoot debacle
Adorned in their special "red white and cute" custom made outfits via SivjeGoose the seamstress, the triplet girls could not sit still to save their lives.  Oh well! I was hoping to re-create a darling photo done of the boys (cousins Eric, Matt and Justin), when they were similar in age to these girls.  It is now documented for their grandmothers (Doris, Margie and Betty respectively by dob of babes), Olivia Elyse, Peyton Marie, and Cherish Noel all born in 2008 . May you girls create many wonderful memories and carry on Patterson traditions for many years to come!
Cutie Pies 3 - "Pey", "O" and "miss C3"
  
We big girls couldn't be out "cuted" by the little ones, so we just hopped on the bed and showed them how to smile for the camera!  
(L-R) Katie (mommy to Olivia) Amy (auntie to Peyton) and Chelle Belle (Cherish's mom forever)
What a great trip indeed!  We love you Family~