Cherry Family

Trip To Oregon July 2010

2010-09-07T11:16:00.000-07:00

Family Pictures

2009-12-28T08:49:00.000-08:00

Been a long time. I just wanted to post some family pictures that we took recently. Hope everyone is well and had a very Merry Christmas and we hope you have a great New Year. We love you all.

Averys 1st Day of School

2009-08-11T06:51:00.001-07:00

Avery started school this last Monday August 10th, 2009. She was so excited and had no problem being left with her teacher Mrs. Janowski. and her classmates. When I picked her up from school she told me she loved her new school. She can't wait to go again today.

It is crazy my little girl is going to school but I am so happy for her and can't wait to see what she is going to learn. She is so ready to learn anything they have to teach her. I didn't really have anytime to be sad that she was going to school because my cars battery was dead and I had to call Brandon to tell me how to get it started. I had been cleaning it out the night before and I must have left something on or didn't close a door all the way anyways we barely made it to the school on time. It was a good thing we were ready early to leave when that happend or we would have been really late. I was trying to be early to ease Avery into to it and take all the picture I could but that didn't happen so I took the pictures I could as quick as I could...so here are the pictures I grabbed of her first day of school.

Brewer Family Reunion July 2009

2009-07-08T15:56:00.000-07:00

Our little Cherry family was in charge of our Brewer Family Reunion this year. Our reunion consists of My Dad and Mom their children and their children’s children. We had a total of 27 people show up this year. The reunion was held in Clay Spring Arizona and was held from July 2-5. We had a great time visiting each other and enjoying the holiday. I love my family. Thanks to all who showed up and for all who helped. For those who couldn’t make it we love you and missed you and hope to see you next year. Warren will be in charge next year. In the family meeting we decided that the reunion next year will be held in Oregon and will be on the weekend after the Fourth of July. For anyone who need information please contact Warren. We had a great time and we can’t wait until next year... until then we'll miss you and love you all.

July 3

All the kids had a great time playing with their cousins. They definitely were not lacking in fun. Otter pops were a great hit.

(Ambers sons Jacob, Lucas. Michelle’s daughter Brooke. Amber’s daughters Natalie, Hailey and then my daughter Avery.)

(Aiden)
Kyle said he didn’t like his picture taken. I ended up getting one of him hiding. After this the rest of the reunion he was sick with an ear infection... I now don’t blame him for not wanting his picture taken. We hope you’re feeling better : ).

(Amber's son Klye)

(Amber's daughter Natalie)

(Amber's sons Lucas and Cody.)

(Amber's son Jacob)

(Amber's daughter Hailey)

(Aiden)

Kids Crafts

(Jacob and Lucas)

(Michelle's daughter Brooke. Chantry's daughter Amary. Amber's daughter Natalie.)

(Avery)

Men's Activity. The men had a contest to see who could make the best thing out of newspaper and duct tape. They were judged on likeness and creativity. They also had a contest to see who could make the best hat out of aluminum foil. Can you tell what they are making?

(Warren. Amber's husband Randy. Chantry.)

Nice dreadlocks Chancho.

Team Two.

(Michelle's Husband Kevin. Brian. Marshall.

(My Dad)

He's single ladies : ).

(Brian)

(Kevin)

(Warren)

(Randy) Chantry won the hat prize.

(Chantry)

All the men and their aluminum foil hats.

What the two teams made.

The canoe, paddle and fish won. The log cabin was pretty cool too though.

The kids loved the canoe.

(Natalie)

(Hailey and Lucas)

(Lucas)

(Hailey)

Water Balloon Fight.

(Marshall and Aiden)

(Chantry's wife Margaret. Michelle's daughter Maren. Marshall and Aiden.)

Cotton Wood Wash.

We used to come here when I was little for holidays and to have picnics. We had dinner there, kids played on the rope swing and we went for a hike. We made good memories.

Waiting in line for the rope swing.

(Chantry's daughter Abigail)

(Chantry's son Kayden)

(Lucas)

(Natalie)

(Cody and Randy)

(Avery)

(Abbey)

(Brooke)

(Aiden and Chantry)

(Michelle's daughter Krystal)

(Aiden after eating watermelon.)

(Lucas)

(Hailey)

(Jenny and Warren)

(Brian)

(Brooke)

July 4th

Clay Springs Fourth Of July Parade.

(Hailey)

(Abbey and Avery)

(Kayden and Aiden)

(Krystal)

(Sharon...My Mom and Aiden)

Avery on the train ride at the Clay Springs Celebration.

My awesome crazy aunt Nita.

My Grandma and Grandpa Davis Fourth Of July Luncheon.

(My Dad)

(My Grandma Hope Davis)

(Chantry's daughter Amary)

(Jenny and Warren)

Slip-n-Slide at Grandma and Grandpa Davis.

The salamander the kids found.

Pool at Grandma and Grandpa Davis.

Trampoline at Grandma and Grandpa Davis house. (I think this is the same one we jumped on when we were little.)

Maren loved the trampoline.

(Michelle's daughter Maren)

So did Avery.

Rodeo and Fireworks in Taylor Arizona.

Happy Fathers Day!

2009-06-22T15:57:00.000-07:00

Happy Fathers Day! We would like to wish a very Happy Fathers Day to Brandon, Marshall and (in remembrance) to Kay as well. We couldn't have asked for better men in our life’s and wouldn't be the same without you. We love you all.

For Fathers Day we started the day off by waking Brandon up in bed with a hand made card the kids made and he also got a gift (the gift wasn’t hand made). Then we had breakfast and got ready for the day. We ended up going to the park. We had lunch there and then the kids had a ton of fun playing. Then we came home and had fun goofing off and playing silly games for the rest of the evening (which we had to eventually stop because our goofing off got a little out of control and I ended up getting a fat lip from Avery... : ). We had a great day just hanging out as a family. We are so thankful for Brandon and all he is and does for our family. Happy Fathers Day Brandon!

Shara's Birthday

2009-06-19T09:29:00.000-07:00

I had a great birthday with my family. Me and the kiddos went to a movie while Brandon was at work. When Brandon got home we went out to dinner and then came home and had GF cake and icecream. Then Brandon suprised me with a gift. He had a real vintage piece made for me. I love it. It is just my style. All and all I had a great day and I'm another year older. I can't complain to much... life it pretty decent to me. Thanks to everyone for all of the birthday wishes. I love you all : ). Here are the pictures from my birthday day.

Getting ready for birthday dinner.

Birthday Dinner.

Happy Birthday song and GF cake... Yummy!

Real vintage piece Brandon had made just for me. LOVE IT : ).

Willow Tree

2009-06-11T07:35:00.000-07:00

Playing under a Willow Tree
Written By: Shara Cherry

Oh Willow Tree,
Like a mothers arm your branches surround.
Two children of mine I have found.

Two children I do see.
So happy they must be.
Laughing, playing, happily underneath a willow tree.

Round and round the children dance.
Their tiny bare feet skip and prance.

Whispers and giggles is what I hear.
I can only guess what is imagined there.

Two children I do see.
So happy they must be.
Laughing, playing, happily underneath a willow tree.

These are some pictures I took of the kids playing under the Willow Tree in our front yard. They were having a ton of fun and it brought back memories of me and the Willow Trees I played in when I was little.

Oh, and yes, Avery is wearing a pink skirt under her long coat even though it doesn't really look like it.

Camping Memorial Day Weekend

2009-05-29T16:14:00.000-07:00

We went camping this last weekend and for Memorial Day. We sure had a hard time getting started. We started early in the afternoon and got everything ready to go and then went to go buy groceries a new tent and anything else that we needed for camping. After we got home we decided that we should probably go look around to make sure that there was a place to camp. We didn’t take anything with us because we weren’t fully ready yet and wanted to make sure we could find a place to camp first. So we drove around for a while until we found a place at the Wolf Creek Campground south of Prescott. Then we went back home to get our things and then we headed out to go camping. When we got to the camp ground it was almost dark (not to mention that it started raining but luckily stopped after 15 minutes). We started getting things out and then started putting the tent up and guess what? The tent we bought had no poles and as you know there isn’t no putting up a tent without poles... sooooo we packed everything up and we were determined that we were still going to go camping because of the full day that we had already had put into getting everything ready and prepared to going camping. So we headed to Walmart where we had bought the tent and returned it for a different one. Know you would think that this would be about the end of the story but not quite yet. So as we are heading back to the campground now after dark... guess what happens? We get pulled over by a cop. We weren’t planning on being out at dark and the trailer that we where pulling with our quads on it had no lights so a cop gets behind us and pulls us over. Luckily after a few minutes we just got an order to fix the lights and where able to be on our way. Finally we made it back to the campground well after dark and put up our tent, got the kids ready for bed (which the kids had already been sleeping in the car for quite a while by this point) and went to sleep. Some may have just given up and probably thought there must be a reason why we were having such a hard time but I guess we were all bound and determined stubborn crazies. All and all the rest of our weekend of camping, riding quads, hiking and hanging out was nice and relaxing... and I would say it was all worth it and full of great memories.

O, one more thing check out the picture of Aiden in the backpack on Brandons back. We went for a hike and Aiden fell asleep half way through the hike. He was a tired little guy.

Too Much Fun!

2009-05-20T09:28:00.000-07:00

We have been riding quads almost every weekend now that the weather is so nice. We had a great time riding quads this last weekend. Brandon was having fun being a goof and jumping the little hills in the back yard. We all got a good kick out of it and I caught a couple good pictures of his jumps. It was nice to watch him have a good time. Soooo here's the pictures...

She Can Ride

2009-05-11T13:57:00.000-07:00

Avery has learned to ride her quad all by herself the last few weeks. This was about her fourth time on her own. She is having a lot of fun with it and it is fun to watch her. I can't believe how big she is getting. You go girl : ).

Happy Mothers Day!

2009-05-11T13:27:00.001-07:00

Happy Mothers Day to all mothers out there! Especially Grandma Brewer and Nana Cherry... We Love You!

OUCH!!! Aiden Surgery

2009-04-30T19:32:00.001-07:00

Aiden had his surgery this last Wednesday. Everything went really well. The surgery was quick (about 30 minutes from when the doctors took him back to surgery and we saw him in the recovery room) and he had no problems. He was also able to wake up easy and didn't cry even when they took his IV out so that was nice for us parents. He is a tough little booger. We are so glad that is over and done with. When we got home I don't think he really new what happened to him apart from being really tired and a little out of it for a while he really didn't act any different. He was walking around laughing and smiling at us. He hasn't even tried to rub or pick at it so we haven't had a problem with his stitches... at least not yet. We didn't remember to take the camera in the hospital (which I wish I could have got a picture of him in the little hospital gown he was wearing because he looked so cute considering the circumstance) so here are some pictures from when we got home. Oh and before I forget thank you for everyones prayers and support.

Day 1

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Later that day.

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Day 2

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Day 3

Craft it Forward

2009-04-20T14:34:00.000-07:00

My sister had this Craft it Foward on her blog and I decided to participate. It sounds like fun and it will give me the motivation to do crafty things for people I love.

So, here's how this game works-the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going (or be lazy and copy and paste like I did). Then come back, let me know you're going to play and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! Well isn't this fun?

Shoe Laces

2009-04-20T08:01:00.000-07:00

Avery learned to tie her shoes this last Sunday. I couldn’t believe how quick she learned to do it. I took her less than 30 minutes to figure it out. She seems to be soaking up so much lately. We are so proud of her. Good job Avery!

Visiting Daddy at Work

2009-04-20T07:29:00.000-07:00

We have been going to visit Brandon at work at least once every week. The kids love to go visit daddy at work. They have lots of fun climbing on rocks and the large dirt piles. Aiden also enjoys getting in the machinery with daddy. He seems to be very mechanical and enjoys watching daddy work. He screamed when Brandon took him out of the tractor. I think he could have stayed in there all day with Brandon. He is definitely just like his daddy.

Easter Day

2009-04-13T08:34:00.000-07:00

Here is some pictures of the kids that I took on Easter day. We had a great day as a family. We went out to lunch at Chili's, had dessert at Basking Robins and the went and saw the movie Monsters VS Aliens. Also the kids enjoyed coloring Easter eggs, opening their Easter baskets and doing an Easter egg hunt here at the house. It was a nice relaxing day and we where super happy to have Brandon here all day and all to ourselves. We hope everyone had a great Easter. Happy Easter!

Coloring Easter Eggs

Well... Aiden just watched the coloring of Easter eggs while he enjoyed some fresh pineapple.
I think Avery asked me to color Easter eggs a million times before we actually did it.

Getting an egg ready to decorate.

Showing off her Easter egg art.

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Opening Easter Baskets.

Aiden and his Easter basket.

Avery and her Easter basket.

Aiden checking out his loot.

Avery checking out her loot.

Both checking out their loot.

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Avery in her Easter Dress and bunny ears.

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Here are some picture of our Easter egg hunt here at the house.

Lot of Picures...Enjoy!

2009-04-06T12:03:00.000-07:00

We went to the Chino Valley Library today for their Annual Easter Egg Hunt. The kids had lots of fun racing around for the eggs...well I should say Avery raced around for eggs while Aiden once having an egg was determined to find out how to open it. They had lots of fun. I love spring and we are having some really nice weather today so it made it even all the better. Anyways, here are the Easter egg hunt pictures. Avery with her Easter eggs.

This was Avery's fastest year. She new just what to do and didn't need my help which was nice because it let me help Aiden.

Aiden gets his first egg open and finds a bouncy ball.

Aiden watching all of the other kids zoom by.

Got another open :).

What else is in here?

Aiden back in the library checking out his loot and finds that there is candy in some of his eggs.

Yes we had the incident where he ate the chocolate with the foil on it but sis and I showed him it is much better without it.

Avery and Aiden eating their loot.

Avery emptied out her eggs in about one second.

Checking out what she got.

Showing mommy what she got.She really had fun even though now that I look at the pictures she had no smile... Oh well :).

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Here are some pictures of Aiden from the other day. He loves the dishwasher. He seems to always know when it is open. He will climb up on it and play with anything fun he can find. I had to post some cute pictures from when I caught him sitting on the door.

Am I in trouble?

This is fun.

Having fun banging on dishes...like the rock star he is.

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Sunday I got Avery all ready to take pictures with the Easter Bunny. She was all excited which I was surprised because she usually doesn't like characters such as the Easter Bunny but of course once we got there what happens... she doesn't want nothing to do with it. Anyways, so luckily I took some really cute pictures of her all done up before we went... so here they are.

Feeling Better

2009-04-02T10:13:00.000-07:00

Here is Avery helping me make GF pizza dough.

She is such a good little helper.

Aiden had fun making vvrrooooom noises while playing on Avery's Dora trike.

After almost a week of fighting off the stomach flu my kids and I are finally starting to feel better. It was really nice to see smiles and play in our house again yesterday and today. Here are a couple of picture of the kids.

Aidens first steps.

2009-03-23T06:34:00.000-07:00

We caught video of Aiden on Sunday taking some of his first steps and we wanted to share it with you all. It is funny how kids can be so different...Avery had started walking by 9 1/2 months...Aiden is taking his time at 13 1/2 months and is such a mellow kid (which we don't mind). Anyways, he is finally showing some interest in walking and all the sudden he took to it. We hope he keeps it up and will be a mover and groover by summer. Good job Aiden! We love you.

Here is another video of the kiddo taking a longer walk.

After all of the attention Aiden got from learning to walk he was in a show off mood...so I had to add this funny video if him spinning around on the floor...notice how he is getting dizzy...before I took this video he had already been spinning around for 5 minutes so he was getting really dizzy...pretty cute and funny.

Trees in bloom.

2009-03-18T13:01:00.000-07:00

Big smiles.

Picking a flower.

Look at me mommy.

Here are some more pictures that I took when we were out exploring today.

Spring Is Here!

2009-03-18T12:29:00.001-07:00

Having fun on the trampoline.

Still cute as ever.

Really getting into it and having fun.

Pose.

What a cutie even with the cheesy smile...and look at the view behind her...gorgeous right.

I love spring. The flowers have started blooming on the trees and nature is starting to come back to life here in Prescott. Today was so beautiful. We are having some of our first high temp...around 75...spoiled aren't we. During Aidens nap Avery and I played outside and did a little bit of exploring. I had to take a couple of pictures of course because she is just too cute.

Aidens first cookie.

2009-03-18T12:14:00.000-07:00

Yummy!

There it is...thats the good stuff : ).

Soon to be sugar high...but look at him it was worth it.

This is Aiden eating his first cookie. As you can tell he was really loving it....Yummy!

Playing in the snow.

2009-02-18T10:10:00.001-08:00

Snow angel.

So cute... Aidens first snow.

Having fun...

We had a good snow storm a couple weeks ago and Avery and Aiden had lots of fun playing in the snow. It was Aidens first snow so he wasnt quite sure what to think but he still had lots of fun.

Happy Birthday Aiden Febuary 7th!

2009-02-18T09:40:00.000-08:00

Happy birthday song.

Is this cake for me?

Yum, yum, yum.

Look mom...both hands.

Opening presents wtih sis and cousins.

Aiden turned one on Febuary 7th. He looked so cute. We cant believe that he is growing up so fast. He is such an easy kid, is a lot of fun and has a great personality. We love you Aiden. Happy Birthday!

Our Family Blog

2009-02-11T12:15:00.000-08:00

We finally have joined in and become bloggers. So many people we know have such cute blogs and we couldn't resist joining in ourselves. We are hoping that everyone will enjoy viewing our blog and will find it a great way to view what is happening in our family...enjoy.