Spring(?) Portraits
We were a little late getting to the portrait studio this time… These will have to do as Ryder’s one year photos! The kids actually did a great job and we are really happy how they turned out. Check them out here.
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Swagger Wagon
Wendy absolutely loves this even after watching it 10 times … don’t worry, even though it is a rap video, there is no mother father swearin’
Spring is here!
I am feeling a little guilty that it has been so long since Mike or I have posted updates! It has been three months of change and excitement for our family. Mike started a new job in 2010 at Microsoft. What a wonderful opportunity for him and our family. There has been a great deal [...]
Finally a little SNOW!
It snowed for a few days at the beginning of January. The kids, Mike, and I all had so much fun playing and having snowball fights. It wasn’t really more than about 1-2 inches of snow, but more than we have had here in a few years! Ryder has started eating all real “people” food, [...]
Christmas Pictures
This year our Christmas card pictures turned out great! Carter, Lyric, and Ryder did really good. I think we only took about 26-30 pictures this year and actually have a few really good ones! Take a look here for Christmas FUN!
Trip to Notre Dame Stadium!
We had a wonderful trip to Notre Dame Indiana the week before Thanksgiving this year. We took Carter and Lyric to see their first Irish football game! They had a wonderful time watching the pep rally, football game, cheerleaders, and the band play. We even tailgated with peanuts and chips. We also had a great [...]
Fall is here!
Fall is one of my favorite seasons! I love the cooler weather, beautiful leaves, hayrides, pumpkins, and all the excitement. Carter was so excited about the first day of fall this year. He knew the exact day and told me that since it was fall “all the leaves would be beautiful when we woke up”. [...]
September has come and gone!
So much has happened in our family this last month! The kids are all growing up so fast that I sometimes feel that if I blink, I will miss it all. We have done several fun trips to the mall, Atlanta, the movies, the park, and our weekend “adventures”. Carter and Lyric are doing [...]
Site Update
Our (low-traffic, self indulgent, and narcissistic family) site is so 3008, your site is so 2000 and late… – Boom Boom Pow, The Black Eyed Peas I updated the site this morning – overhauled the look and feel (using a WordPress theme from Woo Themes named Mortar) and added a bunch of new stuff. Check [...]
Fun at Fort Walton Beach
After our unexpected stop in Alabama on Thursday night, we rented a van to take us the rest of the way to Fort Walton Beach so we could enjoy our vacation. After a few days relaxing on the beach and at the pool, we began to feel a little better. Our family went to [...]
Not our idea of fun!!
We were on our way to the beach Thursday July 9th and only had about 1 1/2 hours to go, and BAM a car pulled right out in front of us. Mike had a green light and I have to guess that the 2 kids just thought they could make it across in front of [...]
4th of July weekend
We had a very busy and fun 4th of July weekend here at the Stevens house. On Friday we spent some time at the lake with good friends. Carter and Lyric had a great time fishing, throwing rocks, and playing outside. On Saturday Mike ran the Peachtree Road race early in the morning. Carter and [...]
Happy Father’s Day!
Mike celebrated his 3rd Father’s day this year. We hung out at our house in the morning with the kids, then the Satterfield family came over for a cookout at lunch so we could also celebrate with Pop. Mike grilled some fantastic steaks for our Father’s Day lunch. After lunch the boys watched the Braves [...]
Road trip to Indiana and Ohio!
We went on a long road trip the middle of June to a Ford (Mike’s grandmother’s maiden name) family reunion in Indiana. The trip was about 12 hours, but we had a great time. The kids did excellent in the car! Carter and Lyric watched Disney movies and Ryder slept. In Indiana, we visited with [...]
Fun in the little pool!
We haven’t gotten the chance to visit the pool at Harmony yet this summer, but had some fun in a little pool at Nana and Pop’s house over the weekend. Carter helped to pick out the giraffe pool with slide and couldn’t wait to swim. Lyric was a little tentative at first, but then [...]
Off we go to Chattanooga!
Mike and I packed up all the kids and spend 2 days in Chattanooga with Grandma and Grandpa Stevens. We went to the Chattanooga Zoo, rode the carousel, swam in the pool, played in the park, went for walks, played in the fountain, and spent a few hours in the Children’s museum!! We all had [...]
Ryder begins to laugh!
This past weekend, Ryder began laughing out loud. What a precious sound coming from our little man. That laugh brings tears to my eyes and happiness in my heart! A child’s laugh is the most precious sound! Video of Ryder laughing with mommy and daddy!
Back to Reality!
Well, I have been back to work for almost 3 weeks now and all I can say is WOW! It is exhausting working and taking care of my 3 little ones. The first day back was hard. I did not want to leave and send all the kids to daycare. I am so happy that [...]
Carter the Fisherman
While Wendy was at a baby shower for Miss Jessica with Ryder in tow, I hung out with Carter and Lyric this Saturday. Like any responsible parent, I asked them what they wanted to do for the day…here was the list: Get ice cream Play on the slide Watch Mickey Mouse Eat marshmallows Go fishing!!! [...]
Pictures of our family!
Mike and I loaded up the kids and headed down to Sears to get Ryder’s newborn (well almost newborn) pictures taken and also family pictures. Lyric was dressed in her pretty white dress, Carter in his shorts and collar shirt and Ryder in his pooh overalls. We always try to get the cute [...]
Happy Easter!
We had a great Easter with family this year. The kids woke up to Easter baskets and goodies before we went to church. We had so much fun that we were a little bit late to church (…but that is a whole other story, just ask Mike how he feels about showing up late on [...]
YAY! It’s potty time!
I decided it was time to start potty training Carter this week. When he started getting rewards for going to the potty, Lyric decided she wanted to go potty too. Who am I to tell her no when she is crying that she wants to go potty?!? So, I start to potty train [...]
Happy Anniversary! I still can’t believe that it’s been 6 years!
Six years ago today Mike and I were married at the Cedar Plantation in Acworth, GA. We had a beautiful wedding and wonderful honeymoon Western Caribbean cruise! It was one of the most wonderful days of my life and one that I will never forget! Each year Mike and I reflect on our [...]
Birthday x2
Carter and Lyric turned 3 and 2 this month (not to mention their little brother was BORN on the 6th)! As you can imagine, the month of March is pretty busy with birthday parties for us! We had a couple of great celebrations with family and friends; the kids had a blast playing, opening presents, [...]
I have finally decided to whole-heartedly jump on the Twitter bandwagon and have been active for a couple of weeks now. I have to admit I have been pleasantly surprised! Aside from getting up to speed on etiquette and all of the tools/sites that work with Twitter. I have been using and recommend these two [...]
Site Update
I migrated the Stevens fam site to GoDaddy hosting using WordPress.org bits (2.7.1) so I could do more tinkering (WordPress.com site was somewhat limited); what do you think of the new site?
Ryder Patrick Stevens!!!
In the biggest, bestest, and most absolutely wonderful news of 2009, we welcomed Ryder Patrick Stevens into the world at 8:30 AM on March 6th, 2009!!! Here are his stats: 03/06/2009, 08:30 AM 8 lbs. 5.2 oz., 21.5” Here are couple of videos of the little guy: You can find all 200+ photos (can you [...]
Goodbye to the shortest month
Wow, February went by in a flash for the Stevens family! We celebrated Mike’s 30th birthday on the Saturday the 14th by going to the Barnum & Bailey’s circus at Philips Arena in downtown Atlanta. Mike’s parents, my parents, my brother and his girlfriend were all there and it was so much fun! [...]
T-minus 3 weeks!
I made it back from Cleveland in time this afternoon to meet Wendy at Piedmont for the baby doctor appointment this afternoon. Dr. Roberts says everything is great and Wendy is on track for her March 6th due date. Time has flown by lately, I am balancing a lot (not nearly as much as Wendy [...]
January Photos
New photos from January….some good ones of birthday parties and kids playing, but I am sad to report only 34 pics/videos =( Maybe it was “burnout” from all of the Christmas photos?!? Whatever the case, Wendy and I will be sure to have a lot more photos in the coming months (with the arrival of [...]
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