I ♥ the 4th of July!

Happy Birthday, Andrew!

It's difficult to comprehend that our little baby boy is two. Two(!!!!). Now it is as if he is officially a toddler. While it feels like the past two years have flown by at break-neck speed, it is difficult to remember what life was like before he blessed our lives. At two, he is all boy! Running. Throwing. Hitting. Yelling. Yet, he is also snuggles and giggles and pure sweetness. We adore you, dear Andrew James. You complete our family! ♥

Mother's Day

If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden.

-Claudia Ghandi

After breakfast in bed complete with Daylight donuts (cake with white frosting and sprinkles - delish!) and chocolate milk, we packed up for a day at the Denver Botanic Gardens. While the gardens are not quite in full bloom this time of year, the bulbs are out in all their beautiful glory. Especially my favorite, the tulips. We devoured a tasty picnic lunch and explored the gardens with Dad, Kiki and Honey. The kids especially loved racing around the grassy hill area. It was truly a perfect day! To complete the day, Jas took us to Sweet Tomatoes. My fave and quite possibly his least favorite.

Thank you, my love! ♥

bye-bye tudi.

we miss you already... xoxox

New Year's Eve 2009

We spent a quiet New Year's Eve with Mom and Pete playing dominoes at home. I only took a few pictures, mostly of Andrew. But, what an adorable face to welcome us to 2010!

These are a few of my favorite things...

3-year-old = Cindrella Princess dress 7-month-old = wrapping paper

Tudi's Here!

My sister - aka Tudi - came to visit from New York for Christmas. Dad and Kiki picked her up from the airport and came straight to our house for lunch and a little visit. The kiddos love their Auntie Tudi!

Ladies' Man

We spent an evening at Aunt Joyce's house the day after Thanksgiving. Jason's cousins Zech and Kamiah were visiting from Kansas where they go to college. Jason's other cousin Josh and his wife Kelly were also visiting from Florida. Here's our little guy flirting with the ladies - Kamiah (above) and Kelly (below).

Thanksgiving 2009

.... thanksgiving ....

.... friends ........ joyfulness ......... playing ........ love ....

What a beautiful Thanksgiving day we enjoyed! The weather was gorgeous, the food was delicious, the company was delightful. Our blessings are bountiful!

Andrew's first days...

He does a lot of sleeping...

Family Pictures

The Stephens Family ~ Heather, Andrew, Olivia and Jason Three Generations ~ Papa Mark, Daddy Jason and Baby Andrew

Hospital Visitors

Throughout our stay at the hospital we were blessed with so many visitors! Thank you to everyone who came by to meet our new little addition - it helped the 3 1/2 days to pass quickly! We love you all and are so excited for you to see our little Andrew grow!

Andrew's hospital visitors: Auntie Patti, Papa James, Gigi, Honey, Michele, The Williams Family, Auntie Rara, Dr. Bucknam, Dr. Wepman, Dr. Romary, Grandma, Papa Mark, Erin, Sami, Alissa, Uncle Paul, Aunt Angie, Garrett, Preston and Aunt Joyce