HOUSTON RODEO

My mom and dad came to see us! Or came to see Martina McBride and Rascal Flats at the Houston Rodeo and then figured it would be nice to stop by and see us. Houston has this HUGE 2 1/2 week rodeo and livestock show in March every year. Every night there is a concert right after the rodeo and it usually is someone big. Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Rascal Flats, Fergie, Hannah Montana....just a bunch of people. The tickets are only 16 bucks and there really is no such thing as a bad seat because the stage is small and in the middle of the Reliant Stadium so you end up watching the screen anyway. But for 16 bucks to see a rodeo and concert is a pretty good deal. Parking and traffic just suck. Anyway....there is a big carnival outside the Reliant stadium, livestock show in the Reliant center, and horse show in the Reliant Arena. So...tons and tons of walking. We had a good time and can't wait for next year...now that we know where to park and what streets to avoid it will be better.



Of course the Animal Rights clan was outside the stadium

They demonstrated how to milk a cow



Saw some pig races....those are fun.



Kaori experience the sound and smell of cows.












We had a great time with Mom and Dad...gained some weight and found out that I am not pregnant and so now I need to find another reason why am hungry ALL THE TIME!

THANK YOU MOM AND DAD for spoiling us....we miss you and hope to see you again sometime this year. You know it's sad to think my kids only get to see cousins and grandparents once a year....we really need to become millionaires. Anyway...here are some more pictures. Enjoy.

Evan and Brady

I see so much resemblance between Evan and Brady.

Here is Evan at two and a half weeks.

Here is Brady at two weeks. They're definitely not carbon copies of each other, but it really makes miss the days Evan was this small.

Evan is still having a hard time with Brady, so I had to stage this picture to finally get one with both of them together. Here are my Steed boys!

A Bunch of Brady

Say hello to Brady Oliveros Steed. He weighed in at 8 lbs 11.5 ounces (Mireille wanted to make sure that I added the .5) and 22 inches long. It was a great birth (especially since I didn't have to do it) Mireille pushed for about 25 minutes. Much better than the 2 hours and 45 mins for Evan. The Nurses were great and the celebratory cranberry, apple, ginger ale cocktail was delicious. Mother and Child are doing great, Evan is on the fence. There have been some tantrums but he has learned how to "pet" the baby softly. During Mireille's stay at the "Birthing Inn" Evan lasted about 5 minutes in the room before he would start yelling "walk" which was more like and open armed run towards the security doors. He was a favorite of everyone trying to walk up and down the halls. As you can see Brady is super cute and and loves to eat (4 diaper changes last night.) We both think that Brady looks very similar to Evan. Unfortunately for him, Brady's forehead and current hairline looks surprisingly similar to his fathers (Brett-in case you weren't sure). Mireille is hoping that Brady is a little bit tamer than Evan but the early signs are not looking good. She is currently researching some sort of rudimentary child leash. Thank you all for the calls and support. We can't wait to see everyone again and introduce in person the newest Virginia (soon to be Colorado) Steed family member.

Just some pictures

Happy 57th, Dad!!

From all of us in California, Happy Birthday!! We love you Dad!!

Love, Mike, Michelle, Taylor, Victoria, Luke and Troy

The Men in My Life

I just thought that I would update you on pictures of Baby Troy. He is so cute and his eyes are still as blue as ever. He is such a good baby. He sleeps through the night and hardly fusses. He is a really easy baby. Well, here are pics of Troy, Luke and Mike. Enjoy!


Troy looks just like Mike.


Here is my first picture capturing Troy's smile.

Our Baby is 7!!!

Taylor turned 7 on Monday and she had a fabulous day. Actually, two fabulous days. On Sunday, we celebrated her birthday at Mike's parents' home and she had a Hannah Montana party. All of her gifts were all Hannah Montana stuff. Grandma and Grandpa bought Taylor a really cool outfit that she absolutely loves. She has worn it 3 times already.
Anyways, I made her a cake with a picture of Hannah Montana on top and it was personalized and everything. It was really cool.

On Monday, we just had a play day.

There was no school and so she had her friend Aubree come over. We had a makeover party and ate In-N-Out (per Taylor's request).

Then, I had the kids make their own cakes. They had fun with that. Victoria lucked out too because she got a Hannah Montana shirt like her sister.