Stephensens

Oh yeah.. I have a blog!!

2010-06-14T21:24:00.000-07:00

6 months later...

To those of you whom love this little

bug also,

I will try to post pictures more often.

End of year festivities

2010-01-14T08:32:00.000-08:00

Shaner and Len looking at the awesome Christmas lights. She loved the horse too.

Chillin at Gramps for Christmas eve. My beautiful sisters!

Island Park... snow time! Leni looked so cute in her new snow clothes.

She has a very funny personality, I love it!

Shane and his gorgeous sis.

Recent Pics

2009-12-09T11:12:00.000-08:00

No words.

My favorite new invention for winter in Utah. Like a beany, but girly and cute:)

Bet you can't guess what my favorite color is:) Leni actually wore the headband for like an hour while we went to the store... I was in heaven. Ha ha... the simple pleasures of life I guess!

Leni has a ponytail! I love this picture, and yes she still fits into her dress from Aunt Mo Mo's wedding.

I put product in Len's hair after her bath, and lo and behold she has some of her daddy's curly hair! Love it!

Navy Perl

2009-10-25T17:11:00.000-07:00

My life has been consumed by Navy Perl. It is a business my sister and I started. Check out our website at navyperl.blogspot.com

Family Pics

2009-08-25T17:55:00.000-07:00

My sis took pics of us while we were up in Idaho this weekend. I feel lucky to have such talented family members!

More summertime funness

2009-08-11T14:42:00.001-07:00

We went boating with the family for a little reunion. It was so much fun! Leni loved watching everyone surfing and wakeboarding. She especially liked it when we would crash... seriously she thought it was hilarious! Oh my little angel has quite the sense of humor.

Shaner... woohoo!!
American Falls... glass... really... AMAZING!
Leni Bugs and Gramma Kat
Leni finally met her cousin Issac! He lives in Mexico, we were so happy to be able to spend some time with him in Rockville.
Leni and Great Grandma Maurine.
We were in Rockville for the 24th of July. We went to this little town celebration. It was great! I felt like I stepped back in time fifty years. Partly because the food was actually free!
Leni was saying "cheese" when I asked her too!
Thanks Grammy Della for breakfast... it was delicious... loves xoxo!!

Oh how we love the summer time!!

2009-07-18T20:32:00.001-07:00

Me and my honey chillaxin at the nephews pirate party!
Uncle Toby, who does not have his own children yet, was holding Leni while she ate a delicious Twix in 100 degree weather!
Okay so these pictures are out of order, but this is my super sassy Leni Bugs! (Mols... this is that Mexican dress you bought Leni a few years ago, it almost fits her!) I bought those cowboy boots at a yard sale. They are all leather and absolutely amazing! They don't quite fit Leni, but when they do she has to wear them. Until then she can have her way!
Aunt Carrie decided to go hot tubbing with Leni... naked! Well as you can see only Leni was naked, but she LOVED it!

Sass matass! She kicked the boots off immediately, well at least I got a pic.
Uncle Calin and Leni playing at Mikey and Seth's water birthday party!
Leni and Grandpa Schmoe (aka Pappa D)
Len actually hit the pinata!!
Leni and one of her favorite people!

Jackson Hole- Love ya Heath!

2009-07-05T21:32:00.000-07:00

This past week was really special for me. I was finally able to take Shane with me and my family to Jenny's Lake in Jackson Hole. Heather, my older sister, died 12 years ago this summer. She was living in Jackson Hole during the end of her time here on earth. She loved to hike and would often hike around Jenny's Lake. I think that she found peace and serenity while hiking and enjoying God's amazing and beautiful creations. I also feel much peace when I am in the outdoors, I always feel like I am realigned with purpose of being here in this mortal existence. To gain experience so that we may gain wisdom. So my family has hiked around Jenny's Lake every year in memory of Heather. It's the "Annual Hike". This year we were also lucky enough to have Manuel and Angie come with us on the hike. They are our dear friends from Guatamala, whom Kevin baptized on his mission, and we have been friends with ever since. Angie has spent the last 6 months here learning English and she is now on her way home with her dad. I will miss her so much, she is like a baby sister to me. Plus she has taught me so much Spanish, that I think I am ready to move to a spanish speaking country and once and for all become fluent! Well with all the really crappy things that happen in life, I have so many blessings! Life is so good.
The whole fam damily! That waterfall behind us was so freaking huge! With all the water this year it was absolutely amazing.
Whew! Leni was getting so thirsty from all that work.

Jenny's Lake. Pictures never justify.
The water is so pure and beautiful. Manuel and Angie were drinking it and I freaked out for a second... then I realized "Oh yeah, they are from Guatamala... this is probably the freshest water they will ever drink!"
Shane, Leni Jane, and Taylor (niece) at the beginning of the hike.
Grand Tetons. Enough said.
The amazing square ice cream in Swan Valley Idaho. I think that is that city's saving grace.
Angie and I eating breakfast and getting ready for the hike. Wow I think we got like 5 hours of sleep... we look so hot right now!

NavyPerl

2009-06-22T16:29:00.000-07:00

Carrie and I have recently started a business on Etsy. We are selling pillows, flower headbands, and refurbished furniture, and possibly whatever else we decide to do! Check us out!

www.navyperl.etsy.com

Len's brief booty shake

2009-06-20T09:56:00.000-07:00

Tessa... I tried!

Happy Birthday Shaner! The big 35 holla holla!

2009-06-20T09:35:00.000-07:00

Shaners birthday was yesterday! He turned 35 and we celebrated! It was a great day... love you sweetie!
Nothing like partying in your back yard with Bob Marley, family, and IBC Root Beer!

We went to all you can eat sushi for Shane's Birthday! It was really fun, but surprisingly we both got full on it really fast... who would have thought! I told the waiter that it was Shane's birthday and he did not believe Shane was 35... I laughed because people never think Shane is his age. We had a different waiter help us at the end of the meal because the other guy had gone home. I asked him how old he thought Shane was (because the guy was bringing us some special Japanese ice cream for Shane's birthday). He said "Oh I was talking with the other waiter about it and we were freaking out (in a latin accent)". It was so funny! So apparently these two dudes were in the back checking out Shane while we were eating sushi! I love it. I hope our kids get those good genes, so they look young for a long ole' time.
Uncle Calin, Leni Jane, and Shane dancing the night away!
No... not real beer. But I could be wrong!

Eating at CPK with auntie Carrie. Leni was loving the balsamic and olive oil... no wonder why she is so tiny. Eat some fat kid! PLEASE

Our latest adventures

2009-06-14T19:35:00.001-07:00

Okay so this first picture was after Leni got her first hair cut! Aunt Carly gave Len her first hair cut today, I was a bit sad. However, Leni can totally rock a mullet, but we decided it was time to let it go! Leni has also discovered how to say "CHEESE" and this is it folks! I love those little chompers (... is that a word?)
Daddy also got a hair cut, he doesn't typically hang out with out clothes on!

This last week Leni and I decided to cruise up to Idaho to spend some time with Gramma Kat. Leni loves the "la la" aka piano... or anything that represents music for that matter! My little Leni Bug loves loves loves music!! I am so happy because I love music. It is great therapy for the soul!
I took a bunch of pictures of Leni with different head bands. Care Bear and I made the flowers to go on pillows, but I thought they looked cute on Leni's head also!

Okay, so Leni looked like a little rainbow bright diva that day! We planned on staying in Idaho one night and stayed 3. SO that's what happens when you have a mom that has a.d.d! I am also a bit nervous... is this picture of things to come! AAGGHH!
We went to a cousin's wedding reception on Friday. Leni was totally into the brownies. Well at least none of it got stuck in her front teeth :)
Another project. Leni loves sitting on anything her size. So, I found this chair at the D.I. It was actually super not cute, but I did not get a before picture. I think it is pretty adorable now. Leni likes it too!
All my pictures are totally out of order, but this was Leni getting ready to go to the wedding reception. She is such a fun little girl! I love being a mommy!

Blogaholic today... It's my new mode of communication

2009-06-07T20:08:00.000-07:00

So here is the piano bench and chair I finished this week. The chair still needs some finishing touches, but it is mostly done.

Little Red Riding Hood

2009-06-07T17:13:00.000-07:00

So this post is a little tribute to my mom. Yesterday she rode in an all women's bike ride in Wellsville Utah. It is called "The Little Red Riding Hood". My mom (Kat) and one of her dear friends Louise rode 80 MILES! Wow wow wow is all I can say!! Way to go ladies! All the money and proceeds go to support breast cancer. There were about 2700 women who rode yesterday. It was really neat because there were women of all sizes and ages participating.
My mom did not know that Shane, Leni Jane, and I were going to meet her at the finish line, but we really wanted to support her. She came to hundreds of my volleyball games and drove me all over the place back in the day... so thanks Mom!! My mom has always pushed herself to do things that are challenging, and in doing so has inspired many people, including myself, to keep going when things are difficult. I hope I can ride it with you next year mama! Loves xoxo

We made a sign so Gramma Kat would see us when she finsihed!

I love the look on Gramma Kat's face when she saw us! This was at the finish line!
I promise Leni was really excited to be there! You can only keep a kid so cooperative when it's nap time.

Leni Laughing

2009-06-05T19:23:00.000-07:00

Okay, this is for Tessa and Molly and everyone who wants to laugh! Leni was laughing so hard and I was laughing because it was so cute!

Just Some More Adventures!

2009-06-05T12:14:00.001-07:00

We went swimming this week with aunt "Car Car" (Carly). We had a blast! There was a little pool only a foot deep and Leni LOVED it! The only problem was she can't swim, but she thought she could. Well it was a bit stressful because she is becoming more and more independent and she did not want me following her around, well until she has swim lessons she is going to have to deal with me!

Oh... she was so hungry after swimming that she was downing these chips. At least they were baked and not the regular chips...
I have started yet another project. I sanded down this chair and painted it green and recovered it in zebra. It is really cute. Leni wanted to take part in the project, so she also helped sand down the chair. She is getting so big!

So this last week our field trip was to Gailey Park, it's right next to our house so it was quite convenient! We met up with our girlfriends Anica, Emily, and Isabel. It was a lot of fun! Emily and Leni had a good time cruising around in our new jogging stroller. It is so light that Emily could push Leni around in the grass... to say the least I love it!

WooHoo... Fun at the Zoo!

2009-05-28T09:51:00.000-07:00

I have decided to try and do a field trip once a week this summer with Leni. Yesterday was our first official one! We went to the Hogle Zoo and Leni absolutely loved it! She loved the bears, elephants, cougars, snakes (yuke!), and monkeys. Leni was singing really loud so the bears would hear her "La La La"... it was awesome!

We went to the zoo with our friends Gina and Allie... thanks girls we had a blast! Allie and Leni loved each other and kept giving each other kisses... aahh!

Oh yeah, side note, just in case any of you we wondering if Leni Jane has any hair!

One man's trash is another man's treasure

2009-05-26T13:30:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I am trying to discover new hobbies and interests of mine. Carrie, my sis, and I have always had fun doing "crafty" things together (crafts that do not involve raffia or toll paints!). So over the weekend we went to a thrift store and found this awesome little chair. Leni loved it too because she could crawl up into it all by herself, plus she could drag books and stuffed animals into the chair also. Carrie and I recovered the chair in houndstooth and we think it is super cute now! I must say it was an adventure recovering the chair... I don't know how old it was, but we found all sorts of things in it when we took off the original covering. I know the chair originally looked pretty ghetto, but it's amazing what a little lysol and fabric can do. SO the moral of the story is when you buy things at the D.I. expect the worse and hope for the best!

Just Lovin' Life

2009-05-16T13:30:00.000-07:00

Okay, so the first picture is Leni with some of her most favorite things! Herself (looking at herself in the mirror), her crocs, and her cowboy hat. Lately, she goes straight to her crocs and cowboy hat and has to wear them all day!

Now that I am a full time mommy, which I love, Leni Jane and I get to play together alot! A few days ago we were playing outside and I decided to take some pics! She LOVES flowers and loves smelling them. She is so much fun to play with, I love her. Leni would stay outside all day and night if I would let her... I love kids.

I graduated! Now I can blog

2009-05-14T12:24:00.001-07:00

I graduated! So now I have time to blog. I just wanted to say thanks to Shane and Leni Jane and the rest of my family and friends that helped me to finish. Love you all!