ms. monroe

sexy woman back then...sexy woman now...

arizona

my mom, stella and i came up to see zana here in peoria, arizona... we are having such a blast just kicking back talking, eating and laughing... we went to church, she has a huge ward but stella and i only made through the first hour... we all watched the oscars, kinda boring but had some good moments... zana's house is beautiful, i love it... it has a huge room called the "great room" which is so nice because it's very open and spacious... i love the way she decorated, i am very jealous, very fun pieces and lot's of color.. very anthropologie which we love... so zana had to work a shift today from 7 to 7 so we will just explore the town and hang out... stella had no toys so we had to go to target and get her some.. she got a new dora bus that she rides all day long... she loves her new surroundings, she explore every minute... i think zana gets a little nervous, i have to keep a close eye on her, she is very busy... ta ta for now...

stella loves her new jeans

so i am very special and just got stella her first pair of jeans..... she was always so tiny i didn't think any jeans would fit her but i guess all jeans have adjustable straps inside that i wasn't aware of.... so sad because they are so cute on her and her skinny body, she loves them too.... so i know it has been well over a month since my last post, i guess i needed a break, i was all blogged out but hopefully i am back... so much has been going on, i'm not sure where to start.... i'm sure everyone knows by now stella is going to be a big sister in july.... i'm 16 weeks pregnant now and still feel great... we had an appointment this past week and we were going to confirm that we are having a boy but his little legs were crossed so no confirmation, sad for us.... at our 11 week ultrasound the tech said she thought there was a penis but we will wait for another ultra sound to be sure.... either way we are just excited... it's sunday night and i just realized how tired i am so i promise i'm back on the blogging scene so until next time... ta ta for now....

jereme's 30th bday in park city

so jereme loves to be away on his birthday especially because it is so close to christmas, so this year we left our little stella and joined the silverthorne and the esecsons on a wonderful trip to the canyons in park city.... it was truly an amazing trip.... i love park city, the little town is so cute.. jereme had the best birthday, he got to snow board everyday in powder right out the back door... i loved getting away but i couldn't wait to get home to my little girl... she had such a fun time with her oma and all her cousins... thanks mom for all your help...

christmas 2007

stella has such a fun christmas.... she loved every minute of it... how cute is her holiday outfit.. so sad we didn't get any family photo's ...

knotts berryfarm 2007

so every year on christmas eve we go see santa at knotts... it usually is dead so we go in the park and go on rides... it is so much fun, my favorite family tradition.. we have been doing this for as long as i can remember... there was someone missing this year, the weavers and it just wasn't the same with out them.. luckly she only spends the holidays with her inlaws every 14 years so i won't have to worry about her absence again... miss stella did not like santa at all... luckily we got a cute family photo with him though.... until next year...

arizona

so sad my sister zana moved this weekend to arizona... we all wished her off this last thursday and it was a very sad day for us all... they packed up their whole lives and drove up to settle in peoria, arizona... my mom drove up with zana and they are having such a blast together, i don't like them having fun with out me... i can't wait to go and see her new life.. stella already misses her auntie and i miss her too... we will be up soon, i promise.. love you zana........

disneyland

chloe loves stella....

disneyland

so we had so much fun at disneyland with the shepard's.... stella and chloe loved the parade.. they sat together in the same stroller, shared a bag of pretzels and did not take their big eyes off the parade... it was so precious... we went on a few rides.. stella was scared to death of dumbo and chloe didn't love thunder mountain considering her dad told her she was going on thomas the train.. we finished the night off with fireworks and the snow on main street... dinseyland is truly magical....

stella big afro and big feet

stella had so much fun sitting in her car seat inside the house..... how funny is my precious daughter with her big hair...

my sister zana

rosie and ren and one of their famous poses...

me and my hubby

stella was such a terror running all around, she wouldn't take any more pictures..... so sad we miss our girl....

oma and pappa

my mom and dad and all 13 of their grandchildren..... so cute....

my brother guy

guy, ita, rio, sage, and sadie shepard... the corona clan....

my brother rhett

rhett, leslie. and chloe shepard family.... the talega trio...

shepard family pictures

jereme, stella, zana, and tana starting us out outside the san juan mission

thanksgiving 2007

so happy thanksgiving to everyone..... we had such a wonderful thanksgiving at my mom's house... we had a full house, my father and sister in law were with us this year.. it was such an amazing dinner, to watch my mom cook all that food was so amazing... she loves to cook for her family... so stella and i spent the night at my mom's on wednesday, we ordered in pick up sticks and we help my mom start her famous zuccini bread... actually abbey rilla was helping while summer and i were there to keep them company... this is always our favorite night thanksgiving eve, i love waking up to the smell of food cooking in the kithcen and music playing... we did miss our dad, but he was up playing in the turkey bowl and then came over early.... i put stella to bed that night and abbey and i went to see august rush which was an amaizng movie.... so romantic, i loved it and would highly recomend it.. i'm not sure if abbey loved it since she fell asleep..... we also went to see enchanted on thursday night, very cute... so jereme got all our christmas lights up this morning and stella and i tried to help but kinda just got in the way... they look great... we are so excited for cristmas... i love the holidays.....

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places i have lived
yorba linda, ca
provo, ut
irvine, ca
ladera ranch, ca

jobs
carlton hair international
mcgraths' fish house
express
spoons

movies i can watch over and over
dirty dancing
sixteen candles
the notebook
devil wears prada

guilty pleasures
donuts
chocolate milk
spending money
sleeping

favorite tv shows
24
sex and the city
brothers and sisters
grey's anatomy

favorite vacation
italy
new york
sanfrancisco
london

i'd rather be......
at burke williams
shopping at fashion island
snoozing upstairs with no interuptions
hanging with my family

i'd like to learn how to.......
cook like my mother
be a morning person
be a crafty housewife
be the best mom

happy moments
when stella falls asleep peacefully
when my house get's clean
jereme stella and i hanging out- no pressure
stella comes to nurse in bed with me in the morning

i tag tierny,summer, zana, & jen

tana the monkey

look at her go.... she is in charge and don't get in her way.......

park day

so we went to the park and tana and stella were having so much fun until tana threw some sand into to stella eyes..... stella was very sad... she kept her distance for awhile.... i must say tana rules the park... she runs up and down and even does pull ups on the bar... she is such a little monkey climbing up and down the jungle gym... crazy girl...

summer's halloween party

so halloween was such a blast besides the fact i woke up with pink eye in both eyes.... i didn't need a costume because i was a scary monster with red eyes... i got drops so it's getting better... so as you can see everyone had so much fun... we missed our sister zana, she had to work at the hospital but her husband ren came to represent... everyone got lots of candy trick or treating, stella had her first sucker and thought she was in heaven... she was so tired she slept all night until seven am which is very rare so that was a dream for me.... so sad halloween is over but now we have the holidays to look forward to.....

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halloween

stella star, montana and lucy..... how cute are they?

stella's first trunk or treat

so we had trunk or treat tonight and stella had a blast.... she was so cute in her little fairy princess costume.. she loved getting ready... we put her hair in a little updo and put some glitter on her face and she just kept smile at herself in the mirror.. so she doesn't get the whole trick or treat thing but she loves her pink pumpkin, she held it all night..... her cousins montana and lucy have the same costume so they will be 3 fairy princess's on halloween, so excited....

Disneyland

so my best friend jodi's daughter natalia and stella share the same birthday, oct 17... they are exactly 4 years apart and they have such a special bond... we took them to disneyland together and had so much fun.. we went on dumbo, the teacups and the haunted mansion. so fun......

stella monroe's first birthday party

more new york photos

bagels in nyc

so we went for our early morning ny bagels and diet coke, tasted so good.... stella loved to walked the streets of new york...