Merry Christmas Everyone and Happy Birthday TODAY to my Sissa Megan!!!! - hope this blog finds you all doing well. Jake and I had an amazing Christmas. We got to spend our first Christmas with our niece Isabel on the Frank side. It was quite a great change having a little one around. And Isa did a great job! Slept well, ate well, played well, and most of all had a blast opening all the presents. She truly is a miracle from heaven, and we're so thankful to have Aaron, Megan and Isa safely home from Guatemala...forever!!!!! I also had some dear friends, Emily and Ann (Van Hee), come out to my parent's house to meet Isa and they brought their boys! It was so fun to watch Isa and the boys play together, and it was especially nice for Jake and I because we got to spend some time with our Godson, Andrew (Ann and Chad's son).
Mom and Dad even had a belated b-day party for Isa...Isa loves Dora! So we put a chocolate covered cupcake on a Dora plate, it was so cute! And Isa loved her party! Hard to believe she's 13 months already! Wow, how time flies.
On Christmas Eve we spent the day/night with Jake's family, and what a joy that was watching our three little nieces (Skyler, Ella and Mya) open all the gifts. They were all dressed alike as well (thanks to their Godmothers!), so enjoy the photos. All three of those girls are so precious to us as well.
On Christmas Day morning Jake and I drove down to Olivia, Minn., to be with my Grandma and the Lingl family. Although the entire family wasn't there, it was still amazing to be with everyone, for we don't see the Lingl's very often. Gram had her house looking beautiful as ever, and the great grandchildren (Jett, Kenedee and Gracie Raye) were wonderful. Jett was such a big help cleaning up all the wrapping paper! Thank you Jett, my wonderful Godson! The most special gift is what Gram did for all of us grandchildren. She has been buying teddy bears since Grandpa left for heaven already two years ago. And for Christmas this year, she had all the teddy bear's clothes made out of Grandpa's clothes! Very special, and let me tell you, there weren't many dry eyes in the room when we all opened our special gifts. The bears are completely dressed, with Gpa's t-shirts underneath the shirts and his boxers under all the jeans. Truly was amazing, and what a great keep sake to have forever...thank you Gram...we love you more than you'll ever know!
Again, we hope you all had a great Christmas and best of luck in 2008. Jake and I are very excited for the upcoming year...hard to believe we'll become parents in just over 2 months, but we are as ready as any new parents can be, and can't wait for you all to meet BS (baby stang)!!!
Love, Jake-Celest-n-BS
Jake, Celest and BS
Grandma Carol even made Little BS a stocking!!!
THE FRANK CHRISTMAS
The Frank's....Aaron, Isa and Megan
Isa checking out Grandma/Grandpa Frank's Christmas Tree....
Isa's smile is absolutely contagious!
Grandma and Grandpa enjoying Isa before she had to leave on Christmas Eve morning. 
Papa Larry feeding Isa at the kitchen table.
Uncle Jake playing with Isa...
Isa got Dora sports balls from Uncle Jake Frank!!!
Will Isa be a future SCSU Husky? Auntie Celest would love that!!!!
Isa (and her wild hair) debating if she's going to head down the stairs with Papa Larry.
Isa's belated 1st B-day Cupcake!!! She loves Dora!
Mommy and Daddy are so proud of lil' Isa!
Papa Larry and Grandma Carol are proud too...can you tell? ha!
Isa went to town on her cupcake....she was so cute!
It was so awesome to have Emily and Ann come out to visit! Emily is holding her son Elway and Baby Berg #2 is on the way! Of course I'm holding BS in my tummy, and Ann has her son, Andrew in her arms...he's a very special Godchild to us!
Jake and I with our Godson Andrew....he loved playing with one of my old Cabbage Patch tea cups while he was visiting!
THE STANG CHRISTMAS
Our three beautiful Stang nieces...Skyler (4), Mya (8 months) and Ella (3).
Smile Girls!!! All three of them wore red, ruby slippers! It was so beautiful!
These are the red, ruby slippers that Uncle Jake got his Goddaughter, Mya.
Jake's other Goddaughter, Ella Johanna....just precious.
Mya was so beautiful in her dress and red slippers! Smile Mya!
Jake helping Ella open her gift....
Uncle Jake and baby Mya...
Skyler was such a big help cleaning up! She actually got in the box that we were throwing all the wrapping paper into and we would throw the paper at her and she'd stomp it to the bottom! It was hilarious!
THE LINGL CHRISTMAS
Gram with three of her four great grandchildren...
Kenedee (2), Gracie Raye (8 months), Jett (4).
The Lingl Cousins....Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren combined.
Me and my Godson Jett.
Jett had so much fun opening his gifts!
Me and Gram with my bear that she gave me. The bear's clothes are the Redwood Valley basketball sweatshirt that Grandpa used to wear to all my basketball games...very special!
Me with my two cousins, Kristen and Cassie, and our bears. Our three bears matched, which is fitting since the three of us have been like sisters since little on! Love you Kris and Cass!
Jake, Celest and BS
Grandma Carol even made Little BS a stocking!!!
The Frank's....Aaron, Isa and Megan
Isa checking out Grandma/Grandpa Frank's Christmas Tree....
