Happy 1st Halloween Andray!

Happy Halloween everyone! Hope you all have a safe and great weekend. Jake will be holding down the fort tonight. I'm heading to Minneapolis for work with the women's hockey team, so I won't be with my boys for Trick or Treating...but they'll have fun together. Andray was a HANDSOME COW for Halloween this year, thanks to his older cousins (Skyler, Ella and Mya) who all wore this outfit! We love hand-me-downs! Love you all, Andray just gets more and more fun everyday....and I swear he said the word "Milk" yesterday!

Love, Jake-Celest-Little Man

The cutest cow ever!

Andray loves his new puppet book that Auntie Rachel and Uncle John gave him for the wedding! Thank You!

Jake swears Andray's looking at me and thinking, "are you serious right now Mom that I'm in a cow outfit?" Good stuff....

Alright, attention back on the book now....

Andray decided he was all done with photos at this point...Andray loves his outfit!

Trick or Treat!

Andray has grown out if his tub that sits in the kitchen sink, and thanks to his older cousin Isa, he can now take baths in the "Duckey Bath". He still gets a little scared, but Jake loved this photo because he has his "family jewels" covered perfectly in it! Ha! What a humble boy....love it!

A Beautiful Family Wedding!

Well, Rachel (Jake's sister) and John got married this past weekend and we had an absolutely BEAUTIFUL October day! Everything was perfect...which is fitting because Rachel and John are most deserving of this happiness and are perfect for eachother. It was so amazing to see all of Jake's family again, and a lot of the family members that live out of state finally had a chance to meet Andray for the first time. Andray did a great job throughout the entire day. Mass was just a little too long and Papa Larry had to take him out during communion. But overall, the food was great, the drinks and dancing were great, and as Jake would say, the "fellowship" was awesome! Hope you all are doing well, and enjoy the photos of my two "men" in PINK! Thanks to my mom for making all four of the nieces pink and brown dresses, and Andray's pink vest and bow tie! It was soooooooooooooo adorable!

Love, the Stang's...

Andray was pretty pumped as you can see to be wearing pink! No, in all honesty, he was the cutest boy there! I love my son soooooooo much!

Rachel and John with their nieces and nephew...priceless.

Mom and Dad were an AMAZING help with Andray all weekend. We can never thank them enough for all they do for our family!

Couldn't help but pick up a pair of cool shades for Andray. Our most favorite new family photo!

The Stang's...I love my two boys!

Jake and Andray...like father like son...

I was very honored to be such a special part of Rachel and John's day. I know I cried more at their wedding than my own. It was a very special day.

The beautiful Bride and her Ring Bearer. Now that's "scrapbook material!"

That's all for now folks...hope you enjoyed Andray in Pink! We just kept telling him all day..."Only REAL men wear pink!" ha!

Life Is Going Great!

Andray sure does love hanging out with is Godfather!
Andray loves his Papa Larry! And Papa Larry loves him too!
Andray loves his new outfit...so comfy!
The St. Augusta Fire Department came to Andray's daycare on Friday, Oct. 11. Andray loved the lights on the trucks! Can you find Andray? The little guy with his red raincoat on!
A preview of Andray's studly Pink Tux!
A preview of the four dresses mom made for Rachel and John's wedding. Those four nieces are going to be soooooooooooo BEAUUUUUUUUUTIFUL!
Heather teaching him to walk...Jake and I say...SLOW DOWN!

He loved the leaves!

Andray and his two favorite girls...ha!


I miss Heather sooooooooooo much! We had a blast at the wedding together!

Andray loves his "Auntie Heather!"

Hey everyone - sorry the words are at the bottom this time. Anyway, we've been BUSY needless to say. Work has kept me from home the last 13 out of 14 days (I'm exhausted). Heather came home from Florida on Oct. 10 to sing in a friend of ours wedding on Oct. 11. She did a beautiful job and it was so great to see her again. Also, coming up this weekend (Oct. 25) is Jake's sister's wedding (Rachel and John). We are so excited! I'm excited to have a couple days off from work (finally), and actually spend some QT with family and friends. Can't wait to post wedding photos next week after the wedding. Have a safe weekend everyone!

Love, Jake, Celest and Andray

A Happy Day!

Andray just wanted to say Happy 8th Anniversary to Aaron and Megan today (hard to believe that beautiful fall day was that long ago!), and Happy Birthday to Gram Lingl today as well! Andray and I are heading to Willmar tonight to celebrate Gram's b-day with family. Also, a belated Happy 6th Anniversary to Ann and Chad (we love you!)....and in remembrance of Grandpa as well, who left us for Heaven three years ago tomorrow (Oct. 15th). Time just flies by, but there's NEVER a day that goes by Grandpa that we don't think of you!

Have a great week everyone...Love, the Stang's

What A Special Weekend!

We had quite a busy weekend last weekend. Jake's sister Rachel had her bridal shower on Saturday morning and her bachelorette party that night. Rachel's finace John had his bachelor party the same night, so Jake and my brother Jacob shared in those festivities. Besides have to work at SCSU, we fit all that in. Plus we were graced with the precense of Aaron, Megan, Isa and Gram on Sunday afternoon. So with mom and dad there watching Andray, and my brother Jacob there, we were all together on Sunday to celebrate Isa's "One Year Anniversary" of arriving in the USA...what a year it's been!

Cheers! We Stang girls had "adult" juice Saturday morning setting up the church for the shower!

Chicks do dig you Andray! Rachel gave Skyler and Ella their crowns for the wedding at the shower. Skyler and Ella "gladly" shared them with Andray, so cute!

Ella and Skyler's final fitting for the wedding. Mom is doing such an amazing job on the dresses!
Mom and Dad with Andray...he had his final fitting for his "pink" tux too!

Andray loves his Godmom!

Although Andray was the ONLY boy at the shower on Saturday, he sure did love it!

I just love my son soooooooooooo much! What a ham!

Rachel's theme was "Coyote Ugly/Cowgirl" for her bachelorette...we had a blast! And she was the most beautiful "Bride-to-Be" ever!

On Sunday afternoon, Andray and Isa seeing each other again for the first time.

Andray loves his Auntie Megan soooooooooo much!

Andray loves his cousin Isa sooooooooooooo much! Go Twins and Vikes!
So precious when they look at each other.
Playtime with Granma Carol and Uncle Jake.
Gram gave Andray this little puppy when she came, so precious.

Isa loves to play in Andray's carseat! I was so happy to finally get a good photo of her smiling!

Papa Larry sneaking up on Isa Lu....

He caught her and gave her "mucho kisses!"

We gave Isa Dora Winter Boots to celebrate her year anniversary of coming home to the USA...needless to say she LOVED THEM!

Gram couldn't get enough of Andray on Sunday...here they are playing with Gpa Shorty's teddy bear...so special. Still makes me want to cry.

Andray was under the weather all last weekend. Here Gram is rocking with him before bedtime...now that'll make you cry! I love them both soooooooo much!

I was so thankful to get a photo of Andray in his baptismal gown with Gram. Gram made that gown for me when I was born and baptised. Gram also made a blanket, which is draped on her right arm, for Andray.

Always hate to say good-byes, but we had to say good-bye to everyone. What an amazing weekend spent with both of our families. Jake, Andray and I cherish those times always. Never ever seems to be enough quality time together.