Little Man's Loving March Madness...

Hello Everyone - well, Andray is loving his new bball hoop that Papa and Grandma Stang gave him for his b-day, thanks so much! We're doing well, Andray is FINALLY on the upswing to getting healthy, so we hope that continues. I continue to feel unbelievably amazing with my pregnancy, very lucky and blessed. Only 6-8 weeks to go before BS #2 arrives, it's going by way too fast, but we're slowly getting things ready for the next one. Have a great week, and hope you all enjoy the Final Four this weekend! Love, the Stang's...

Andray can even palm his b-day balloon, pretty funny when he does it!

Gotta love the KG uniform we gave him for his b-day! The T-wolves truly do miss KG, although we all know he's in a better place, ha!

Jake and I have been teaching Andray "defense" and how to "pass" correctly. There will only be unselfish players in our household, ha!

Dray loves to play "above the rim" as well...so much fun!

Dray Stood In His Crib!

Hello everyone, hopefully your first weekend of March Madness went well. We are very excited for Duke's game against Villanova tonight...GO DUKE! Anyway, just wanted to let you all know that Andray stood in his crib for the first time Tuesday night. Scared the crap out of me when I went in to check on him, but let me tell you...he thought he was a COOL DUDE standing up in his crib at almost 9 p.m....way past his bedtime! It was pretty cute. He's a ton of fun and moving more and more. He just can't get over being sick. Daycare called again today that he had a tempature. Just when we think we're over everything he could possibly get, he gets sick again, no fun! Just can't wait for spring time and the sick season to be over.

Have a great weekend everyone, we love you all! The Stang's...

Poor Andray has had to use the nebulizer since the first of February. He just can't get rid of the coughing!

What a BIG BOY in his fleece vest, so cute!

Andray loves to open and close every door now in the house, so needless to say, the time has come for Jake and I to "baby proof" the house!

March Madness Is Here!

Hello everyone - the best weekend out of the year is finally here...March Madness! All three of us have been anxiously awaiting this weekend. Andray sported his Duke apparel yesterday and it seemed to be good luck for the team as Duke ran over Binghamton last night. Now looking forward to the game tomorrow against Texas (sorry Minnesota...the Goph's are out!). Have a great weekend everyone, and a safe one!

GO DUKE!....the Stang's

Fun To Be One!

The Stang's...



Andray's 1st birthday party was a success! We had a ton of fun, and truly missed certain family members that couldn't be there, but we were so thankful for everyone that could make it. Andray destroyed his cake that Gramma Frank made, it was quite commical. His girl cousins had a blast helping him open gifts, and Uncle Jake gave Andray an Old McDonald CD that all the kids loved dancing too. Even Andray danced in his sitting position, waving his hands around and turning in circles on his butt. Overall, it was a great party, just can't believe our baby is a year old already. Have a great week everyone, enjoy the photos.

Love, the Stang's

Gramma Carol made Andray's cake (which we are so thankful for!). He even had his own personal cake which he loved and ended up throwing the plate on the floor when he was all done. The bigger cake was pretty special. It had a photo of Andray on it holding his special Great Gpa Shorty bear. Brought tears to my eyes last night knowing that Andray will never meet Grandpa Shorty. There's not a single day that goes by that I don't think about my Grandpa, I miss him so much!

Our family after Andray enjoyed his cake.

Andray loves his girl cousins, just wish Isa could've been there too to celebrate!

Andray loves his Godparents too. Poor Sarah....right after this photo Andray put his nice frosting-filled right hand on her face and in her hair! She was a good sport about it!

Andray loves his Aunties too...just wish Megan could've been there, we missed you Sissa!

Jake and I, with the help of others, made a brunch for everyone before opening gifts and having cake. Of course we had to use "Andre" champaign to make "mufasas" (as I call them) for all the adults. It was some good OJ if you know what I mean.

Ella and Mya were such good helpers when Andray was opening gifts. Thanks girls!

Skyler (5), Andray and Ella (4).

Andray with Great Gram Lingl...


Andray with his "Rausch" Grandma's...Great Gma Rausch and Gma Stang. Thanks for the gifts!


Andray was a big help the day before blowing up the balloons.

Needless to say, we had enough balloons to decorate the house with. Andray loves hitting them up in the air!

"Auntie Heather" made this beautiful blanket for Andray for his birthday. She sent it last week. Andray loves to play "peek-a-boo" with it. It's very special and I'm very thankful for it Heath. It will definitely be a "wall-hanger." We wish you and Adam could've been there at the party!

Andray sporting his new and "authentic" Kevin Garnett jersey after playing "peek-a-boo" with his new blanket from Heather and Adam.

Andray's 1st Birthday Is Here!

Hello everyone - Well, Andray had a great 1st BIRTHDAY today. I was able to stay home from work to be with him, take him to his one-year-old photo session, and also to the inevitable one-year-old doctor's appointment to get shots. He had a great day. Jake's school was actually two hours late, so all three of us got to sleep in some and eat breakfast together, so that was fun! We will post photos of his big day tomorrow...until then, it's been an amazing year with Andray. He truly is a blessing from Heaven.

Love, the Stang's

Since Jake had to be gone yesterday for Andray's birthday, we gave him a cupcake with a "little" frosting on Tuesday night. It didn't take him long to figure out what the best part was, the frosting!

Andray even wanted to share his cupcake with us!

Needless to say, after the cupcake episode, we had to take a bath!

Andray LOVES to read his Farm Animal book on the changing table after bath time while I put lotion on him.

Andray loves to get into his book shelf and read every book! ha!

Just before bedtime...Andray loves to read books!

One of Andray's most famous games to play...PEEK...have a good one everyone. Andray's big party is on Sunday, so I'm sure we'll have plenty of photos to post on Monday!

Andray Loves His New "Ride"

Hi everyone - hope you're having a great week. Yesterday I had to use Jake's car to pick up Andray at daycare. The carseat in Jake's car is only front facing, so yesterday was the first time we used it. Andray thought he was "HOT STUFF" facing forward and loved every minute of it! Have a great weekend everyone. I'm actually done with hockey, so I get to be home for the first weekend since December, unbelievable! Love, the Stang's

March Is Here!

Andray is definitely feeling much better now and is back to his old self...smiling, laughing and being goofy. He loves to look out our bedroom window at the snow and the cars traveling by. He also is officially moved into his big boy car seat. It's so weird not bundling him up before we head out the door now! I think he enjoys the new car seat though, he can see out the windows better, so he's even more nosey! ha!

Have a great week everyone, hard to believe March is already here. The time is just going by way too fast! Love, the Stang's...

What a Big Boy!