Our Baby Girl Is ONE!

Roslyn's 1st Birthday was a SUCCESS! Lots of fun with family on Sunday! What a difference a year makes!

Roz had the cutest "Birthday Girl" shirt on, as well as the "shortest" skirt Jake said he'd ever allow her to wear, ha!

Roslyn completely destroyed her cake, it was hilarious!

FUN TO BE ONE!

Roslyn's Godmother, Auntie Rhonda, spoiled her way too much on her b-day! Can't wait to sport the amazing Twins apparel, the sun glasses and use the awesome sippie, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

On Sunday, Jake's mom ran in the Old Glory 5K...she is such an INSPIRATION! Jake and I brought the kids to Cold Spring to show our support. Andray cheered on "Ner" (aka - Grandma) Stang the entire race, it was awesome!

An inspiring finish!

It was pretty awesome when Mom crossed the finish line! So glad we could be there to see it!

Way to go Mom, Rhonda and Sarah...you're all an inspiration! We love you all and are so proud of you Mom/Ner Stang!

Even our niece Ella rank the 1K...she did a fabulous job!

Our Baby Girl Turns One on Sunday!

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO OUR BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL ROSLYN ON SUNDAY!

What an amazing year it's been with Roslyn joining our family last May. This photo was taken in her bedroom the day we brought her home from the hospital, so tiny and precious.

Roslyn Ann at 6 months of age.

Roslyn Ann at 11 months old...so full of energy and personality! She is such a gift from HEAVEN!

Come What "May....."

Well, we had Roslyn's 1-year photos taken on Thursday, so we had to "practice" eating cake on Wednesday. Needless to say, Roz dove into the cake and loved it! I cheated and just put frosting on a piece of banana bread, but she loved it!

Roslyn loved cake for the first time much more than Andray did. Andray never really knew what to do with it, he'd just point at it and smile. Too funny.

My mom so graciously came up to watch the kids the past couple days because we didn't have daycare. The kids love reading books with her, and Andray can officially say "Grandma" now. Up until Wednesday, it was always "Ner" for Grandma....I'm kind of sad, I loved it when he said Ner!

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!

We Had An Amazing Mother's Day Weekend Together!!!!

I had an amazing weekend home with Jake and the kids. It was an awesome Mother's Day Weekend! I'm so thankful for Jake and the kids and I LOVE BEING A MOM! Have a great week everyone, Love the Stang's

Me and my kiddos after church on Saturday night.

WE ARE CAMPER OWNERS!!!!

We are officially "Camper Owners!" I don't know who's more excited, Jake or Andray. We are so pumped though to spend some QT together as family this summer!

Jake drove our new camper home on Thursday night. Andray didn't realize it was a camper, so he just kept saying, "Mommy car...TRAILER!" Too cute

On Sunday morning we went for a walk and then brought the kids out to see the inside of the camper for the first official time. Both kids loved playing in the camper, pretty exciting!





We even have a toilet in our camper (which is necessary when you have kids who will start potty training soon). Andray thought he was pretty "tough stuff" when he sat on the big potty!

Andray and I are so excited to start camping!

On Sunday we got to celebrate Mother's Day with Jake and the extended Stang side. It was a beautiful day to be outside. Roslyn enjoyed her time with Great Gpa/Gma Stang!


Roz also enjoyed her time with great aunt Karen and great aunt Marlene. It was a great day with the Stang's!

On Friday I couldn't help but put the kids in matching outfits. It was pretty cute!

Andray loves kissing his baby sister!


Friday was a monumental day for Roslyn...she had spaghetti for the first time and LOVED IT! I have a feeling we won't be feeding her baby food too much longer!



Our "special tree" is blooming so beautifully this year! Love looking at the tree everyday and thinking of all our special family members and friends who are up in heaven!

Have a Great Mother's Day All You Mothers Out There!

Have a great Mother's Day weekend all you mothers out there! I am so thankful for my two beautiful kids, couldn't imagine life without them or Jake! Happy 37th Birthday to my big brother Aaron on Saturday and Happy 31st Birthday to my amazing sister-n-laws Rhonda and Rachel on Sunday. Love you all! The Stang's

Roslyn's first official photo by our "remembrance tree," planted in the fall of 2006 in memory of all our loved ones who have gone before us.

Roslyn has "officially" moved into the next size car seat and she's loving it! It was a tough move for me, mainly because now she's not my "little baby" anymore!

The Kids are Under the Weather

Yesterday I got to spend the day at home with a sick Roslyn. Despite not wanting to eat and drink, she's pretty happy during the day! It's just during the night that she screams in pain!

Roz always turns her nuk upside down now and bites on it...too funny! I love her new tennis shoes. Thought they'd be way too big for her, but they're about the only shoes I can get her feet in to!

Andray dislocated his left elbow yesterday at daycare. After two tries by the doctor to pop it back in and two rounds of xrays, Andray should be back to normal tomorrow. Here you can tell from the photo and video below, he won't use his left arm at all, poor kid. He's happy though! The stickers on his white t-shirt he got for being good while getting his xrays done. He was pretty happy with the stickers!

Target Field Is Amazing!!!!

Jake and I made our first trip to the Twins Target Field last night and the stadium is amazing. We had a great time together! If you haven't been to a game yet, you need to see Target Field!

Jake and I walked in through Gate 3 I believe near center field. It was pretty amazing to see the field for the first time.

Our tickets gave us access to the Metropolitan Club Room. We were able to walk out on the deck and see the Budweiser party deck across the stadium. Target Field is just beautiful! So much thought went into the design!

Thanks Rachel for letting me borrow your hat, jersey and red fleece, they came in handy!


The view from our seats along the third base line.

To our surprise, my brother Jacob was at the game too and we had no idea! He surprised us after the 5th inning! It was great to see him again and visit!


Target Field at night is just as beautiful as it is during the day. The lights of the sky scrapers are unreal in the back drop of the outfield. It's awesome!