Amelia is HOME FOREVER!!!!

Amelia is our's forever! Aaron, Megan and Amelia made it safely home to Rochester last night! What a rush to watch them walk through the door at the airport. And little Isabel Lucia was so excited to meet her little sister and see mom and dad again. It was one of the most precious moments I've ever witnessed in my life! I'm so grateful for Aaron and Megan's perseverance and love to bring both Isa and Amelia into our family! I will post many more photos later, but here's a quick highlight of last night's "Welcome Home Party" for Amelia Mae...she's perfect!

My newest niece...Amelia Mae - 9 1/2 months.

A family of FOUR at last!

What a beautiful sight.

I am so grateful that they made it home safely from Korea...GOD IS GOOD!

Proud Papa and Grandma....grandchild #4!

Yes Amelia...welcome to our family!

What an incredible group of people that gathered to greet Amelia to the USA. Our kids did amazing in the car ride...6 hours in one night and they never complained. Andray and Roslyn were so excited to meet their new cousin! God truly does answer prayers!

Amelia Is Officialy Our's Forever!

Check out incredible photos from Aaron and Megan's official adoption day of Amelia. Heart-breaking to read about, yet so joyful at the same time. Just can't wait to meet my newest niece on Friday!

http://babyjellybeans.com/web/do/site/photo?ID=660735

Aaron & Megan Have Met Their Baby Girl Amelia!

My beautiful niece Amelia Mae...soon to arrive in USA!

Megan holding Amelia for the first time...so special!

AARON AND MEGAN'S POST FROM KOREA

We have had an incredible time in Korea so far, with the obvious highlight of meeting our sweet baby girl. We arrived on Monday morning after 28 hours in transit, and after a nap and a good meal, we set out to find our agency and prepare for meeting Amelia the next morning. Seoul is a huge, but beautiful city, and despite the language barrier we have been able to find our way around and explore. Yesterday we got to travel to the foster mothers home and meet little Amelia! She is very mobile, outgoing, talkative, chunky :), curious, and funny! It was so wonderful to see where she has lived and spend some time with her foster family! They have loved her and cared for her so dearly, and we are forever grateful for their hard work and sacrifice. "Gotcha day" is tomorrow at 11 am!!! It's so hard to believe we will have our baby girl for good in just one more day! God is so good. It was actually pretty hard to get a good picture yesterday, but we do have a few to share and surely many more to come tomorrow!!

Aaron & Megan Made It Safely To Korea!!!!

My brother Aaron and his wife Megan made it safely to Korea this past weekend! They are meeting Amelia Mae for the first time today, and will get to keep her FOR GOOD on Thursday! Megan hopes to post photos sometime today on her blog. For more information, here's the link to their blog! http://babyjellybeans.com/web/do/site/home;jsessionid=7D4FF57F3A909065547594CC9E1A6F54?ID=100954

CAN YOU TELL I'M A "PROUD AUNTIE?"!!!!!!!!!

Have To Buy This For My Gram!

Oh, I just have to buy this Kent Hrbek bobble head for my Gram...her most favorite Twins player ever! Too funny!

Our Prayers Have Been Answered!!!!

Our prayers have been answered! Aaron and Megan got the "travel call" this morning that they can fly to Korea and pick up their newest baby girl, Amelia Mae! They're hoping to fly out this Sunday and be back in the USA next Saturday. I'm the happiest Auntie ever! Can't wait to hold Amelia in my arms! Thanks for all the prayers and support everyone! Another adoption journey almost complete!

Duke vs. Virginia = Popcorn Night!

Duke plays Virginia tonight on the road at 7 pm. Pretty sure we'll be popping some popcorn and watching the game on ESPN...go Blue Devils! Or as Roz would say..."Let's Go Duke!" (It's pretty cute to hear, even if you're not a Duke fan!)


Well, potty training has not been an ideal situation at the Stang Household this year. Andray is very stubborn and hates to sit on the potty. But now that we've started introducing the potty chair to Roslyn, Andray wants to do it! So, maybe our dreams will be answered and we'll have BOTH kids out of diapers before May! (Oh, and the chair Roz is sitting on is the same potty chair I used 25 years ago. My mom saves everything and I'm so grateful!)

Gotta cover up the "family jewels!"

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to my incredible husband and two wonderful children! I love you all very much! Have a great day everyone! (March Madness is just around the corner, yeah!)

This is why my husband is the best...get home Saturday night from work and he has sweats laid out on the bed for me with a bow on it! Talk about the key to a girl's heart!

Andray's 1st Time to the Dentist A Success!!

Yesterday I brought Andray to the dentist for the first time. He was hesitant at first, but eventually cooperated for the full cleaning and check. Jake and I were so proud of him!


Northway Dental has an awesome playroom in the waiting room, so Dray took full advantage playing with the trucks before his appointment!

Andray was not so sure of the dentist chair when he first sat down. His eyes even started to well with tears ;(

I'm telling you, everything is "meant to be." Our dental hygenist's name was Sarah! Just like Andray's Godmother, so that was pretty neat!

Sarah did a great job showing Andray all the tools that she was going to use, and of course the light!

Before the cleaning...Andray refused to open his mouth. So I put the camera down and held his hand the rest of the way.

Andray did great for his first time at the dentist! He got the full cleaning - even his teeth flossed - and earned 3 prizes at the end. Was a great morning!

Duke Beats UNC!

Ah, what a great rivalry game between Duke and UNC...so thankful the Blue Devils came back to win! Good times....can't wait for March Madness!

Weekends With Dad!!

The kids spent a lot of "quality time" with Jake on the weekends in January since hockey was home four-of-the-five weekends in January. Andray loves his laptop that his Godmom gave him and the kids love to make the computer play music and laugh! Pretty comical!

Jake bought me a new camera for Christmas and he's getting pretty good at taking photos now...maybe a new hobby for him?!



The kids love to look at themselves in our mirror too! Here they are enjoying "snack time" on the floor in front of the mirror. Good times.

A Baby Shower for my New Niece...Millie Mae!

On Sunday my mom and I threw Aaron and Megan a "surprise" baby shower. They received news right before Christmas that they were approved for their second adoption. Our family couldn't be happier! Just can't wait to get Amelia Mae home!

Amelia Mae was born on May 14, 2010. Aaron and Megan hope to travel to Korea this month to bring her back home to the USA...can't wait! Still need lots of prayers!

It's a Girl...yeah!

Mom pinning on Megan's corsage when the guests started arriving. Megan was surprised!

Happy Baby Shower!

Always love coming home and getting to see great friends and family! Was able to finally spend some time with my best friends from home, Ann and Emily!

My best friend from high school! I'm so jealous, Ann is having her third baby in June, so excited for her (keeping my fingers crossed for a girl!)

Of course we had a "kiddy" table at the shower. Low and behold, Andray was the only boy again...makes him tough!

Mom and I hosted the "surprise" baby shower for Megan.

Megan with her mom and sister Abby.

The "proud" Grandma's, holding up a onezie that Amelia got that said, "Grandma's Girl."

Mom put an incredible spread together for the shower. The food was delicious!

Frank cousins having fun together.

Amelia was gifted a little doll that had braids just like in her 6 month photo! (see below).

Amelia Mae Frank - 6 months old - I need to find a bandanna like this for Roslyn!

Gram crocheted Millie a beautiful blanket for baptism.

Amazing heirloom for Millie!

Gram with her granddaughters (just missing Nathan's wife Andrea!)

Andray loves his big cousin Isa so much!

Megan had a blast opening gifts at the shower.

My cousin's daughter, Kenedee, drew Amelia a photo for her room;)

Like mother like daughter...apparently Roz is going to be a waitress! She was walking all around handing out sippy cups, too funny.

At the end of the day, my Aunt Susie "decorated" Meg's car for her!