Jayden's a Great Big Brother

As Carsten has become more interactive, Jayden has become very interested in helping with Carsten.  He is a tremendous help sometimes.  Jayden enjoys playing with him,entertaining him, giving him a bath, and even reading to him!  He had one day last week where he wanted to do everything with him!  It made for a few cute photos and a video.  For teachers, it's awesome to see your child learning to read....as parents, watching your child read to your baby is heart melting :)

Jayden's Last Day of Kindergarten

It's pretty crazy to believe, but our school year is officially over!  Jayden had his last day of Kindergarten on Thursday, 6/6/13.  He is officially a 1st grader.  They do not do a Kindergarten graduation, but he did come home with a cute badge "My last day of K."  He had a great year overall and has really grown up a lot!

It's Official....Carsten's Mobile!

Carsten can officially roll over now!  Yesterday (June 1) he perfected rolling both ways (though he prefers rolling back to belly).  He also does not get nearly as angry on his belly since he puts himself that way. He rolled about 2 1/2 weeks ago from back to belly and did it all day long, but never again.  It seems it's for real this time.  He has also recently started spinning around all over (on the floor, his crib, wherever he can!).  It's crazy how fast he is growing, but very exciting!

Big Baby!

Carsten is getting so big!  He had his 4 month check-up on Tuesday.  He weighed in at 17 lbs 8 oz and is 26 inches long!  That translates to the 83rd percentile for weight and 66 percentile for height.  He is very healthy and very happy (normally).  He has decided that he no longer needs to nap...ever....so he fights naps pretty badly, but nighttime isn't too bad, so we'll take it :)  Here are some random photos from the last few weeks (apparently I've been slacking...sorry!).

Carsten really likes his jumperoo, especially if Jayden is playing with him. He doesn't know how to jump in it but I'm sure he'll figure it out all too soon.  Thanks Grandma for loaning that to us!

Jayden's Last Soccer Game

Jayden had his last soccer game on May 18.  He has decided soccer is just not the right sport for him.  We have currently signed him up for football this fall : /  I love football, but your own child playing football....in 1st grade....takes on a whole new meaning!  He is very excited about it, so we'll see how it goes.

Memorial Day Weekend 2013

Matt and I have spent the last 4 years for Memorial Day in Canada with Katie and Brad (and part-way through, Jacob).  The first 2 years we went to the Walker cottage.  The last 2 years we went to the Crawford cottage.  We had a wonderful time this year!  It was the first time at the cottage for Carsten and Hank, and they seemed to really like it!  We took Jacob and Carsten to the park right down the road while we were there and found out that Carsten really likes to swing!  I had him in the Baby Bjorn, so he was attached to me, but he had a great time (even though it was quite chilly).  We can't wait to go back this summer!

A fun day at the park :)

Unfortunately bonfire night was too late for Carsten, but at least we got an "almost" group photo.