What a difference a week can make!!!

Carsten has had quite the past week! He has really changed significantly in only a short time.  Carsten has managed to learn how to push up to a sitting position from laying down, get down into a crawling position, actually started crawling, and also managed to get his first two teeth.  We didn't know that he could accomplish all of this in a one week, but he did.  Surprisingly, he took it all in stride too.  Teething has been a bit painful for him, but he hasn't been very crabby considering he got two bottom teeth within only one day of each other.  We were proud of our little boy and how well he handled all of these changes.....if only we could find a way to slow him down now :)

The new teeth...he HATES showing them when I make him.....ignore his angry face.

Carsten has also perfected crawling!  He started out a little wobbly, and not sure of himself....one week later, he's a professional!

These two videos are of Carsten crawling about a week ago.

Cheerios...Yummy!

Carsten has started eating all sorts of new foods.  We decided to let him try Cheerios, and they were a huge hit!  He only gets about 1 in his mouth for every 5 attempts, but he still loves them.  He just keeps trying to shove them in his mouth until there are 7 or 8 in there.  It's pretty funny to watch him try to eat them.  Here's a quick video of a Cheerios experience:

Hank is also a big fan of Carsten eating Cheerios....he's had more of them in the last week or so than he has ever had in his life!

Carsten has also enjoyed blueberries lately.  He got a few stuck to his hand, which really bothered him.  He couldn't figure out how to get them to fall off of his hand, so he just wiped them on his face.

Jayden's First Football Game

Jayden is playing football this fall.  His first game was this past Saturday (9/7/13).  His team did not win, but they had a great time at their first game.  Jayden currently plays left flank on offense and corner on defense. They get to play the games on the Hudsonville Varsity field, which is pretty exciting for them (it's also turf, which is a change from their grass practice field). 

Canada - July 2013

We made a trip to the Crawford Cottage in Canada in July.  It was a lot of fun for all of the cousins to get to play together.  Carsten experienced his first "toes in the sand" experience here, and Jayden had a wonderful time playing with Taelyn, Jacob, Kaelia, and Carsten.  It was really a great time!

Cumberland Falls

We were able to go down to Kentucky to visit family this summer.  One of our pit stops was Cumberland Falls State Park.  Apparently I didn't take a lot of pictures this summer in KY, I'm sure Grandpa has plenty to share :)

Random Summer Candids and Videos

We wanted to share a few cute pictures and moments from the summer :)

Daddy is really entertaining, but Carsten gets easily distracted by my phone!

Jayden is soooooo funny (this video is from this week)

Carsten went through a screaming phase this summer, which was pretty entertaining.

This happened yesterday (9/7/13)....scary thought...crawling is inevitable :)

Carsten Loves Food!

In the middle of June, we gave Carsten "real food" for the first time.  He loved it from the start and never looked back!  He has tried all sorts of fruits and vegetables, and has yet to find something that he won't eat.  We took him out to dinner on Thursday and he sucked on a lemon for a good 5 minutes!  He likes everything, and we are very thankful for that!

Jayden and Carsten's newest cousin

I realize that I have been slacking about updating our blog all summer.  The theme of our summer was spending time with family!  We were very blessed to have a wonderful summer, and lots of opportunities to spend time with family.  It started out with the birth of our nephew, and Jayden and Carsten's cousin.  Congrats to Todd and Lauren!  We love you Easton James Clouse!