February 2010

This past month has been a month of changes. We began the month of February in Arizona, then went back to Utah to move, spent a few weeks there, then moved down to Arizona. We have now been in Arizona for about 2 weeks and what a two weeks it has been! Karsten now has his two bottom teeth – OUCH! Yep he bites sometimes. The teeth are super cute though and he is getting 2 more in on the top, one is almost poking through right now and the other will soon follow. Karsten is also learning how to crawl, he gets up on his hands and knees and stays there kind of deciding what to do next. Karsten can also pull himself up to standing, one of his absolute favorite things to do! One of the most fun developments though has been Karsten’s speaking…he can now say “Mamamama” aka “Mama” and “dddaaaddda” aka “Dad”. Well the words may not be perfect yet but they sure do melt my heart. In other news upon turning 7 months Karsten decided he no longer wants bottles and has taken up nursing…yes a kid who nursed a hand full of times in the first few months of life practically threw himself on me to begin nursing...interesting to say the least. I have really been enjoying the time nursing allows us to spend together as well as not having to pump and clean a bunch of bottles. We shall see how long this phase lasts. This past weekend my in-laws, who we are staying with, had Jon Schmidt stay at their house (see post below) and the kids had a piano and fiddle recital that was pretty neat. I have never seen Ryan’s siblings play in concert and it was fun to be able to see them perform. Ryan and I have been busy getting settled and figuring out housing and other things, I don’t feel like we have had much time to do anything, in fact the past two weeks are pretty much a blur and seem like they have flown by. Usually we would have called friends and family to visit but we have been so busy with things like the DMV, housing, work, etc that we have most of the day scheduled. In other words please don’t feel bad if we haven’t called we will soon. Here are some fun pictures from the past month.

The Piano Recital

I know I am totally biased but I think this video is super cute. The blonde kid "rocking out" is Ryan's little brother, he is 11 years old playing in a group with mostly high school kids (older) and adults...and he played like a pro! Check out this short video. The song is called the Dumb Song and is by Jon Schmidt, the arrangement was by Alex Crandall, she is a cousin on my husband's side, she is in high school -- super talented.


This week the same little brother was on TV with the group, check it out: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid57706987001?bclid=55831969001&bctid=69365707001 For those who don't know Jon Schmidt, well you are missing out, check out his performance, he was at the concert this week and staying at the house with us. Jon is an aweesome guy and performer! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfH2BY5pdLw
http://www.jonschmidt.com/catalog/index.php