Thanks cousin Sarah

Cousin Sarah came to visit after school and was so excited to feed Karsten. Looks like she is quite the natural at this mothering thing...she has great form! Her cousins just love to have time with her.

Fun time outside

There has been gorgeous weather off and on for the past few weeks that we are enjoying very much. We have been taking Karsten outside as much as possible and she LOVES it! She was having a good time feeling the the warmth from the sun (in the shade, of course) and the gentle breeze while on her activity mat. Hannah had to go check things out to make sure that her baby was ok. She has become very protective of her and even gives her kisses on her head and sneaks them on her face every now and then!

Activity Mat

We put together a new activity mat for Karsten. This morning was the first time that she was really able to play with it. She was talking to Mr. Octopus and looking from side to side from where the music was and the lights were flashing. She was having a great time!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter! Today we had a good day. We went to church with Grandma and Grandpa and then brunch with Gaga and Papa, Aunt Traci and Uncle Rich and my cousins. I had on a special outfit that Auntie Jen and Gaga picked out for me. I also had a very special new "Baby's First Easter" bib from my "Grandma" Carol in Philadelphia (Mommy's old boss). Attached is a picture of Mommy, Daddy and me at brunch.
Hugs and loves, Karsten

Gramps and Lala

Gramps and Lala came to spend Spring Break with us. They came for Karsten's baptism and stayed for a week. It was the first time that all 5 of their grandkids were together so it was a very special time. It was wonderful to have them, but the time went too quickly as usual. We are excited as they are coming back to visit in June...YIPPEE!

Thanks Auntie Jen and Uncle John

Auntie Jen and Uncle John were able to visit for Spring Break also. We had a quick time with Uncle John but had time to thank him for the cute onesie that he and Auntie picked out for Karsten. It had a picture of the fish, her astrological sign and then said what a Pisces is. "I'm a dreamer and a visionary. I will be successful, love to daydream, modest, sympathetic, clever." Look out, mommy is outnumbered as Karsten, Daddy and Hannah dog are ALL Pisces!

Photo shoot

Auntie Jen had a little photo shoot with Karsten while she was here. We gave her a bath and then put her in front of the heater. Needless to say she ended up with some "flock of seagulls" hair in one of the pictures! We sometimes cannot believe that she is really our baby.

Great Grandpa and Grandma

We were so excited to get to spend a week with Great Grandpa and Grandma on Chris's side of the family. They LOVED their time with Karsten and made it clear that when they were around the baby was with them! I guess seniority rules. It was so very special to see them with Karsten and to get pictures of them together. What a blessing those pictures will be when she grows up and learns who they are and how much they love her. Great Grandpa even snuck a few zzzzs while Karsten was snoozing :-)

Karstens Baptism

Today was Karsten's special day! She was baptized this morning in front of MANY family and friends. We had family fly into town from all over the US and spend a week with us. We were so blessed to be surrounded by such loving support. A special thanks to Karsten's Godparents, Blake and Lizz as they made the trek all the way from Delaware for the special occasion.

Surprise pictures

Since it was the first time that we had all of the 5 grandkids together for the first time we decided to get pictures taken and give them to Gramps for an early Grandfather's day present. We got the kiddos coordinating outfits and had Abby and Karsten in matching dresses...TOO CUTE! We had a great time with this and needless to say, the pictures were a hit!