Catching up on lost time

OK, so I admit, I have totally been slacking on the blog.  But, I do have a few good excuses.  First of all, we had some visitors in June (more on that below).  Then I bought a Mac and had to figure out how to use it (and I now love it).  Then, Sam decided to start crawling so that means I have to keep my eyes on him at every moment!  And finally, I discovered Facebook, which means that every moment that I am not keeping my eye on Sam, I am looking for an old friend online!  Sooo, now that we've gotten that out of the way, here's the latest:

The "other" Althuises (that would be Arjen's family) came to visit in June.  Noah went to soccer camp at UT while Margot, Emma-Sophie, Sam and I hung out.   Arjen joined us at the end of the week and he and Robert tore it up on Lake Austin.  Noah had a great time at camp so we hope he'll come back next year!  We missed Anna this time around, unfortunately, but we'll see her again this fall.  Here is a picture of Sam with his cousins from 6/27:

Sam also got an adorable new hat that week.  He is a native Texan, afterall!

Then, on July 2nd, life as we know it changed.  Not only did Sam get a 3rd tooth, but he started crawling!  And with crawling comes pulling himself up onto everything!  He really is a curious little boy.  A bit hesitant at first, but once he has thoroughly studied his target, he goes for it!  Here he is showing off his new skills (notice the standing in the crib...naptime isn't always so easy anymore!)

So that's it!  This week we are off to visit Jen & Adam in Chicago so that I can see her cute belly.  I'm nervous to fly solo with Sam now that he is so mobile, but I am hoping he can behave for a few hours!  We'll report back after our trip!