We made it to Sweden!!!

We have arrived to beautiful Sweden… after coming for years it feels like home… settling in feels good. Knowing what to expect feels even better… Always before leaving Florida my heart starts to pound… the to-do lists start to pile… getting set for a 6 week vacation is quite a task… along with getting packed … Read more

Easter Fun!

I love Easter! I love it so much! This Easter as all Easters may have been the best one yet…I love every holiday… love the chance to make some memories that come with so many traditions… traditions of when we were small children as well…Easter is nice for me because it is simple… not a … Read more

a day at the Zoo…

This day was so much fun! such a sweet simple zoo up in Tampa Florida! a few rides, lots of animals, birds, and lots of smiles! We had a blast and cannot wait to come back! just walking around together ooohing and ahhhing over all the cute animals was just one of those awesome days! … Read more

Isabelle turns 8!!!!!!!!

eight… oh my! how can that be! of course I’m behind on blogging… but my dear Isabelle turned 8 this March!!! gosh what a fun 8 years it has been! some of the best things have happened… so many adventures… and just so much happiness this sweet little bunny has brought us!  We spent the … Read more

Christmas 2013!!!

I love Christmas for all of its tradition… I love how our girls let us know by now the things and traditions that “happen next…” It’s the little things… decorating a gingerbread house.. poking little cloves into oranges so that the house “smells like Christmas…”  the Swedish Tomten comes to our house each year… delivering … Read more

Cecilia turns 5!!!!!

Our little Cecilia Noelle turned 5 in December!!!!! How can that be!?? It does seem right… but really I like to just hold on to each day as they each slip through our fingers… it’s hard to grasp it all… but 5… I watched her sleeping her last night being 4… smiling… snoring… dreaming… She … Read more

more Christmas time snippets…..

Christmas and all of it’s spun together web takes little bits here and little bits there to make a beautiful web… today… I finally feel caught up to date with my pictures…  I say that as I’m posting Christmas pictures… but being a Virgo… can drive one crazy but it’s ok.. hahaha… it’s hard as … Read more

trimming the tree…

the days leading to Christmas truly are amazing! I love it so! We trim our tree just after Thanksgiving… it’s always the day we look forward to most! Picking out the tree makes me super nervous… is it going to be fat enough! I make Mattias unwrap all the wet trees in piles… we are … Read more

Fall days….

so yes, like always I’m so so so far behind… it’s hard to be in so many places… but here I love maybe the most… a journal to keep track of where we have been… and where we are going… it’s a beautiful thing and I cherish it so! a lot of things have happened … Read more