a little visit…

so great catching up with friends we haven’t seen all year… feels as though we haven’t missed a beat! Tom and Petra have two sweet boys Fredrik & Alexander… the girls had a blast! played all day! it’s quite hot in Sweden this summer so most time is spent outdoors… running through sprinklers! splashing in … Read more

end of school year fun…

BABY SHOWER for RYDER!!!!!!!!  end of the year Garden Club 1st grade party!!! we used our harvested kale, potatoes! made such a great lunch for the children! they were so excited to try so many new things! our little Cecilia graduated… to the next year of preschool! she so happy! such a sweet loving school! … Read more

Luau Fun for a sweetie pie!

I mean seriously… had such a blast atCecilia’s 3rd Birthday Party!!!We try to keep it way different than Christmas as her birthday is on the 19th… eeeek… totally didn’t plan that one well…BUT…I am so damn glad that her birthday is when it is!I love a Christmas Baby!!!Best Present EVER!and seriously would the lady at … Read more

a little Christmas catch up… but still more to come later…

I’m pretty happy I married a Swede… for so many reasons…but gosh I love Lucia!This tradition is beautiful… I mean really… what other holiday do you get to have real fire on top of your head and SING! now our girls love these traditions just as much as I do!I love holidays I love everything … Read more

windsurfing in the bay

it’s days like this that make us really appreciate where we live…it’s a paradise… hot, the bluest skies, clear blue water…just sitting on the edge of our bay…with great friendseating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches…taking tuns on the board.

little school girls!

Cute Slideshow!!! Did you have a little school friend… a sweet little reminder of school… I remember like it was yesterday my little friends in kindergarten… I remember one girlfriend and I were so close that when she got the chickenpox the teacher called my mother to let her know that I could stay home … Read more

last days of summer…

saying goodbye to the summer absolutely crushed me… it did… I didn’t want to say goodbye… we had too much fun! When we came back from Sweden I knew it was coming… the day was almost here… I knew it would creep on up and hit my like a dodge ball… unexpected… I knew I … Read more