April went by fast… really fast! We try when things are crazy to keep calm home days as much as possible… ironing on pretend ironing boards…wine in the backyard… a baby shower! oh it was lovely! My dear friend from high school was in town from Colorado and had the sweetest baby bump I couldn’t … Read more
we love to celebrate… love holidays! I love to pull out the rubbermaid boxes and remember back on all of the years… last Christmas… Halloween… little treasures that help us remember. little buddies in the banyan trees… I took this sweet pic a few days before Isabelle lost her first little tooth… I knew it … Read more
he came he came!!! Tomten came to our home!!! So exciting this fun Swedish tradition! Tomten comes and delivers gifts to the children in person! my heart skips a beat with anticipation and it’s all so much fun! Skyping with Farmor & Farfar… bringing the world a little bit closer with this amazing technology! you … Read more
fresh made Swedish Saffron buns… one of the many perks of being married to a Swede… 🙂 opening her sweet birthday gifts from Farmor & Farfar! To me, Christmas is magic… So many feelings… excitement, happiness, memories…Having children at Christmas is a big giant present!I love experiencing all of its coziness with our girls… passing … Read more
Summer has been a big giant bubble of happiness! everyday it feels like it burst and a million pieces of glitter sprinkle over us until we fall over with giggles! Now that our oldest is in school it makes our summers even more precious… like gold! or maybe sapphires! rubies? Whatever it is we have … Read more
my most favorite part of Christmas this year… and maybe ever…was…just before bed…The Excitement!We set out milk and cookies and carrots for Santa and his reindeer… then put the magic key outside since we don’t have a chimney…then we sat just the four of us on our driveway under the stars and moon… we hugged … Read more
a beautiful walk around this beautiful village is fantastic!so many little things to see if only you look up… the architecture is absolutely magical! how they built things so long ago… so smart! everything has a purpose and a reason for being there… if it’s just for looks or to collect water… it’s a reason! … Read more
a lot of our family lives all over the world…Florida, China, Sweden…but the other night we were all together in Ystad, Sweden!we had a beautiful dinner together and it was fantastic!I think family is so important!enjoying a delicious meal… talking about old times… being together.Even when you’re in different corners of the world… your family … Read more
There’s nothing quite like summer break… especially when you have children… no school… sleeping in late… sunrises… it’s perfect! This time of year the sun starts to pour into our home so early… it starts to sparkle on our floors… rise on our facesI think it’s so beautiful how at different times of the year … Read more
what a fun project this was!a friend of mine that used to be a blogger once posted this and I finally got around to making these beauties…cannot wait to make them with the proper kite paper… then the sun can come through them so pretty!The girls loved helping with these!