snails

it doesn’t really take much does it…something as simple as a snail could keep them busy for hours… so this is what we’ve been up to…I love vacation… I love the simplicity… I love the relaxationjust sitting in a garden drinking coffee listening to birds, the rain, our girls catching snails is perfection to me! … Read more

we made it!

we made it! we made it! we made it!whew!after a bit of stress before coming to Sweden it feels really good to be here!(just a couple of days before our flight we realized.. duh duh duh… that our oldest daughter’s passport was expired!!! so a fast stressed out trip to Miami… begging to get an … Read more

Good Bye America… Hello Sweden!

good bye for now sweet friends… good bye for now sweet country… Hello Sweden!!! come and join us as we take you through the beautiful country ofSweden!we are spending a month in the fantastic summertime!going for hikes! bike rides! lake swims! beach fun! visiting friends! visiting family! picking flowers!finding the magic and wonder of this … Read more

some good hiking!

I could really get used to a forest!That mountain air… the sounds of the streams racing down…the pounding in your heart as your body explores something HUGE!I always feel how incredibly small I am in this beautiful Earth when I’m in a forest… the size of the trees… looks as if they go up to … Read more

a day in Brevard, NC.

When we arrived in Brevard, North Carolina… I was taken back by so much beauty! I love a cool free spirit town with mountains in the distance! The homes were adorable… decked out with American flags for Memorial Day weekend… I felt like I was in a Norman Rockwell painting… I felt like I was … Read more

road trip 2011!!!

I love our little family… I love how we can have fun doing just about anything and I love how our children the older they get are starting to realize what a family is. Our oldest, probably every day, says just how much she loves her family. I can see how much she lights up … Read more

happily ever after…

we stayed at such a fun place with such an amazing swimming poolwith a slide!!!I feel that our oldest can really swim now…she can let goand so can I There is something about Disney…something…It makes you feel like a kid again… it makes you laugh out loud… it makes you feel so giddy… so happy… … Read more

laid back spring break…

we have been on spring break this week… long days of sitting in the garden… sipping smoothies.. making gorgeous dinners with LOTS of cheese… and mostly being with each other. recharging batteries is a MUST! everyone needs a vacation… you don’t have to go anywhere … just be.I think the best way for my body … Read more

The rest of our Canada Adventure…

we went to an amazing indoor market… so many things to do inside this huge market… girls rode along on the wagon… petting zoo.. mini golf.. food… vegetable stands… all in a huge greenhouse! smart! makes me so happy to see spring bulbs… the scents are amazing… how something that fragrant could be living under … Read more

oh the snow….

we made it back from the winter wonderland… and all I can say is wow… it was absolutely beautiful! we were totally our of our element and it felt really good! I love traveling together… we make it such an adventure… we have a “team Carlsson” secret handshake that we giggle … when things get … Read more