The things that keep them busy (and happy)...

The boys are having a blast in Miami. Playing with their new toys, swimming and waiting for their friend from Sweden who is coming tonight!!. Right now they are all (except Rafael who is napping!) out and about with farmor and farfar. Yes, I am here by myself!!! No worries, I won't be bored, I am going to update this blog, eat lunch, shower and then take a nap before Rafael wakes up. Ha! I told him to take a long nice nap since he was up until 2:45 last night. Something was bothering him, maybe stomach ache. Nothing seemed to make him go to sleep so at 2:30 I finally gave up and took him in the car for a ride. He instantly stopped crying and fell asleep..

I forgot to mention that Alex is out, too, interviewing a Trump politician in Fort Lauderdale. We are going to a SPA later today, by the way :-D Probably the first time for him. I am so excited! 

Guess who had blueberries for breakfast!

We visited the Marrie Christmas park the other day with some friends who also live in Ormond but have family in Miami. The park has a playground but the boys were more interested in the trees.

Too small to climb the trees

Back home Marlee helped farmor wash the cars, including ours :-)

Noah helped me watch Rafael

Fun with pappa!

Watching sports on TV with farfar (note Noah's new "toy", a camera. They are inseparable)

It has been a lot of fish in the canal

Trying to catch dinner but only small ones so far...

Focused!

Weather has been absolutely wonderful!

Not fighting for a change! Yay!

Fixing with his camera...

Watching farmor plant a tomato plant in her garden

Picking a lemon or orange in farmor's and farfar's tree

Happy pappa :-D

Taking a dip in the spa

Already been in the spa

Noah has taken a lot of pictures of his lego creations since this is where he spends most of his time :-)

A new found interest for Gabriel, doing "pärlplattor". Not sure what it is called in English

 Marlee got to go kayaking with pappa yesterday. He did so good! Gabriel got to go on Alex's kayak which also was exciting!

He had to eat his ginger bread cookie in his highchair and not run around, that made him very upset (and he has a mosquito bite on his forehead..)

Now I am heading for the shower!!

Merry Christmas!!

To not give gifts too much focus during Christmas is difficult these days but we have had lots of fun and wonderful food, too!!! Dinner at farmor's and farfar's house yesterday, and at some friends' house today. Both dinner delicious!!

Dinner Christmas Eve

Opening gifts today... Lego!

A mushroom farm!!

Swedish candy!

Rafael talking with Uncle Cory :-)

Gabriel loved this turtle made by his cousin!

Eating Swedish candy

A bath robe!

Rafael's blocked tear duct has healed after 15 months!

Noah got a haircut the other day!

This guy finally decided that he wanted to go on the potty about two days before we left Ormond!!!!!

We are still here!! And Alex is one year older. Lol!

I am adjusting to the American traditions and decorated the Christmas tree way early. Not as early as people normally do here but a lot earlier than I would do in Sweden. Anyways, it is up and looking good. We started out with ornaments all over the tree... now they are only at the top. Thanks to Rafael!

Everybody Smile! Moahahaha!

Coloring the letters of his name so that we could put his name up on the door to their room

We have had some cooler weather lately. Soooo nice!!

American pancake Art for Noah :-)

Brother fun!

Making Swedish gingerbread cookies

The dough is really yummy!

Added some white chocolate to some of them. Yum!

We love our children (more than they love us)! Lol!

Patience while creating Christmas gifts...

More gifts making

And more...

 We took a break from the Christmas preparations by going to the bouncy place with some friends.

It was totally empty except for us and our friends

Rafael bounced a little, too, with Gabriel

Happy Birthday wonderful husband and pappa!!!

Salty (our church) had it's yearly Christmas at Rockefeller Garden at Alex's birthday. It was so much fun!!

Gabriel met Santa :-)

Fun in the snow

While Noah visits the speech therapist we always wait outside by a pond outside the place. Yesterday, a friend came with us and Marlee and him went running around the pond three times. Great exercise! :-)

Waiting by the pond

Bad guy 3.0

 Having fun!

Fun about tooth brushing. We always try to catch five teeth trolls while brushing Gabriel's teeth and here he is telling us about them. And they are big!

The weirdest thing we have in our house. Probably the weirdest thing I have ever had in a house!!