Visiting moster Linn

Marlee and I are visiting my sister Linn and her Johan right now. We took the train from Stockholm yesterday and arrived here in the afternoon. At the train we met another mum with her daughter which we talked a lot with. They were planning on taking a cruise to St Petersburg soon, just what we have been talking about doing with Alex's parents who are coming next week. Marlee enjoyed the trip by napping, eating and walking up and down the aisle and up and down the aisle and up and down the aisle and...

Waiting for the train...

Napping on the train

Napping in the borrowed car seat...

Mr gorgeous

Some pictures and videos since last time I wrote something.

Picnic at home

A little frog that we found in the garden
(there are no poisonous frogs in Sweden)

Hungry for breakfast?

Walking in Torna-Hällestad
(where moster Linn and Johan lives)

Itchy teeth * 2 ??

Sunny Days!!!

  

We have had some great warm and sunny days but today it was a little chilly again and cloudy. Pretty nice I must say after some very warm days. It always makes me feel bad if I spend a lot of time inside when the weather is gorgeous. Here in Sweden you never know how many nice warm days the summer will have in stock and Swedes tend to run outside as soon as there is sunshine. We really appreciate the sun :-) 



Eating apples out on the deck in
my "I love dad" t-shirt



 



  

Being entertained by a raw potatoe
while mamma is peeling the others



  

Marlee has used his inflatable pool during the warm days and he really enjoys it!!

Being bored in the bathroom while mamma is getting ready in the morning... Playing with a (non used) toilette brush.



Bored!

  

We have also practiced walking a lot, which is so much fun. He hardly crawls at all now. I need to keep a close eye on him all the time now but it is also making some things easier when he can walk on his own. Going in the stroller for a long time is not popular at all anymore, unless it is naptime... Jackie, the black and yellow shoes you gave Marlee is perfect to walk in!

Today we took a walk down to the mail box together. Here in Sweden people normally have their mailbox next to their house, just like in the States, but in "summer house neighbourhoods", like our, they are sometimes gathered in one spot.

Streching in the doorway after the long walk :-)
(he walked up there and stood in this position
and then laughed and did it again :-)

I will have some friends over tomorrow for coffee ("fika") so tonight I spent time baking. Something I really enjoy when I have some time! Alex took care of taking Marlee to sleep which took a loooong time today


Chocolate Meringue, Dreams, Rasperry
caves and Chocolate Ship Cookies
(all from scratch in case anyone was wondering ;-)



Snow in May!! But also SUN and doggy :-)

So some time passed since last time I wrote something here and this is what has been going on here:

Trip with the open pre-school to "Junibacken", which is a childrens' play place based on the books by Astrid Lindgren (the author of Pippi Longstocking). "Unfortunately" I was too busy running after Marlee and make sure no other kids would run him over, I did not have time to take any pictures. We had a good time though.

One morning when Marlee and I woke up (Alex got up a little later :-) it was snowing so much outside, in MAY!!!! I must say that spring has been fantastic so maybe we should expect this, but still... It was cold, dark and grey, and, I guess, kind of white, too...

Our garden...

Flowers covered with snow...

Apart from watching snowfalls we have also spent time in the playground close to my parents' house. When we are home Marlee makes sure to entertain himself, sometimes by emptying the drawers in the kitchen, which is always a lot of fun!! Sometimes by being carried around, making sure I will not do anything without him supervising :-)

"Organizing" the kitchen drawers

Going on an adventure while mamma is working in the garden...

Escaping?

- Darn, the gate is closed!

- And I cannot jump the fence!

Today we went to Saltå Kvarn, which is a little villige where they live "close to nature". They produce food products that are sold in regular grocery stores and it is all organinc / bio dynamic. They also have their own school and hospital. We went there with some friends who have a daughter (4 months old) and a dog who Marlee really likes, Mr Stevens.

Marlee and Mr Stevens

Nice Mr Stevens

Walk, walk, walk...

Yesterday was "Valborg" celebration here in Sweden and big bonfires all over the country. We had friends over for food and games and later we went to the fire in our neighborhood. I great day!



Family by the fire




Marlee walking in his pj's around the fire


Today we started the day (after breakfast etc) with a morning walk. Walking around the neighborhood is probably Marlee's favorite thing right now :-)

Two days ago Sofia and Mobi was visiting, and finally I remembered to take a picture of Mobi. He is 7 months and sooooo cute!!!!!



Mobi



Visiting the playground

Marlee and I have run some errands today and we also went to a very fancy playground with Sofia and Mobi (who gave Marlee his Indian outfit). Marlee had a great time. His favorite was the slide :-)

Going down the slide

Walking...

Indian Booger pooting

We have had a good Easter with one exception... Alex is getting too good at Croquet... No, but Marlee has been pretty whiny and we do not know why. There might be new teeth coming or it is just a phase... Hope it will pass by quickly! The thing about Alex was, unfortunately, true though...

We all went to visit my farfar today and Marlee wore his "Indian outfit", clothes that he got from my friend who spend a lot of time in India. Super cute!

Daddy with son in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm

Pushing the shopping cart

The little pooter!! (make sure to play it LOUD!!)

(they sound like quite fire works but I promise you that they are poots, I witnessed it :-)

Happy Easter

The sun has been shining for at least a week now and we enjoy it every day in the garden. Marlee is happy to help out with a lot of different things. He is also enjoying his sandbox and walking. He walks more and more every day but he is doing it slowly. Crawling is still a lot faster than walking. Today we had some friends over to BBQ and we have had a great time. Marlee did not want to sleep though. Being so tired, maybe he was a little more unstable than normal and at one point he fell in one of the stairs (while holding my hand) and hurt his lip. It was bleeding a lot and he got a fat lip, but recovered quickly.

Helping out with the asperagus garden

Relaxing after a hard day work

Playing with the water in the lake

A big toad that we found while raking leaves.
We put some leaves back on top of him
and hope he can go back to sleep :-)

Helping mamma to put the new grill together

Some Outdoor Walking