Too stupid for a smartphone!!

I am sorry that I have not written in such a long time but I blame my smartphone. What is so darn smart about smartphones I wonder!!??? I wanted to make the next post via my phone so that I could have the very latest videos and picture but that did not work out... I managed to make a new post and write some but I could not upload a video and that was the main point. Rather annoying! Well, I feel bad about waiting until I have figured it all out so this post is done via my laptop. I do have some cute videos and pictures taken with my new phone though to show you. 

Enough of that! We have enjoyed the wonderful weather and gone swimming a few times. Plants have been replanted as soon as we have had time for that. Alex prepared the second lot yeasterday so that I could put some plants there such as tomatoes, physalis, peppers, potatoes, corn, unions and beans.

Sitting in the stroller

Morning time, pappa and son...

Marlee has started to "organise" things which means that it really likes to "take things back and forth". It can be shoes, building blocks, bath toys etc. He is such good entertainment!! He also likes to run between things and around things, kind of making his own little roads :-)

Marlee organising shoes

Playing with Mobi

Playing with pappa!

First (complete body) dip in the lake

Another day of sunshine and Marlee and I took the opportunity to go swimming in the lake. Well "swimming" might be an exaggeration but we did dip everything but the head in the water!! Marlee did not really have an option after playing in the sand :-)

Sandy behind!!

Farmor and farfar left two days ago and arrived safely in Miami. Thanks Kathy for cleaning car, bathtub, windows etc and for pulling weeds! Thanks Buddy for good breakfast!



Corn on the cob


I got myself a (for me) fancy smart phone today so hopefully I can document Marlee in the quality he deserves from now on, or as soon as I figured out how it works :-)

Mosquito bite?

Before we left Åland yesterday Marlee got, what we thought was, a mosquito bite on his forehead, above his right eyebrow. First it looked just like a mosquito bite but then it started to swell. It kept swelling all evening and continued today. Kathy and I went down town Stockholm today and finally decided to go to the doctor. Luckily we found one that was open and Marlee got some cortison to drink. After waiting one hour the swelling was still as bad, but at least it did not get worse. The doctor gave us some other medicin too and he is supposed to take them both until the swelling is better. Marlee does not seem bothered by it though, he just looks a little funny, like a cartoon copy of himself with a big forehead and nose and deep eyes :-)

Well, Kathy and I got some good food shopping done on "Söder" while "the old boys" mowed the lawn and went fishing.



Breakfast time. You can see that the left eye is smaller than the
right eye and the bridge of the nose (näsrygg) is wider
than normal.

The trip back home yesterday was very nice. The sun was pretty warm and they played music in a few different places at the boat that we enjoyed.

Stockholm Archipelago

Trip to Åland

In the last second we booked a trip to Åland, an island that belongs to Finland but where the official language is Swedish (it once belonged to Sweden).



Marlee chilling in his chair with a book :-)
(thanks for the comfy chair, moster!)

We left home yesterday afternoon and headed for the ferry. In accordance with the reservation information we arrived to the ferry 1 hour before departure, only to be told that we were supposed to be there 1,5 hours before departure... They could not let us on the ship!

Exploring the port while waiting for a new ticket to Åland

We waited by the port and eventually the same company could get us on a later ship that would pass Åland, too. We would only arrive one hour later. The trip with the ferry went fine and we arrived to Mariehamn on Åland where we found our guesthouse. A cute little house by the water.

Today we spent the day driving around and we have visited a lot of cute and beautiful places. I am positively surprised with how nice this place is!!



A cute little fishing place on Eckerö, Åland



Next to a big old anchor

Marlee went "swimming" when we got back to our guesthouse. He never really went swimming but dipped his little behind in the water :-) I started our with just taking off his socks and shoes but soon realised that it all had to go...

Before the stripping

Nakenfis ("Naked poot")

A visitor

The visitor is "showing off"

Nice day in Uppsala and a little flashback :-)

Today we all (Marlee, Alex, Kathy, Buddy and I) went to Uppsala to a culture festival. It was a lot of fun. Marlee enjoyed lots of different music and so did the rest of us. We finished the day at Eko café which a friend of us runs. Marlee never napped in the afternoon and totally passed out in Eko café :-)

Playing the maraccas while listening to
some medieval music

A little flashback from exactly one year ago (on the train on the way to my sister)

May 26 2011, Marlee's first haircut

Farmor and farmar arrived two days ago after a long but ok trip. Yesterday Alex got a neccessary haricut by Kathy and I gave Marlee his first haircut ever.

Before

During

After



Before


 

After



Yesterday we spent a lot of time playing in the garden and today we did some garden work before the rain came.

Marlee and  farmor



Marlee and farfar




The other day when he was sleeping
in the stroller he got his finger
stuck in his hair :-)



"The Moster Linn visit"

Tomorrow it is time to go back home. We have had a very good time! Right now I am sitting on my bed and Marlee is lying in his bed, trying to sleep. He has had some problem going to sleep lately and is very energetic in his bed before he can calm down and go to sleep. Though, he is sleeping very good during the night and normally just wakes up once or twise to look for the binkey, or come over to our bed :-)

Marlee and Bosse

Dinner time!



Dinner plate



Well, back to our visit. We have not done very much just "relaxed". Lots of walks with Bosse (Linn's and Johan's New Foundland dog) and Marlee and just regular things like cooking, eating, changing diapers, playing, brushing teeth etc. And best of all enjoying being with my sister! Today Marlee and I took care of Bosse while Linn and Johan were working. It was fun and most of the time Bosse behaved :-)

 

Walking Bosse with Marlee on my back

 

Marlee holding Bosse



Yesterday Marlee, Linn and I went shopping for a sunhat, I had forgotten to bring one. We found two super charming hats on H&M that I just had to buy because they were so charming. I could definately have bought even more hats but I assume two is more than enough (since we have two at home, too...).

Talking with pappa on Skype

 

Marlee eating bread in his new hat



 

I just found a friend!!



Well, now Marlee is actually sleeping and I should start packing and preparing for the train trip tomorrow. I also want to take the chance to wish Kathy and Buddy a safe trip over the Atlantic tomorrow!!