Happy (late) birthday Alex!!!

December 16, Alex’s birthday. He did not want to celebrate much but we all gave him breakfast in bed and went out to eat dinner at the local Hibachi restaurant. Possibly the most delicious food!!

Another birthday party, for one of the boys’ friend. A turtle visited us in the park during the party and we fed it some veggies :-) 

Too much fun for our own good!

The fun keeps coming! Christmas festival at the church where we have our cc coop. It was a great one with hay ride, live nativity scene, train, fake snow and more. I didn’t get many good pictures but will share what I have. 

A few days later we had another birthday party. This time at a paint place. How fun!! Unfortunately Gabriel was sick and could not go. I brought his canvas with me home and a dog to paint so that he could do it at home. 







Right after the birthday party we all went to a Lucia festival in Sanford. Even Gabriel got to come since it was outside. It was not as good as two years ago but still worth the visit :-) We watched the Lucia train, played Kubb and ate lots of Swedish Fika!

Last week was more intense than normal and we all ended up getting sick. We are mostly better now and trying to get ready for the festivities this week, which are a birthday party and two Christmas parties. This December is the busiest December we have ever had!! But we are grateful for all the fun we get to have and all the friends we get to see. 

Ginger bread house, Swedish fika and Ikea

This guy has learned to make a lot of different sounds and it is so no un to watch and listen to him! He has now 4 teeth!! and can chew some soft bread, corn etc

Ginger bread decoration with one of our coops. It was probably more decoration than house at the end!





The big brothers are so cute when they play with David. 



I had a Swedish Christmas fika and book give-away last Friday. Lots of moms and kids came. Beautiful weather and simply a great day with friends, lussebullar and glögg. 



This is his arrogant pose while eating. Food on the table!!

Yesterday me and the kids went to help clean windows at a clinic who give free doctor visits to people without health insurance. We did it with our coop “Mission to Serve”. Marlee is climbing to reach better.

Today me and David went to Ikea with some friends. Lol, I found so many good things and lots and lots of candy! I hope it will last us until the end of January when mormor and morfar are coming!!! We can’t wait to see them again after more than two years!!!

Be Thankful in all circumstances

Thanksgiving was at the end of November and Aunt Peggy brought the traditional gingerbread houses for the boys to decorate. 

Uncle Cory was visiting for thanksgiving and he took Noah for a ride Uncle Mike’s motorcycle. So much fun!!

After some great days with farmor and farfar in Ormond we went to Madison with Uncle Cory and family from Jacksonville, to finish the Thanksgiving celebrations. 

Beach, sleepover, friends and fun!

More beach and the weather has gotten really chilly. At the beginning of this post it was still fairly warm and no warm clothes was needed at the the beach. However, when we went down a couple of days ago the kids actually asked to go home because they were cold and wanted to go in the hot bathtub :-)

About two weeks ago me and the kids went to visit a few farms during “Open farms day”, which happens ones a year. We had never done it before and we ended up at a dear farm first. Not really what we expected and the kids were not amused. However, the second farm was a lot more fun and we went on a hayride in the orange fields and then picked our own vegetables. The kids loved it! And, it is only about five min from our land in de Leon springs!!! We will be back!

Sleep over at the Armel’s house in Anthony for Gabriel and Rafael. So much fun! 

Birthday party for a friend at her gymnastics gym! I planned it so badly and was wearing a dress. Otherwise I would totally have tried some of the equipment :-) Once again the boys had a wonderful time!

While trying to make white chocolate mouse for coop I got too distracted and messed it up. Marlee and Noah and me ended up making ice cream out of it instead :-)

New hair dude after a bath, lol!!

We were taking one of Gabriel’s friends to the trampoline place in daytona but right before we were gonna leave Gabriel decided that he did not want to go unless I cut his hair. He said he didn’t want to look like a girl anymore! :-(