Midsummer's Eve

Yesterday we celebrated midsummer's eve - one of the biggest holidays in Sweden. It's a tradition that has lived on since our viking days and it's a must to make a maypole and dance around it. Unfortunately, Erik was running on the lawn and fell and hit his jaw on something made of metal (what are the odds?) so I had to take him into the emergency room for a check-up. He turned out to be fine and we could go home to relax.

midsummer girls

raising the may pole

Dancing around the sleeping bears

some silly bears

treasure hunt in the forrest

taking a little nap on the lawn

Sebastian

treasure hunt

to captains on a ship

visiting Aunty Lisbeth at their summer cottage in Svartbyn

some kind of bug

admiring daffodils

more sweden pics

the newest cousin!

nice big sister

checking out the blueberries - not quite ripe yet

erik just woke up

A visit to Sweden!

After a looooong trip, we're finally here! It's a great feeling!

Elina outside of her daycare

It's fun to jump in puddles!

Liam and his friend Sebastian

Spidey moves!

We paid a visit to Elinas daycare

the boys found this frog when biking in the park. There are a ton of these frogs everywhere this year

New deck

Thanks to my father-in-law, Jack, Jason and Uncle Rich, we have a nice new deck in the backyard! When it's not pouring outside we spend a lot of time out there, enjoying our meals and the kids play. I planted a bunch of penta flowers (perennial plants native to Florida) and grasses for low maintenance. We still have some work to do (such as painting the house) but it's definitely more functional now. Thanks for all the help!