Erik singing Justin Beiber's "Baby" (dark)

easter egg hunt

yesterday, my brother and his family went home to Sweden. It was very sad to see them leave. We had such a great time and I wish they could have stayed longer. We did an American style easter egg hunt, so that Elina would get the experience. In Sweden, you go hunting for one nicely decorated big egg filled with sweets or a toy (and in the US you hunt many little plastic eggs with sweets or toys in them).

The hunt is on

Blowing easter bubbles

Liam was going to a friends house for a birthday party. I love the "Emil-style" shirt he got from mormor

I was baby sitting Elina the other day while her parents were out in Santa Monica. We had a great time, a lot of playing and baking..

brother and family visiting

My brother, his lovely lady Ida and their daughter Elina are visiting us from Sweden. We're having a lot of fun exploring southern California and just enjoying each other's company. The kids are having a lot of fun playing and bickering, just like siblings.

Hollywood

Hanging with Nick in Hollywood. He was quite shocked when I pinched his bum, thereby the facial expression.

snuggling in the couch

Santa Barbara zoo

Having a picnic in a chumash (native american tribe) village

Nisse by a chumash shelter

Walking from the Chumash village

Making playdough animals

At a Scandinavian festival in Thousand Oaks

not everyday you find a sami village in southern Cali. They had set up a tent at the festival

picnic at the festival

Rest in peace farmor Elin

A few days ago my Grandmother, farmor Elin, died at the age of 89. She fell asleep peacefully in a hospital bed. She leaves behind five children, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. May she rest in peace. I wrote her a poem (in Swedish).

Elin Viktoria

Guldbruna lockar och prickig kjol
hon sveper så nätt över banan
när spelmannen lockar med sin fiol
så säker i valsen av vanan

Gäckande leende nära till skratt
hon plockar blå blommor på ängen
men vem kan du gå till i mörker natt
när monstren skräms under sängen?

Hon väntar på dig på en gyllene strand
så länge har hon längtat
hon smeker din kind och hon tar sen din hand
när kyrkklockan för dig klämtat

easter crafting

busy making chickens

Also very busy

our chickens

easter decoupage egg (half done)

one year ago

one year later