an uncensured view of our new kitchen

you have to go through the kitchen to get to the back yard. Liam can play outside while I'm cooking which I like.
Our old marimekko fabric became roller blind curtains
The skillets hang over the stove
My grandmother's green cookie jar has an honorary spot on the shelf
our new kitchen is a place that I'm growing to like more and more. There's open shelving so it looks kind of messy but at the same time it's practical. Also, I get to use a bunch of nice bowls that I've collected through the years.

Thanks Ann-sofi and Edny!

Liam was very excited over a birthday gift he got in the mailErik tried to see what big brother was so happy aboutbut then he saw the cameraConversations with Ann-Sofi, Philip and Santa


this is how happy Liam got for his birthday presents! He loved them, thanks...

Liam's third birthday!

Liam in his birthday present! He loves "being Buzz Lightyear"!
But he let Erik wear the hat
he picked macaroni and cheese for breakfastmacaroni and meatballs at a restaurant in Brentwood

At Will Roger's state park
it was a long climb up the hills
very long...
but the views were amazing!
jumping around

Then we went to a playground in nearby Pacific Palisades

and finished off with hotdogs, macaroni and "maräng svisch" for dessert

Our new life in California

Harry got to do a cross-country ride

They had some scenic pit stops along the way - Grand Canyon
The boys in their new room
They don't seem to mind the boxes
Picking grapes in the back yard
Liam helping with the watering
Liam is catching the Venice vibe doing yoga in the back yard
Erik by the succulents. Hope we won't kill them
Liam helping daddy putting together some chairs
The front of the house
There's interesting stuff going on
So, we're starting our new life here in Los Angeles. The first couple of days were pretty overwhelming. Jason was working 12-14hr days, all our stuff was in boxes and I didn't have a clue where I was so driving was intimidating. But now that we've been here a week and life is slowly falling into place (Jason got me a GPS, we got some furniture and I found a nice playground etc) I'm really starting to like it. We just have to find some friends. Liam is starting school next week and Swedish school starts next month, so hopefully we'll get to know some people soon.

Tomorrow we're heading back to the states. Jason was missing us too much so we changed our tickets to go back a bit earlier. We had the best time and we will miss everyone dearly. It's going to be exciting to see everyone in Boston and next week we'll start our new life in California.

Today we went over to Kicki's sister's house and had fun in their back yard.

picking blueberries



They opened a new public bath down by the Kalix river. There are two nice pools (one kiddy pool) and there's a café there as well