Bye bye tree

Thanks for the rattle Grandma! It's yummy (and sounds nice too)!
Mummy bought me a new hat. Don't I look gorgeous?

It's been a good weekend. Mainly nice sunny weather and we've gotten quite a lot done. On Saturday we cleaned the terrace and the outdoor furniture. We (David & Elias) also got rid of a tree outside our house that I've never been keen on. In the end we also got help from the neighbours on each side and now it is finally gone. Hooray!


On Saturday we also saw some friends for a few hours which was very nice. They are the tallest couple we know and their 2-year old boy was as tall as Elias!

Today Elias and I went to the forest and it was very nice. (Last week he was in a bit of a mood so it wasn't so much fun then). Afterwards my cousin Therese and Leonard popped round for lunch and a bit of play in the garden.

Stick bread

5 dl plain flour
2 dl water
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt

mix in bowl, put in plastic bag
take a piece, make a "worm", wrap on stick
grill over open fire
pull bread off the stick and let butter melt in the whole

Childhood on a stick!

The Christening

Highs and lows

On Sunday one of my fears happened. As I walked up the stairs from the basement with Alice in my arms I stumbled on a step (because my slipper is a bit broken) and dropped her!! I was almost at the top of the stairs and she landed on the stone hard hall floor (so she didn't fall down the stairs) on her back. I don't think I have ever felt worse or more worried. She screamed loads of course and shortly after fell asleep. She was due to have a sleep but I was worried to let her sleep after banging her head. We called the health care help line and asked what to do. They said it was ok to let her sleep but to make sure she reacted to tickles every 5-10 minutes, which she did. She slept for about 35 minutes and then woke up being her normal self again. The slippers have been thrown away!

So over to a more happy note. Yesterday as I was getting her dressed to go out I was cuddling her a bit and she laughed for the first time. She has been close to laughing before when we have tickled her on her neck (she seems to be just as ticklish as her brother) but this was definitely a proper laugh. Such a lovely sound!!!

Se upp i backen!

Back home

We are now back home after a week and a half up north. The weather hasn't been quite as nice as I had hoped but we have still had a great time. Elias loved playing in the HEAPS of snow. I haven't seen this much snow since the winter 1988!


I haven't been taking that many photos I'm afraid, I relied on dad doing that for me ;-)

This I managed to catch on "film" though: