bandaid

Sam loves bandaids. Well, most kids love them at some point I guess. He has had a cold so he had a coldsore on his lip and insisted on a bandaid that he applied HIMSELF. He is three so he doesn't need help from anyone anymore.

stop

This is a video we put together for last year's annual Variety Show. You might see a familiar face or two. I got permission to post this by the musician.

guess what, mormor?

ratatouille

Jake made a mouse in class on Monday. This confirmed our theory that kids and playdoh(or hard forming clay) is a universal truth. Question: How do you know this mouse is fed by an American kid?

funny faces

We went to the Museum of Technology today. These are some of the funny faces we saw there.

not so famous heroic quotes

"Wet. Wet. Wet. Wet. Wet."
-Sammy watching a sinking wad of toilet paper during potty training.

spårvägsmuseet (adventures with Dad and Stockholm's public transportation)

The day after everybody left from our Christmas get together Dad and I rode into town to see the Stockholm Transport Museum. It was cool, but I don't think Dad really knew where he was going at first.

This is called the London Viaduct. Daddy says all parts East have to cross this bridge to go to Stockholm.

Once we finally found the museum I got to ride a train.

All aboard!

Another good picture of me on an old trolley bus.

My head is right behind the flash on the glass.

Driving this thing is easy!

I am watching a video of the road rolling in an old bus.

Here I am hanging in the bus. Man I was happy that day. Notice my new Cars jacket from cousin Olivia? This was a fun day.

flat stanley: happy new year!

cool new lights

Daddy put up some blue lights in our room. He says we can keep them up after Christmas. We like them a lot since it gets dark so early. We think they look like stars that go with our moon.

self portrait

Daddy said I drew some self portraits. I didn't know what he was saying at first.
He says he likes this one best. I had just gotten over being sick. He says he likes the way I captured the alarm all the way down to my fingertips.

karlsson

Jake has been home sick with a fever and hack the past couple days. He's getting a little buggy. We found these pictures of Karlsson on the camera tonight.

happy birthday Sam!

I liked my birthday. I got presents from mommy and daddy, mormor, uncle Rolf and aunt Rosi. Aunt Gene sent me two cards. Mommy would not let me eat the house with candy on it so I ate my birthday cake instead. I got big boy underwear too but I am not sure about going on the big potty yet.

Crouching tiger.


Hidden dragon.

what do you call that thing?

Before.

After.

There's probably lot's of creative descriptions for this tasty treat. I couldn't even tell you what it is called for real.

It's a shell of chocolate with whipped cream in the middle sitting on top of a wafer. Kind of like soft serve ice cream dipped in coating but without the ice cream.

I know the boys like 'em.

talegate

Daddy: Sam, are your cars having a meeting?
Sam: No, they are having fruit.

happy birthday Jake!

Schnell Zum Einsatz! (Hurry up and help!)
Daddy said our car had a 'Dickie' license plate too when we first got it.

Thursday was my birthday. I turned six years old. Mom and Dad said they can't believe I turned six already. Mormor made pancakes for my birthday and Mommy baked a brownie cake. Then I got to open some presents. Daddy said he would upload video if silly Bill Gates hadn't upgraded our operating system so that it is incompatible with our camcorder. I have no idea what he is talking about. All I know is that it was a great birthday and that this year, because I'm six, I'm going to try more types of food. Mom and Dad are really proud of me.

kjelle's boat

I see Kjelle's boat almost every day. It is a big boat. Kjelle lives here on the island too and mom says he works with boats and docks. He has tractors too, one is green and one is red.

fall fun

There are lots of leaves on the ground and we tried to rake some of them together the other day. Didn't quite get the leaves together but the boys got something to play in...

happy halloween!

The fruit of our labor; carving pumpkins. Even though I passed up the chance to buy a big fat orange one in the local grocery store today - just like home - still, it was worth it to grow our little green ones. Aunt Margaret also sent the boys cards, pictures and stickers for their scrapbooks.

Sammy and cousin Johannes look on while Uncle Joel changes his tires.