Crafts and Pepparkakshus!

Last week was full of little craft projects which George helped me with. I'm very proud of my first door wreath (krans) and some of my little Christmas installations! It also does help having a forest on your door step when collecting things to make them look pretty!

On Friday, mormor was here and we made gingerbread cookies and house! Very nice indeed!

Hello tooth #2

This is how happy he is to get rid of the growing pain I assume!

Love matters

Not sure if it's a trend or an age thing, but George came home the other day, declaring that he was in love with James at dagis... Hrmmm, ok.

Today, Josefin told me that Alfred came home the other day, declaring that he was in love with George...

Maybe it's a boy thing...

Farfar Andie visiting

Time flies and we've been extremely busy, but two weekends ago, we had a lovely visit from Farfar Andie. Apart from the usual 'to do' list (he helped us with filling up the gravel in the outside steps, helped Matt to shape up the soil at the front where the pipes for the water is in the ground), we also had some nice chillout time for once!

Soon...

In a postbox near you...

Skorpa

Gave Billy Finn a skorpa the other day! He loved it! However, I didn't quite love it so much to have to pick him up and find his whole pyjamas covered in soft, gloopy skorpa, which of course transferred to my top!

Little sunshine

There is something magic that happens to babies when they reach 6 months (alright, Billy's almost seven months, but if you've been there, you know what I mean). By that time, they normally sit up on their own and they're becoming little personalities rather than just floppy babies. Billy Finn is such a lovely little character, always smiling and laughing (unless tired and screaming...). His appearance have changed a little too, not always looking so surprised ha ha...

Father's day

Last Sunday was Father's day. George had made Matt a very nice card with a felt tie on it, and made him a card which read 'I love you daddy' (yes, he wrote it himself, copying what I'd done...). Matt had some very cool glasses he's wanted for a while and a yum pancake breakfast!

New tooth in town!

It's been on its way for a while, but this morning there was a definate sharp little tooth in Billy's mouth! The second one will follow closely I believe!

Sleeping cutie

Too tired to even keep the obligatory two fingers in the mouth... Aaah...

A candle for Beste

On Sunday evening, we lit a candle out in the garden for Beste. It was Allhelgona (All Saints') weekend here, so a lot of people go to the cemeteries to light candles for their lost loved ones. We didn't feel it would be quite so easy to bring both George and Billy with us, so decided to make a little private ceremony in the garden instead.

It was lovely, George lit the candle, and it actually stayed lit for almost two whole days! I'm sure Arnfinn was watching us, from somewhere over the rainbow. I miss him a lot. Not all the time, but often. He knows that too.

Ulriksdal

On Sunday, we went to Ulriksdals slott for their Autumn market. It was quite crap actually, but luckily, we had good company - Sabina, Richie and little Milo, and George enjoyed running around on top of an old log and swinging from a cool tree swing.

Woodpeckerers and a sweetie sandwich

George lets us know, very often, that 'he knows' at the moment... He says 'I know' to most things, and also likes to tell us things we might not know...

Like this morning, when our rowanberry/mountain ash tree (rönnbärsträdet) was filled with bullfinches (domherrar), a beautiful sight. George comment was: "Mamma, de är hackspettare" ("mummy, those are woodpeckerers").

Earlier this morning, he was very pleased to tell me that he'd dreamt he was eating a huge sweetie sandwich (godissmörgås)! Why am I not surprised...

He loves me!

Yes he does. On a Thursday. Just like that.

More masks...

Ok, so I've caught the mask making bug... A pumpkin mask for a Halloween party (which he also wore to dagis on their fancy dress day) and a cool superhero mask for a friend's little boy to say thank you for lending us their babysitter for Billy Finn.

Billy and farmor

George I am your father

Matt made this very cool T-shirt for George for his birthday!

L O V E

I just love love love my little George! He's such a funny, insightful and clever little boy. He keeps asking about everything he sees and really savours the answers!

This evening, before Billy Finn's bath, he asked if he could remove his nappy. Of course, I said. A minute later, I heard him chatting and giggling with Billy, and looked to see him trying to put a new nappy on his brother! Sweetest thing ever! "oooh Billy, put your legs down, I can't do it if you don't... Billy! Lift your bum please!" Ha ha, had to call Matt to come up from downstairs to have a look. My heart spilled over when watching them!

We have a 4-year-old!

So, on the 25 October it was finally time for George's REAL birthday.... I got up extra early, but of course he heard me, so before he came down, I went upstairs and asked him to go into our bedroom and give dad a morning cuddle and wait for us. Woke up farmor and Chris and up the stairs we went, a small cupcake with four proud candles in hand!

And then it was time for more presents... He's got Lego and Star Wars products coming out of his ears, but he's a happy chappy!

Mask mayhem!

So, after having made George a superhero mask, I thought it would be nice to make one for all of the kids at the party... Took some time, but I had great fun doing it! George had to try them all on of course.

George's 4 year Birthday Party!

Sunday the 23 October, it was time for G's 4 year birthday party! He was sooo excited! I'd made him a SuperGeorge outfit which he wore from 10 in the morning until the party started at 12, and then the whole day and evening (and day after, on the bus and in town...). Let me just say it kind of made me feel like a very good mum, having managed to get it so right for once!

There were, in total, six kids who couldn't make George's party, so instead of 13 crazy kids, there were only 7. Which was more than enough... One could say, the puke flu saved the day...

Everyone got a face mask as they arrived (pics in the next post), and shortly after 12, they all sat down for mini pizzas and some balloon sticker fun. After that, they played (or, should I say, went berserk) upstairs, finding good use of George's dressing up box (my best 100 kr spent, ever, remember!). Then it was time for cupcakes and cookies and 'Dance stop' game! George started to cry when he was out, bless the birthday boy! Oh, and somewhere in the madness, little Olivia arrived. Shy at first, but seated next to G at the table, she soon ate as much as the boys and made use of the more girly outfits in the dressing up box...

We ended the party with a treasure hunt (must add a note about Matt and Andie laying out the course - hiding the sweetie bags next to a pile of spiky planks! Very child friendly don't you think...), following lost items and gold coins to the sweet treasure!

And not a minute too late, it was time for the parents to come and pick the kids up! Everyone happy and perfectly sugar high!

Two hours later, it was back in the saddle for the family party! Best present must have been from morfar Ralph who bought George a remote controlled helicopter, suitable for ages 14+... Needless to say George LOVED it, so did his dad... Wine, chilli, coffee and a cake larger than life... A VERY nice birthday party day indeed!

Thank you to everyone for coming, and all the great presents, George was so excited!

Oh, and loads of pics... my new styley with larger images only works if I upload very few images per post... annoying, but some will have to be larger, some smaller and when I have time, I'll make some collages!

New styley!

I've changed the look of the blog! And FINALLY managed to make the images bigger! One day, when I'm really really really bored, I will try to go through some of the older posts aswell, to change the sizes of the images there, but that will most likely not happen this year...

Autumnal glory

Even though it brings darkness, the autumn is a favourite season with the fresh, clear air and lovely colours. This particular morning, the air was hazy and a little mysterious. Beautiful!

Scarlett in the paper

We're featured in the latest issue of Sofo Magazine! Woop woop!

Wednesday fun

Every Wednesday, some of us stay-at-home-mum's meet for a walk (short) and and a chat (long). One of the highlights of the week! Billy Finn is the youngest, Edvin (not in these pics) about three months older, Arvid, Herman and Ebba (only girl, not in these pics either), about five-six months older.

Screenprinting T-shirts

Last week, we'd booked the screenprinting room at Skarpnäcks kulturhus to do some Starwars T-shirt for G's birthday. It was so much fun! And they turned out great! Billy Finn came along to keep an eye on us, but got bored and fell asleep instead...

In training

In training for bigger things to come...