The last couple of days have been good. Amongst other things we’ve found a really nice second hand stroller. And we’ve been to see two of Eowyn’s idols, two super heroes called Supersnällasilversara and Stålhenrik. They gave a superhjältekonsert (=super hero concert) up in Trollhättan. Here we are going home from the show. Today I’ve promised to sew a super hero cape for Eowyn.
Big enough for two
Today it’s been raining a lot here in Gothenburg, so we’ve been playing inside most of the day. We’ve been playing hide and seek, football, doing jigsaw puzzles and, currently, I’m playing with a new camera app (Fx Camera) for my android phone:
I’ve also finished painting Ester’s table:
This week we’ve visited Denmark and Legoland. It was a very nice trip and we all enjoyed it.
Here are some of the souvenirs we took home:
Free postcards from a café in Aalborg
Toy story fridge magnets and lego-stylee salt and pepper dispensers
A pirate flag and lots of little lego bricks
Keychains with Yoda, R2-D2 and a classic lego spaceman
I got Tintin and Milou as a gift from Johan the other day! I love both action figures, Tintin, and space/science fiction, so of course I adore these two in their little orange space suits. Eowyn commented on the oxygen tubes: “There are their drinking bottles.” She was quite pleased that even the dog had its own backpack and drinking bottle with him.
Even though they’re mine they now live on Ester’s shelf, next to the moon rocket she got for christmas. :-)
This weekend we’ve celebrated midsommar (=midsummer), which is a big holiday here in Sweden. You it herring and strawberries, drink snaps, and, if you’re under the age of five at least, you dance silly dances around one of these (no I don’t mean Ester, but the big pole-thingie in the background):
Ester had a very cool clover-dress, that I got for Eowyn when she was little, made of vintage fabric. Eowyn was matching in her favorite hat from florin, also made out of vintage clover-fabric, and a brand new dress from Brita Sweden, made of organic cotton. I got it at the sale at Juniform (thanks for the tip, Ylva!). It was actually meant for Ester but it was too big, so it fitted Eowyn.
Both matched their outfits with a pair of cool jeans. :)
Today we have celebrated the birthdays of our two daughters (which in reality occurs during next week). Eowyn turns 3 years and Ester turns 1. Hurray!
This is us waiting for the guests to arrive.
The two yellow table cloths are thrifted at Myrorna. They didn’t cover the entire table so we used some left over fabrics in between.
Balloons are the best thing ever!
One of the best things about our current apartment is the yard outside. Actually there are four really cozy, interconnected yards, with closed doors to the outside streets, which is very nice when you have small kids, like we do. On the fartherst yard there is a kindergarten, where Eowyn and Ester will start this fall. I just love how close by everything is here.
This weekend the weather has been great, so we’ve been playing outside most of the time.
Yesterday we did our tax declarations. Doing it over a very slow internet connection can make anyone crazy. Luckily enought I got to relax with some plastic beads afterwards.
“Mommy, I want to make the biiiiig heart with you!”
All colors must be used!
…we’ve put up the big world map above our kitchen table. Cool, huh?!
We’ve also planted flowers and vegetables out on our small balcony:
And I finally “won” an online auction for second hand brown Bumling lamp! Yay!! Right now we’re listening to this excellent cover of They don’t know.
