Here is another of Sofia's own pictures - she's quite artistic when she's yielding the camera.
We went on a "nature hike" trail with Gramma. This was a very fun adventure until an escaped Husky started following us and picking a fight with Drake. We called the owner's number on the collar but he didn't care.
The husky kept bugging us and when we sat down to have our picnic snack he came right up to us and stole Sofia's lion right out of the back pack on my back! This was Sofia's very special lion that she put to bed every night and who sat in the pocket of her apron when she was baking, took baths with her and was her little special friend. Needless to say it was VERY traumatic to see a dog run off with her lion and not come back. Gramma went to hunt down the dog but to no avail, the dog that wouldn't leave us alone was nowhere to be found!
Here is Sofia's lion 15 minutes prior to THE ABDUCTION! We visited the local children's thrift store and got a little kitten stuffed animal. He wasn't so special at first, but we can happily report that "Kitty" is now a very cherished Sofia friend who even wears cloth diapers that mom has sewn for him!
Sofia, Kajsa and Emma went to Sweden for 3 weeks in June. We had a wonderful time visiting friends and family. First we stayed with Helena, Jonas and Lovisa, where we got to attend Lovisa's christening, then we headed to Helsingborg in southern Sweden for 3 days to visit my grandmother (Momutti) so that she could meet her second great-granddaughter, Kajsa. Once back up in Stockholm we stayed with Johanna and Lars-Goran where Sofia and Kajsa had tons of fun making friends with Andre and Alexander. The last week we stayed on my parents sailboat in Vasahamnen right smack in the middle of Stockholm.
Traveling to Helsingborg on the X-2000 high speed train. Sofia was pretty excited about going on a super fast train and she thought the coolest part was using the potty on the train!
Momutti with Kajsa at the breakfast table.
Kajsa and Sofia in the "karamell stolen". Two little beauties!
Later in the week Sofia let me do her hair in Pippi braids. I managed to do it real quick while she was sitting still coloring, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten near her hair!
Here's my two little cutie girls on our new living room couch that we got from http://www.freecycle.org/. Love, love, love, freecycle and love, love, love this new comfy couch! What a great way to re-purpose things and pass it through the community. 
Sofia's photo skills are being honed everyday! She loves telling us all to smile and say "cheese".
Kajsa is ready for baby yoga! She loves chewing on her toes. I didn't whip the camera out quick enough, as a second earlier she had both toes in her mouth!!! :-) 
Sofia likes to play peekabo with Kajsa when she's eating. Kajsa is now eating pureed veggies and rice cereal - yum!
This is the first time that Kajsa got to join Sofia in the tub - they had lots of fun and Sofia was doing a great job showing Kajsa what bathtime is all about.
This is the beautiful quilt that Raina, Carl's girlfriend, made for Kajsa. We love it! Kajsa is wearing a knit cardigan that my dad (morfar) wore when he was a baby. Handmade things last forever! I hope that Kajsa can pass down her quilt when she becomes a mom :-)
Isn't Sofia adorable in her Easter dress! She was all about finding lots of eggs, she was super excited about "found another one!"
Kajsa wasn't as talented as Sofia at hunting eggs, she enjoyed being snuggled instead :-)
Sofia got a really neat fish bubble wand in her Easter basket. She was blowing a whole bunch of bubbles all by herself.
All four of us just came back from enjoying a fabulously relaxing two weeks in Treasure Cay, Bahamas with my parents. We were spoiled with great food, perfect weather, and lots of fun in the sun! We can't think of a better vacation destination considering Treasure Cay is like paradise!
Kajsa and Emma in the swing on the patio at sunset.
Sofia eating a picnic lunch in the boat. She was a trooper and even napped on the boat!
Uncle Carl gets to hold Kajsa for her first foray into trying solid foods - mashed bananas!
