April 27, 2010

Bahamas Vacay!

Ryan hanging out in the hammock at sunset with Sofia and Kajsa.
Out for a boat ride to explore some deserted beaches for treasures! Kajsa wanted Morfar to go faster and Sofia wanted it be bumpy ;-)
Sofia sailing with Mormor and Morfar. She thought it was a little too slow!!!
Lunch on Guana Cay at Grabbers with Carola, Enzo and Leah. An awesome day wandering around the island.

Springtime girls!

Here are some pictures of the girls. Sofia and Kajsa had tons of fun at Kira's birthday party at Rotary Storyland last weekend!
We did an Easter Egg Hunt in Gramma's yard a week late and it was tons of fun :-)

A visit to Garden of the Sun and their Childrens' Garden.

April 26, 2010

Green happenings!

Spring is in full swing here in Fresno with summer just around the corner. This past weekend we worked on "outside" projects and the garden really feels like it's coming together. Ryan worked very hard on scraping and stripping our balcony railing to be prepped for painting which will get done hopefully next weekend. I set up a drip irrigation system with a timer for the raised garden beds. Hopefully this will keep everything alive when I'm gone for a month in Sweden!We put together my compost tumbler and filled it with it's first batch of yard and kitchen scraps to be turned into garden gold!Here are also some photos of what's been blooming, sprouting and thriving around our yard.

December 22, 2009

Gingerbread architecture!

Sofia makes a very creative gingerbread house :-)


December 19, 2009

Swimming and cute girls :-)

Sofia passed level 4 at swim class!
Two of Santa's helpers :-)
Cutie pie Kajsa:
Sofia showing off the scarf I knitted for a friend for Christmas.

November 17, 2009

Goofball poses!!!


Two silly little girls :-)

Sofia and Kajsa

Here are some pictures of our two cutie girls that my talented photographer friend Jenny took. Check out her website at www.memoriesbyjenny.com




November 07, 2009

Barbie & Ken make an appearance for Halloween!


Sparkle Party Barbie & Ken made an appearance for Halloween festivities in Fresno this year! We had fun at a party at our good friends, Jenny and Johan's, home.
I got lots of people confused thinking this was my real blond hair (not!), which has me wondering if I should color it blond and volumize the heck out of it. What do you think?

October 24, 2009

Pumpkin patch!

We went to a corner pumpkin patch to pick out pumpkins to carve for Halloween.

Sofia picked a really BIG pumpkin :-)Kajsa just loved running around the little "paths" between the pumpkins and was super excited when she got a lollipop as a treat. She is our little sweet-tooth girl!
Sofia rode a pony with grace.
Kajsa was convinced that she wanted to ride the pony since she saw the other kids getting a lollipop afterwards, but once the pony started moving she freaked out!

July 06, 2009

Grattis Carl!

Happy 30th Birthday, Carl! Big hugs from Ryan, Emma, Sofia, Kajsa and Drake. Have a wonderful day :-)


April 20, 2009

Easter and a visit to Gilroy Gardens

Sofia, Benjamin and Alexandra at Gramma's house for Easter egg hunting. The cousins were dressed so nicely, we didn't manage to get Kajsa in the picture though.
The next weekend we visited Gilroy Gardens for a day of fun rides. Kajsa was so excited to be a big girl and go on rides by herself :-)
Kajsa thought the carousel was really neat, but she didn't want to sit on the horse without mamma!
Sofia smiled and said please so nicely that Grampa just had to get her an icecream cone, however all she ate was the chocolate on the outside!
Here's our little big girl, Kajsa riding a fire engine. She was so proud of herself!

April 05, 2009

Lots of fun!

We've had lots of fun lately and been pretty busy with all sorts of stuff. We've had fun in the snow up in Truckee, visited Storyland and Playland in Fresno, dug out the massive tree stump out of our front yard and more. Here are some picture highlights :-)Snow dog! Drake loves the snow in Truckee. He bounces around like Bambi!
Sofia and Kajsa riding the ladybug at Rotary Playland in Fresno. Kajsa was enthralled with this ride because it was pretty much the only one she was big enough for and she insisted on going on it 3 times in a row!
Kajsa's new idea of being goofy is trying to be a dog and pick up stuff with her mouth. She'll get down on all fours and pick up stuffed animals, her snuggly and here she's eating grapes - very funny and cute!
The stump is officially out! Ryan worked for a day and a half hacking at the roots with an axe, digging and levering and finally it came out. He was pretty sore after! Now we have an entirely new problem and that is that there are 2 sprinkler lines we've broken off that went underneath the stump, so the hole is still there. It's filled with water which the neigborhood birds love. They can drink, take a bath and fluff their feathers in the dirt!
I'd just come home from the grocery store and unpacked everything and suddenly there was a cucumber thief on the loose! Note to self: buy 2 cucumbers next trip :-)

March 19, 2009

Fun at the playground!

The last couple of weekends we've had beautiful weather here in Fresno and we've had weekend playground adventures with long walks and picnics.Ryan with his girly-girls. Daddy is the best!
Sofia dressed her doll "Lovisa" this morning with a pink shirt, jean dress and striped tights. We managed to dress Sofia and Kajsa to match "Lovisa", how fun! Don't they look cute!
Kajsa proudly carried her sandwich through the grocery store, all by herself! She really wants to be a big girl like her big sister ;-)
Wheeee! Swinging is so much fun! Hopefully no braces for those beautiful straight pearly whites.
Another recent favorite game: playing in daddy's car. Quite tricky when they're done though as there are lots of sticky fingerprints afterwards and last weekend we had to jump start it the next day because the dome light had been turned on!!! Oooppss!

March 18, 2009

Cutey Sofia!

Sofia is getting to be such a big girl! You've got to love that mischievous grin ;-)

March 14, 2009

A visit from VIFs (Very Important Friends)!

Tina and baby Cerridwen have been here to visit for almost a whole week and we've had tons of fun! It was awesome getting to know Cerridwen and she is an amazing content and happy baby. We entertained Tina by touring local community gardens and botanical gardens and we entertained Cerridwen just by being us - 3 crazy girls and a slightly neurotic dog :-)
Cerridwen tried out our back pack carrier, she approved and napped nicely!

Kajsa and Cerridwen playing in the office.
Peekabo!