Warwick castle

In Warwick we visited the amazing Warwick castle.  This castle is not only beautiful to look at but full of fun things to do.  There are many activities one can try such as archery, one can walk around the castle studying about Henry VIII, watch many performances, and so on.  There are lots of little shops selling toys and souveniers and the many stalls assure one doesn't have to go hungry.  Warwick castle is definitely recommended for a great day outdoors!

Pikku reissu

Tanaan me ollaan tutkailtu Englantia taas vahan enemman.  Paiva kului tallaisia sopoja paikkoja ihaillessa, ja taas kerran sai todeta, etta kylla taalla on sitten kaunista!

Kuvat ovat Warwickista, ja kun kerkean, laitan lisaa kuvia siita, mita muuta me siella puuhailtiin.  :-)

Today we spent our day in Warwick admiring beautiful England.  When I get a chance I'll add more pictures of the fun day.  For now a few shots of the amazing old buildings there.  :-)

Oxshott

Today we spent a fun day out.  Alex had a football tournament in Oxshott and he played five matches.  In four of the games Alex was the goalie and in the final match he played as a midfielder.  He did such an amazing job!  He has developed so much lately and is fearless on the pitch.  He also has a great attitude when playing.  He tries his best and truly enjoys playing football.  No victories today but no big losses either.  One game was tied and the others lost by max two goals.  Well done boys!

Tanaan olimme koko paivan Oxshottissa Alexin jalkapalloturnauksessa.  Ei tullut yhtaan voittoa, mutta kivaa oli.  Yksi matsi pelattiin tasan ja nelja havittiin tiukan taiston jalkeen.  Alex loisti seka maalissa etta kentalla.  Han on kehittynyt hirveasti ja antaa peleissa kaikkensa.  Han nauttii pelaamisesta ja hanella on mahtava positiivinen asenne kentalla. <3

Jalkapalloturnauksen lisaksi Oxshottissa oli ns. kylajuhla ruokineen ja vempaimineen seka koiranayttely. Kavimme siis myos hauvoja ihastelemassa ja poniratsastuksellakin.

In addition to the football tournament the venue in Oxshott also had a fete and a dog show going on.  After football we checked out some cute doggies and the boys rode ponies.

Kivaa oli!

Sweden

We had the most amazing time in Sweden.  Great times with family and friends, we could have stayed forever. <3

Sweden is so beautiful.  Can't wait to go back.

Miss you all already.  :-(

Summer vacation

This is the last week of school for the boys and then finally we are off to our summer vacation.  After much deliberation we are travelling to our family in Sweden and have decided to skip other plans.  We miss our family and want the boys to be able to spend lots of time with their cousins this summer.  We are super excited about it!  We will drive to Sweden and on the way back we will probably visit some other countries as well.  Yippee!


Taman viikon lopulla meidankin perhe paasee vihdoinkin kesalomalle.  Poikien koulu paattyy ja me suuntaamme sukulaistemme luo Ruotsiin.  Meilla on ikava heita ja on ihanaa, etta pojat paasevat viettamaan aikaa serkkujensa kanssa.  Tarkeinta on heidan yhteinen aikansa ja se, etta pojat saavat juosta ympariinsa sukulaistemme kotikulmilla.  Matkaamme Ruotsiin autolla ja takaisin tannepain tullessa pysahdymme varmaankin parissa muussakin maassa.  Ihanaa!

Vintage!

East London and Shoreditch have lots of amazing shops and if it's vintage you're interested in this is where you should go.  I found many, many super cool vintage furniture and clothing stores and can't wait to return to the area to do some more digging...!

<3 London <3

Urheilupaiva

Poikien koululla oli tanaan urheilupaiva.  Koko koulu osallistui siihen ja kilpailuja oli paljon.  Koululaiset on jaettu neljaan eri "taloon" samalla tavalla kuin esim. Harry Potterissa ja he saavat pisteita koko kouluvuoden laksyista, tsemppauksesta ja kaikenlaisista hyvista teoista.  Urheilupaivana lapset kilpailevat osana taloaan.  Meidan pojat kuuluvat Somerset White -taloon, ja nain on siis koko sen ajan kun lapset kayvat tata koulua.  Muut talot ovat Pendleton Black, Abinger Red ja Fairlawn Yellow.

Meidan pojat parjasivat hienosti kaikissa kilpailuissa ja nauttivat paivasta taysin rinnoin.  Somerset White tuli lopputuloksessa toiseksi haviten Fairlawnin keltaiselle joukkueelle vain muutamalla pisteella.  Go Somerset White!

Our school organised its sports day today.  There were many fun races and our boys did really well.  They competed as a part of their school house, Somerset White.  Our school has been divided into four houses and the children will belong to one of them throughout their time at this school.  They get points for homework, good attitude and all sorts of good things they do during the school year.

Today our Somerset White came in second having been defeated by Fairlawn Yellow by a few points.  The other houses, Pendleton Black and Abinger Red, did a good job as well.  A fun day it was!