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!

Hampton Court Flower Show

I was invited to the Hampton Court Flower Show by my dear friend Sue.  We were also joined by the best Aussie Kathy and had a wonderful afternoon walking around the show area.  Besides the huge varieties of the most beautiful plants and flowers the show has display gardens, and stalls selling everything from flowers to fudge and cashmere.  The venue is beautiful, well-arranged and friendly.

We walked around, had some Pimms, enjoyed the fresh air and amazing arrangements of different types of flowers.  After visiting the show we had a lovely dinner in the centre of Hampton Court.

I'm hoping to go back next year.  :-)

Thank you Sue and Kathy! <3

Still a bit more of Dubai...

... or actually off-roading in the UAE.  Went through some of my Dubai pics and found some shots of the great adventures we had.

Off-roading was fun... :-)

One of the most breath-taking moments of my life was coming down that hill...  scary but we made it...

Those were the days. <3

No nyt se iski taas...

... nimittain ihan kauhea kaipuu Dubaihin.  :-(

Missing Dubai... :-(

Four years. <3