It really makes your day

when you get
a welcome like this

 

 

Johny's big party

There was a big party Friday evening

when Johny celebrated his 50th birthday

with many of his friends

 

That many of his friends shared his interest

in whisky and Scotland

was obvious.

 

Four glasses of whisky from 1963 were presented

 and the color, smell, taste and feel were discussed.

 

Lots of good food

 

was served by the men of the young generation.

 

My nephew's girlfriend played and sang songs

that she has composed herself

 

and William played a fanfare

every time the toastmaster wanted attention.

 

 

Wood anemones

Every spring

my Mom wants to visit the place where she used to play as a child

and see the forest filled with wood anemones.

 

Thursday was a holiday

so we drove to Hörby to have picnic in the forest

and to visit the grave.

 

 

Memory from 22 years ago

Over 7000 girls

ran or walked Vårruset (the Sping race) today.

I ran with Charlene and Eyja.

Last time I ran this race was 22 years ago.

That time I had Charlene in the baby carriage and at the end I carried her on my arm while I ran. 

In the picture above you can see me holding

the picture from 22 years ago.

 

 

 

The local TV station filmed us,

but they had just finished the Live transmission from the race..

 

 

 

Spring celebrations

April 30th is called Valborgsmässoafton

 

 

 

and you gather around big fires and sing songs to welcome spring.

May 1st

is another day of spring celebrations

especially in the University cities.

 

 

We went to the nearby city of Lund

which has a big university and listened to

 Bleckhornen's spring concert.

Bleckhornen is the band that William has joined.

My smart granddaughter

I have to share this video

For those of you who don't understand the language,

I am telling her to "wipe grandmom's mouth"

and later to wipe her own mouth (she doesn't like to have her mouth wiped).

Spring day with Baby swim

Saturday was a georgeous spring day.

 

 

I watched Eyja at the baby swim

 

 

 You can watch the video,

but I have to figure out how to make it into a good format for the web.

 

 

 

 

and afterwards we walked in the park

(of course Eyja was exhausted and fell right asleep).

 

 

My Mom met us in the park

and we enjoyed coffee and cinnamon rolls at the café.

 

 

We looked at the flowers they had just planted

 

 

When Eyja woke up we went to our favorite statue The Chestnut,

so that she could feel the soft smooth part of the stone

 

and the rough part of the stone.

Eyja's baptism

4/1 2013

we celebrated the baptism of Eyja

in St Pauli church

 

 

 

The ceremony has begun.

 

 

Sven gives Eyja the blessing.

 

 

 Eyja noticed her Grandmom with the camera.

 

 

Atli pours the water.

 

Eyja wants to read too.

 

 

The baptism.

 

 

Posing after the ceremony.

 

 

After the ceremony, when the rest of us enjoyed some good food,

Eyja preferred to chew on this toy alligator.

 

 

Isn't she sweet?

Back in Texas

Back in Texas,

I took some family portraits

Sonny and Janet

Art and Janet

I also visited a Stars game

and got to see one of my heroes, Jaromir Jagr,

for the first time.
He is now playing for the Stars.

Wedding anniversary

Mom's and Dad's 60th weddding anniversary

02/14

which we celebrated in the evening,
with a reduced group of family
due to different sicknesses and injuries.

Eyja 4 months

Eyja's four month picture a bit delayed.

Happy as usual.

But this month she has been the happiest

when she gets help to stand up.

Det gäller att passa på

It was warmer today,

right at freezing

so we decided we'd better go skating at Pildammarna

before winter is gone.

It is not easy ...

... to eat by yourself

when you are just turning four months.

But practice makes perfect.

A last farewell

We took our last farewell of my aunt Thursday,

a cold, clear day

with sun and snow but no wind.

 

R.I.P.

Sleepover

Last night Eyja spent the night with me,

for the first time.

Well, not alone,

her Mom was also there.

Photo: William Shelton

This is how happy she was the evening before.

 

In the morning she was also very content and happy.

 

I light this candle

I light this candle

for my aunt and Godmother

who passed away in her sleep the night of January 4th

and also for my oldest cousin

who was buried on January 3rd.

Rest in peace.