Nana and Blake visit - Part 1

My mom and brother headed back to Utah yesterday, we had such a blast with them here. The month went by way too fast! We kept very busy, and walked so much. My mom said that she was ready to go home and sit for a few days, we walked and walked and kept walking. There was just so much to see. I am so glad that they were able to come out to Sweden and visit us. It is always fun to be able to share with others what you have been experiencing. Thanks for visiting us and for the fun memories!!

This is what we were up to (for the first part).

Old Uppsala
The Burial Mounds
Twin Spires in Uppsala
Fjaderholmarna Archipelago

Sergels Torg
Downtown Stockholm, T-Centralen, Kulturhuset

Drottningholm Palace
The Royal Family uses part of the palace as its private residence.
On the boat to Drottningholm

Spent a day at the beach
(I love how that little kid is looking at Blake, I don't think he looks much like a Swede.)Kens trying to warm up because the water is FREEZING.

Marten Trotzigs Grand
The narrowest street in the city

Gamla StanCelebration at Skansen
Mid Summers EveThe May Pole
Eating Reindeer...Yum

Father's Day
We love you babe! You are the best!
Parloppet Race
Hagaparken June 16, 2009
This was a couples race, it was so fun. Each team member would run a different course and then they would add up your time. I have to say we didn't do too shabby. Out of 518 teams we were #72.
Hagaparken

Stadshuset

Stadshuset, the city hall



Favorite ice cream stop at Gamla Stan
National day at Skansen

Fun Pictures

Kens and Cade are such troopers, they are both so happy and easy to drag around. We are usually on the go everyday. Cade gets stuck in the back of the stroller and is so good.

We always leave the house with his socks on. It only takes him a couple of minutes and that sock is off and his little foot is hanging out. There have been many times that he has decided to throw his sock overboard. I have had to back track many times to pick up one lonely sock on the ground. This is what you see every time the little boy is relaxing in the stroller. He sticks his bare foot out. We get so many laughs from others. As they are walking by all they see is a little foot hanging out.

8.5 months old
He has 4 teeth, 2 bottom and 2 top



Playing legos with Uncle Blake
So excited that Nana and Blakie are in Sweden.

Another cute picture
Watching a movie together
Billy left us home alone for a couple of days so Kens and I decided we were going to have a girls day. We decided to paint our fingernails and watch a movie. After the movie Cade decided to wake up a little early from his nap. This is what happened, he should have kept sleeping.
We always play a game as a family before Kens goes to bed. It is usually hide and seek. It was Kenslees turn to hide and usually we can find her fast, but we pretend it takes us longer. One night we looked everywhere a couple of times and we couldn't find her. We were starting to get a little nervous. We went into our room for the third time and I heard little breathes, I opened our closet and there she was. She came up with this spot all on her own, pretty clever!

Nana and Uncle Blake are coming...

Kens can hardly wait!

We are so excited, my mom and brother are coming to visit us. It feels like we haven't seen them forever. My mom comes on Saturday and then Blake comes a week later. Can't wait to see these two and give them huge hugs!! I am so anxious to see my brother, it has been over 2 years. He just got back from his mission, and I have missed him so much. It will be great to hang out and kill him in an arm wrestle. (That's right bud, my arms have only gotten bigger over the past two years! You are going DOWN!)
Kens has missed her uncle. They are buds!

Cade can't wait to meet his Uncle Blakie!

We will miss you Popsie! It has been way too long, I am going to make you come and see us right when we get back! We love you!
Kens and Cade miss their Poppa! Kens wants to squeeze the stuffin' out of you :)!
We are counting down the days! See you guys VERY soon!! WAHOO!!