Forest blueberries

Wild blueberries are ripening in the forests. It's the best time of year!

Midsommar 2016

Just a couple shots from our midsommar celebration with neighbors:

Hanging around

Recent shots of hanging out.

Listening to The Beatles:

Proof!

Finally, some proof that I exist! Taken by a friend, of course, not James.

Fjärilshuset

I had a really fun day with the kids today at Fjärilshuset, or The Butterfly House. It's a smallish space but they have butterflies and sharks (who thought of that combo?). The kids loved looking at fish and turtles and finding tiny frogs. I had a great time watching them explore.

 See that big fish heading toward August's hand? Yeah, neither did he.

"Mama, mama! The silly fish tried to lick my hand!"

Not sure what this strop was about, but at least someone other than me found it mildly entertaining.

I think he was saying, "noise, noise", and pointing to where the sound was coming from.

Not sure what this one was about, either. There were a lot of strops today.

But the day ended like this, and what's sweeter than that little smile?

The little local park

There's a tiny playground just a few minutes' walk from our place. We went there last night for the first time in ages. 

As usual, no pics of me. I'll have to hire a full-time photographer to prove to the kids I was actually a part of their childhood. 

August counting on the train

In English and Swedish. So stinkin' cute! (Email subscribers, click here to view video.)

Evening walks

Now that it's warm and sunny, we've been taking evening walks again.

Getting ready for summer

We've had a flurry of summery days here, and we've been taking advantage of them!