Saving the Jellyfish

Ever since we were down at the beach the other night, the kids have wanted to go back with buckets and nets to save the jellyfish. With Tim out tonight, I figured I might as well take them down. So, we all walked down with our buckets, nets and shovels. I think the kids thought at first that I was going to let them bring the jellyfish back to the house. I quickly informed them that it wouldn't be happening. I was also happy to see that most of the jellyfish found their way back into the sea on their own. They only found a couple on the beach that they put into the buckets and dumped back into the water.

It was pretty windy tonight, not to mention chilly. I was in jeans and a jacket. From the pictures, you can see that Ellie still managed to be in the water. She is also in shorts and a t-shirt that she wanted to wear today. When I told her that it didn't match she told me that it really didn't matter. She doesn't think she has to match. She thought it looked just fine.

Purple and Blue Hair??

Both Josh and Annika had haircuts at the mall. Annika had a couple inches off the back and a much needed bang trim. Josh, on the other hand, got a major cut. His hair was getting so long. I didn't attempt to do it myself this time. Josh was very excited about this. He keeps bringing up the one time his ear got caught in the clipper. I don't think it was that bad.

I don't think either of them will let me cut their hair again, seeing as I don't color it when I'm done. Both of them thought it was pretty cool to have colored hair. I'm just glad it will wash out very easily.

Getting Around

The last few days have been great having Caitlyn around. We have been trying to do some fun things with her as well as get ready for vacation. Last Friday, we went to Busfabriken and played. It is a big indoor play area for kids with ball pits, tubes to crawl around in and so much more. With the weather not being the best the last few days, it is a great place to let the kids get rid of some of their energy. I know that Caitlyn was exhausted when we left.

Saturday was Kids Day in Råå. The street was blocked off. There was a magician and other fun stuff for the kids to do. The fiskdamm is always a favorite for most kids. They get to fish for candy.

Josh and Ellie were able to drive around in the cars as well.

After a short trip to Väla, our mall. We spent some time walking around downtown Helsingborg to show Caitlyn a little of the city.

Sunday was our weekly trip to Denmark for church. For us, the hour plus ride (one way) is just what we do. I don't think Caitlyn thought we would really be in the car for that long. Our kids are pretty used to it. We make a day out of it.

Fun at the Beach

After dinner last night we thought it would be fun to show Caitlyn the beach. Josh and Annika rode their bikes and the rest of us walked. The kids had a blast. The beach was loaded with jelly fish.

Ellie managed to be the first one in the water. No real surprise there. The rest eventually followed. I thought it was a bit too cold.

Caitlyn has arrived

It was a very exciting day for us today. Our niece Caitlyn arrived at Copenhagen airport. The kids were all up early and couldn't wait to leave for the airport. Caitlyn is staying with us for 5 weeks. We are all looking forward to spending some fun time with her.

She didn't sleep much on the plane, so she is a bit tired. We told her she needs to stay up for as long as she can so she can sleep tonight.

We have a lot of things planned for her visit, but for now we are just enjoying her being here.

Budapest, Hungary

I thought I would try posting a picture, so here goes. So far so good.

Tim recently had meetings in Budapest, Hungary and Kosice, Slovakia. He was staying over the weekend, so he surprised me with a trip to visit him. He even arranged for a friend to take care of the kids. It was a great surprise.

We had a fabulous time. The picture here was taken during a dinner cruise on the River Danube. The views were amazing. The following day, we took the open air bus tour around the city. It was a great way to get around the city and see the major sites.

Finally

After talking about setting up a blog for some time now, I finally took the time to do it. We thought it would be fun for family and friends to be able to see what we are up to while we are so far away. Not having a clue how this all works, it might take some time to get things all put together. Maybe I should just let Josh take charge of this. He would have it all ready in no time at all.

Until then....