Thursday, September 15, 2011

Pa battrings vagen
Getting better

 Layla fick sin sista present fran oss pa eftermiddagen. Har hade hon just vaknat sa hon ser inte allfor entusiastisk ut. 
Layla received her last present from us in the afternoon. She had just woken up so does not look too enthusiastic.
 Det blev en kort cykeltur for Layla var fortfarande sjuk pa sin fodelsedag
She had a little go but not for long as she was still unwell on her birthday
 Det ar en Dora cykel
Its a Dora bike
 Dagen efter Layla, den 13:e fyller ju Luca ar
The day after Layla, the 13th is Luca's birthday
 Senare klamde Luca sitt finger i en dorr pa sin fodelsedag
Later, Luca's finger got caught in the screen door. Poor little thing.
 Lewis feber varade bara i 24 timmar men nu ar han snorig som 17
Lewis only had a temperature but now he has a snotty nose
 Snart star han pa alla fyra
Soon he will be on all fours
 Tank att kunna suga pa tarna och halla benen raka. Da ar man vig. 
Imagine being so flexible that you can suck your toes with your legs straight.
 Igar kom mormor och morfars present fram
Yesterday, the presents from my parents arrived
 Sa har fin blev hon i sin nya klanning, leggings och handvaska
This is how cute she looked in her new dress, leggings and handbag
 Tack sa mycket!
Thank you very much!
 Idag lekte vi med Laylas nya play doo
Today we played with Layla's new play doo
 En sadan har kul figur gjorde hon
Layla made this funny creature
 Ta da
Sa har glad sag Lewis ut idag trots sin snoriga nasa
This is how happy Lewis looked today despite his snotty nose

Monday, September 12, 2011

Hurra for Layla som fyller 3 ar idag!
Happy Birthday Layla, 3 years old today!
Sista knycket infor Laylas party var lite mer stressigt an jag tankt for Layla hade feber och Lewis var supergnallig. Sa jag ringde in farmor som hjalpte till att passa lite och min goda van Kathryn hjalpte till att fixa allt pa kalas morgonen. Igar sondag var Layla forfarande inte 100 % och Lewis visade tecken pa att han ocksa skulle bli sjuk. Vi funderade pa att stalla in partyt men efter lite overvagande sa valde vi att kora pa anda. Det blev en trevlig morgon i parken bland familj och vanner.  Idag tog jag barnen till doktorn och det var som jag misstankte ett virus sa det blir till att ta det lungt tills alla ar pigga igen. Kram

Doing the final things before Layla's party turned out to be more stressful that I had planned. Layla was sick and Lewis was showing signs of getting sick too. I felt like I was going to loose the plot so I called Greg's mum who came to the rescue. Kathryn who is a true great friend also helped out in the morning of the party. As the kids were not well we were considering cancelling the party but in the end we decided to go ahead with it anyway. In the end it turned out to be a lovely day to celebrate our little girl amongst family and friend. Today we went to the doctor and as suspected they have a virus so we will try to take it easy until they get better. 

Greg dekorerade tartan som vanligt   Greg decorated the cake
Inga pigga och glada miner infor partyt   No happy, alert faces before the party




Layla hade i alla fall lite rosor pa kinderna innan festen   Layla looked quite bright before the party
Varldens basta Kathryn   The worlds best Kathryn
Jag hade gjort och dekorerat muffins   I made the cupcakes
Kalaset innan gasterna kom   The venue before the guests arrived
Nonna stod for underhallningen   Nonna was entertaining Layla
Det blaste lite men vadret var harligt annars   It was a bit windy but a lovely day
Layla, Silvia & Ken
Layla och Heidi hade matchande hattar   Layla and Heidi had matching hats
Heidi, Layla & Lily
Present oppning   Layla had lots of gifts to open
Snart fyller Aksel 1 ar   It is Aksel's birthday in two weeks
Laylas bastis Amelia kom   Layla's best friend Amelia came too
De ar sa sota ihop  They really love each other
Lewis vaknade en stund och sag elandig ut  Lewis woke up and looked miserable
Stackars liten   Poor little one
Men han har kryat pa sig lite sedan dess   But he is a bit better now
Har ser han i alla fall lite mer nojd ut   He looks a bit happier here
Josefin, Lily & Joanna
Ciss & Aksel
Svenska mammor och barn   Swedish mums and bubs
Ava ville inte ha pa sig sin hatt   Ava didn't want to wear her hat
Jag var ocksa dar...I was also there
Dags for tarta   Time for cake
Det var jordgubbar och gradde i mitten   It was filled with strawberries and cream

Sot Ava  Ava looking as cute as always
Presentoppning hos Gregs foraldrar   Opening more pressies at Greg's parents
Det kom ett guldpaket fran Mackay   A golden parcel had been sent from Mackay
Layla blev glad over sin Barbie   Layla loved her Barbie doll
och sin kassa apparat som Francesca ocksa hade valt at henne   and her cash register that Francesca had also picked for her
Presenterna tar aldrig slut   More presents


Annu mer roliga presenter fran Nonna och Granddad   More fun gifts from Nonna and Granddad
Layla leker med Granddad   Layla playing with granddad