Christmas In Kouvola

Christmas 2009 is here. Milton and Denver will both have their first christmas abroad. For Denver it´s also his first christmas ever. Counting a first for Milton would be that he got the christmas gifts from santa claus by himself.

Today we woke up in Mikko's room around 07.00. The day started like any other but today we got to meet santa. In Finland it's custom to eat by 13:00 and to relax in the sauna for awhile. Santa came around 17:00 and for the rest of the day all the kids played with their new toys. The whole gang consisted of great grandmother, her sister, mummi, baba bozorg, mummi's brother, unkel Ramin with wife, cousins Lova and Wilda and of course us :) We were a total of 13 persons and one dog, Molly. It was one of my more treasured christmases ever. Our family and traditions are forming :)

Today it¨s not only christmas it's the day of Elina's and my engagement. Today I asked the woman of my dreams and the mother of my sons to marry me... She saíd, Yes :)

Preliminary we are aiming the knot for 2011.

First photo of Elina after I asked her to marry me.

Milton looking for Santa

Milton accepting his first present ever from Santa (by himself).

Denver meets Santa Claus for the first time in his life.

Milton hugs Santa for the first time.