Bellman Relay

Dad's in a race. It's the Bellman Relay with work. A 5x5km race, mixed class. The whole family came and cheered me and my team mates on. Milton and Denver mostly played with their balloons but they did cheer me on when I passed them on the track :) My boys always makes me want to put a little extra effort, in what ever I do :)

We won over our rival team and I did a good race since I'm not a person that train stamina or condition. I was second best in our group and company with 22:57 minutes. Maybe I can match that time next year ? I can't wait until I can race with our family.

We also had perfect weather. It was a great day.

(Photos taken with a loaner cell, HTC Desire Z)

The Cozy One's

Iv'e bought snuggies for all (except me?) so the chilly times ahead are saved.

Cuties.

(Using HTC Desire Z as a loaner while my cell is in the shop)

Pick Up

I seldom pick up the boys from school but today I had to come to aid. I saw they had a new swing. I also got a comment from Milton -"Varför är du här?" (Why are you here?).. I think that says it all :) While we waited for Mom and the car the boys played in the playground and the nearby woods.

(Pictures taken with a loaner-cell while mines in the shop)

The Age of Apps

Tried a few apps (booth-series) so that I could see how Milton and Denver will or would look like under different circumstances. I wonder how accurate the results are. :)

New Stable

Elina has switched stable and today we went there for the first time as a family, to help mom with her horse. She just wanted it to run and jump a bit. She can't ride anymore. The boys sat in the sun eating melons looking mighty amused :)

Milton The Artist

Milton's been drawing for a while now but it's been mostly imaginary drawings, like a few lines and a made up thing. Today he drew a butterfly and a troll and I can acctually see that it is a butterfly and a troll. Awesome!! Good job :)

Milton also signs all of his drawings with a sign of some sort, he says that sign means "Puss & Kram" (hugs & kisses) :)

Our Boys

So alike and so un-alike :)

This year and summer I've been watching and noticing the differences between Milton and Denver. Their general behavior are very much a like. Small differences in their mood when they wake up. Milton usually cries or are irritated, while Denver usually looks up in a basic relaxed mood or even smiles. Both likes to laugh and have really great humour.

Other differences ?

Milton - Strong in opinions, don't like to "give up", fights a lot to get his way and when he doesn't get it he can challenge and "make noise" for a long time. He does not like punishment and fights it every time. Milton's strong, sturdy and fast. He doesn't have the stamina to go on for too long, like when we ran track in Finland. He ran much faster then Denver but he got tired and stopped, ran again and stopped and so on. He finally stopped at around 900 meter. Milton has great focus in games and puzzles. He understands very quick and can easily lay a 60 piece puzzle. He works in sections and then puts the sections together. He has less focus in activities, like mini-golf. He likes it, he plays it but after a few holes (minutes) he looks around, plays around and we need to get him to concentrate on what he is suppose to do. Milton talks a lot and has a pretty good vocabulary. He asks lots of questions about words, meaning of words and repeats words you say. He also likes to give compliments, hugs and kisses.

Denver - Definitly have opinions but don't fight for them in great lengths, he can "give up" even if he do drag it out for a while. Denver can "make noise" when he doesn't get what he wants but Denver takes his punishment well, usually with no fightning, but sometimes he cries to show his irritation. Denver's flexible, hard-headed and got stamina. When we ran track in Finland Milton outran Denver in speed but Denver ran and ran without stopping for about 1.3 kilometers. Denver ran while I ran with Milton on my shoulders. Even after Denver stopped he took my hand and walked next to me. When Milton stopped earlier, he just stood still, didn't take a step until I put him on my shoulders, because -"I am to tired to walk". Denver likes puzzles and games but doesn't have "a plan". He just jumps in. He does like, understand and have great stamina in games, such as on smartphones or Tabs. It doesn't matter if it's "Angry Bird" or "What's the Difference" games (last is an educational game were you see 4 picture and need to take 1 out that does not belong). Denver has a normal vocabulary but does not ask a lot about words or what they mean. When it comes to physical activities Denver is very much on! When we played mini-golf, he did 18-holes straight thru. When he waited for his turn he went to another hole to play/practise. Denver also likes to dance. While Milton shakes his butt, Denver dances with his whole body in more of a break-dance manner, usually with a move that "ends the dance". Also when Milton and Denver got the chance to play field hockey (with a bat) on the boat from Finland. Denver jumped right into it while Milton mostly stood by and looked. At the end Milton also jumped in but he was very "cautious". Denver do give compliments, hugs and kisses but not as often as Milton and sometimes only because Milton did it first.

I can't wait to see what the future brings, and also how alike or different sibling number 3 will be.

Last Vacation Day

Today's my last day of vacation. It is over :( Tomorrow I work and the boys go to pre-school again. It's been a special summervacation. A lot of work and not enough time together. Luckily this is not our last summer and our house is more or less done and ready for child number 5.

Last day of vacation were all about riding bikes and eating ice cream :) Tomorrow I don't see my kids around me all day long. On a positive note: Christmas is just around the corner :)

Barbeque-Lasse

Lasse felt the urge to ride his bike so he rode it to our place. Mom's not home so we had a guy-barbeque with the olympics in the background. Lasse took charge by grill and boy did he do a good job.

Milton showed me his new "trick" when we were in the store. His thin-nose.

Denver minding his own business in are almost done new kitchen.

Denver busy watching London 2012.

Check Up - Sibling

Went to check up mom's belly today. Just heartbeat and blood pressure. Went great :)

Sun Glass Frenzy

Aunt Anna came back from Gotland today. She brought a ton of sun glasses from a PR-gig. Much appriciated by the boys.

Milton also evaluated my old Cyprus candle, the Cyprus issue of the household :)

Crop Time

Springtime we (Milton and I) planted carrot seeds. Today we saw the result of our effort. Even if Milton and I planted the carrots, we all joined in pulling them out of the dirt, except mom. Some carrots were big and many were small. I didn't now I had to "air" the carrots or they don't have room to grow. Äh.. what ever.. they still tasted great :)