Ok, Where were we!

Keeping the blog up to date this past year has really been a challenge. As the schedules get busy and I get tired the blog falls low on the priority list. However, I do think this is a good and important document for the kids to look at later, when they are bigger and can read, so I am at it again...trying my best.
Let's start with a brief up date of the rest of the summer...mostly in pictures but you know me, I can't let it be not to say a word or two as well.
Well, from the beginning of June till mid August, I was working the night shift (9pm-7am) at Labor & Delivery. It was great but I was exhausted. It was fantastic to get a job there since I plan to become a midwife, as soon as I can. Have to work for a year as a RN before I can apply for a specialty.
Anywho, aside from all the working I did, we actually got out and did a lot. We had some good weather and we did a lot of day trips. When the end of summer rolled around, I think the kids were about ready to return to school and us grown ups ready to return back to the daily grind of work, school etc.
 Ok, here come a ton of pics...guess we'll start with Aleksander's 2nd birthday party since that has yet to be documented.
So, we had Aleksander's birthday at home on the back terrace/patio...whatever it's called. We filled the kiddie pool up and let the kids go wild. We invited people to his party that we felt had/has been a part of his life the past year. It was a good amount of people, just enough for a 2 year old...

 Aleksander having a birthday swim in his birthday suit! As you can see his party fell on a day when the weather was just beautiful! We couldn't have asked for a better day.

 

 

 Here he is pissed about something, I am sure it was the mere fact that I made him put those clothes on...no, it was probably because I wanted to take a picture.

 

 

 His tie-dye cake in the process. I must admit it was a success. It looked pretty cool. Swedes are not used to all the decorating and frosting on cakes, like us Americans. So, they called it the poisonous cake because of all of the bright colors.

 

 

 The party consisted of only "fika" aka cake and such. The goods were either gluten free and/or lactose free. We have some weird friends and I have a weird husband...no, just kidding.

 

 

 

 The birthday boy and his cake!

The Månsson/Yeo family was at the party.

 

 



Opening gifts.  

 After cake and gifts we decided to walk across the street and let the kids run wild at the beach. Love our close beach access...talk about quality of life!

 Farfar and Nenne drove down to celebrate Aleksander.

 

 

The Rosenquists

 

 

 The Svenssons

 

 And Farmor and Lasse.

 

 

 

I think Aleksander was quite satisfied...he didn't say otherwise. :) I remember as a kid I always wished my birthday was in the summer time...you can do so many more things than just have slumber parties and such. Now, I have my own child, who happens to have a birthday in the summer time...now I can enjoy all the fun summer parties. 

AJ Turns 2 (June 28th)

This blog post is almost two months late, crazy! But this has been a full summer which has left very little energy time over to blogging. I forgive myself.

But Aleksander Jett is 2 years old now and he is one amazing kid! He has emerged from the baby look and is transforming more into the look of a big boy! It's quite crazy!
Aleksander at 2 years old:
- He is an extremely messy eater, I am not sure I've ever seen anything like it. He eats with his entire body, it's as if he makes love to his food. I don't know. He rubs food into his legs, feet, hair, you name it.
- He is a happy guy. Forward, social and always ready to give a smile!
- He's a screamer/super loud when he wants to get his point across.
- He is funny, has quite the personality. We laugh just watching him do his thing.
- He adores his big brother, Enzo. Whatever Enzo does, Aleksander wants to do. Not only that but he always thinks of Enzo...if he grabs something he makes sure that he gets something for Enzo too.
- He carries himself with great confidence. Think he'll be the one taking care of Enzo when they get bigger.
- If you ask him a question you usually get this response: "Uhhhhhhh, No!" or "Uhhhhhhh, Ya,  No!"
-He loves dogs. Everytime he sees a dog he goes "doggie, doggie, doggie!"
- He loves tractors and trucks.
- He's hooked on his pacifier. Going to try and get rid of that by Christmas. I am ready to do it now but Mattias is weak in the knees, feels bad for the kid.
There is a ton of other things and the list could go on forever but we'll stop here...

 Decoration on his bedroom door.  

 

 We went down by the beach for his birthday.

 And a playground, of course.

 His very first picture as a 2yr old! Good morning Munchkin!

 Looking at his birthday card, smiling because there's a tractor on the front. By the end of his birthday he could say "Birthday to ya!"

Opening his present.

What is it?? 

 His birthday cake: this was hard because he is not a big sweets guy, like his big brother. So I racked my braing trying to think up what he might like. The result was a yellow/pound cake type with strawberry filling topped with frosting and gummy bears! The gummy bears was a hit for him, the cake he wasn't too interested in...as we anticipated! No worries, the rest of us enjoyed it!

 Eating the gummy bears!

 Birthday kisses!!

The birthday gift...a tent.  Nothing he really wished for... it's tricky getting gifts for  kid nr 2 when they seem to already have everything. Not sure the tent was a big hit either...