What did November have in store for us. Well, for me, exams and yet another clincal placement. This time, the childrens ward with infectious diseases.
Mattias, went to the University of Copenhagen for a couple of days to present his research/thesis.
And the kids...sickness! Actually I think the sick bug actually hit us in October but I can write about it here. Our house was infested with the some sort of stomach flu. It started with Aleksander and then when he was better it "dominoed" over to Enzo, in the midst of his one day sickness it went over to Mattias. And boy did Mattias get it the worst! He was really beat up!
Once that was all over I got some sort of nasty cold. It hung around for a solid week but I trucked on nonetheless. When then past the cold around through the house. And then when we were finally healthy for a week or so, Enzo came down with a high-grade fever. He had it for three days and then that was over. Now we're healthy. At least for now. Fingers crossed.
I combed Aleksander's hair out. He has a lot of hair. This boy is too funny! 
One morning I woke up and took some pics of the boys. I really need to have some professional pics taken of them, not in their pjs.
silly boys!
One Fall afternoon we went out for a walk. It was actually a Saturday when Enzo had soccer practice but he didn't want to go. So we let him choose, either go on a walk but he gets to ride his scooter or go to practice. He chose the scooter. We weren't more than 200yds from the house when he no longer wanted to ride it. He had a fit. I swear I can count on both hands how many times he has rode on that thing. This boy and bikes or scooters...I'm not sure he'll ever learn to ride a bike. It's crazy!
Aleksander chillin' on the same above mentioned walk. He has no clue about what is going on.
My Lego-nerds! They can sit and build for hours.
When we go on our weekend morning walks we often stop by this pond and skip rocks. Enzo loves to do this.
So, we've been talking about how Enzo is going to celebrate his birthday this coming year. He wants to have his birthday party at this indoor play place. Which I actually think is a good idea since he is bigger + our place is small = not so much room for the kids to play around. The only problem is that these indoor play places can be quite pricey when you have a party there. We are talking about at least 155kr ( about $30)/ kid and Enzo has about 15 kids he wants to invite...this includes both family and friends. OUCH! What to do?! We will be having the party there, the only question is, is how do we narrow down the invite list?
Our sick Enzo. Day 3 with a high fever! Out getting some fresh air.
Thanksgiving Celebration. We celebrated on yesterday, Saturday with some friends. I find celebrating on the actual day here can be quite stressful since we are usually working or in school. Thanksgiving is not a holiday here. So, we celebrate on the weekend when we have time to prepare and actually enjoy the day. We used Mattias grandmas old dining ware for dinner. It was nice.
Mattias getting the potatoes ready. He was adamant about us having mashed potatoes.
Aleksander and Enzo were good about keeping themselves busy while we were preparing. Plus we actually made a pretty easy dinner so we weren't too consumed in the kitchen.
The Mystrand-Leander crew joined us for dinner. Dinner consisted of: turkey, of course, mashed potatoes, honey glazed carrots, garlicky green beans, gravy and a black currant sauce. It was yummy. Oh, and I made my first pumpkin pie. It was DE-LISH! I grew up on sweet potatoe pie but Mattias, once again, was adamant about us trying the traditional pumpkin pie. I was quite nervous if I would like the taste of it but I dipped my finger in the batter prior to pouring it into the crust and it was delicious! I succeeded! This we shall make again, probably every thanksgiving from here on out! Enzo even loved it! 
Enzo wanted to drink his julmust out of a wine glass. So, he did. And then Kajsa was joking with him and asked "are you drinking wine?" And he replies, "yes, like usual." It was hilarious!!!
Enzo kept throwing himself on Tobbe. They were having tickling wars. It was a great evening with great people!
