tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72274963852921095072024-03-19T07:58:13.422-05:00Henrik's blogJust a small blog for us to post snippets of the daily life of Henrik.Henrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953886195107067743noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-65673176357465214312014-05-28T13:16:00.000-05:002014-05-28T13:16:04.065-05:00Tap Tap Tap, does this thing still work??<br />
<br />Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-17600115617209381122011-10-31T23:28:00.002-05:002011-10-31T23:52:13.794-05:00Halloween!This year Henrik decided what he wanted to be. A Robot. Awesome! <div><br /></div><div>I'm a killjoy so Olof's suggestion of making a Bender costume was vetoed. Instead, I had plans of an elaborate light up costume with movable parts! But uhm, he's 3 and that would weigh poor little guy down. So plan b, a kick butt glowing at night, but daytime super cute!<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few shots of the fitting and then the painting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="lightBoxImage" style="width: 299px; height: 450px; " src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Other/Blog-2011/i-PPGbWBV/0/M/halloween20116-M.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="lightBoxImage" style="width: 299px; height: 450px; " src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Other/Blog-2011/i-SqGg4Rt/0/M/halloween20115-M.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="lightBoxImage" style="width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Other/Blog-2011/i-HdsDWdR/0/S/halloween201112-S.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We went to the Goblin Walk downtown in San Carlos and had a blast!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="lightBoxImage" style="width: 299px; height: 450px; " src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Other/Blog-2011/i-d8gQxnP/0/M/halloween20114-M.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He met the cast of The Wizard Of Oz!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="lightBoxImage" style="width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Other/Blog-2011/i-vrdPBdq/0/S/halloween20117-S.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Almost there...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="lightBoxImage" style="width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Other/Blog-2011/i-XwQjhfC/0/S/halloween20118-S.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today, there was a party at school complete with a parade and cupcakes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="lightBoxImage" style="width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Other/Blog-2011/i-MQdXnZC/0/S/halloween20119-S.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He was licking the frosting off the box!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Other/Blog-2011/16547504_LjcD77#1560697467_c4CR7G9" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(144, 144, 144); "><img id="lightBoxImage" src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Other/Blog-2011/i-c4CR7G9/0/S/halloween201110-S.jpg" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-width: 2px; border-right-width: 2px; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-left-width: 2px; border-top-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); border-right-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); border-bottom-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); border-left-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parade!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="lightBoxImage" style="width: 299px; height: 450px; " src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Other/Blog-2011/i-wn32B2s/0/M/halloween20113-M.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And glowing Henrik!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="lightBoxImage" style="width: 300px; height: 450px; " src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Other/Blog-2011/i-xQ6NttX/0/M/halloween20112-M.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="lightBoxImage" style="width: 300px; height: 450px; " src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Other/Blog-2011/i-gx9x3Lc/0/M/halloween20111-M.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So there you have it, our first Halloween in Belmont. I hope to become a regular blogger again :) Hope there are still a few readers out there!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-49397382348214919922011-03-21T00:04:00.005-05:002011-04-05T16:12:39.093-05:00Happy Birthday Henrik!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy 3rd Birthday Henrik!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/16492425_LYxer#1241221799_bHaV3"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/h3bd001/1241221799_bHaV3-M.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 450px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Must set camera to speed of light. Henrik is fast!</span><br /><br /></div>We had a small play date with some new and old friends on Saturday (his birthday). Henrik opened presents as people arrived, which totally cracked me up!<br /><br />He is enjoying everything, but oh boy oh boy, the bubble mower was the hit. I think he spent 30 solid minutes running back and forth with that bad boy! There was of course much coveting of the mower and unfortunately, it (the mower) needed a nap.<br /><br />We went out to dinner and Henrik had a BLAST! They sang for him and he got a giant sombrero and a green and purple dinosaur balloon!<br /><br />Then, when we got home, he put on pjs and then tucked in the mower with a blanket, hug and kiss!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/16492425_LYxer#1241222135_pES3p"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/h3bd004/1241222135_pES3p-S.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Party Cupcake! He blew out all candles with one puff!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/16492425_LYxer#1241222267_V8dc2"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/h3bd006/1241222267_V8dc2-M.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 450px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Nom Nom Nom!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/16492425_LYxer#1241222356_Skd4F"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/h3bd007/1241222356_Skd4F-S.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Mmm Satisfaction!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/16492425_LYxer#1241222576_HqUJL"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/h3bd009/1241222576_HqUJL-S.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Griffin makes cupcake face!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/16492425_LYxer#1241222790_ooVG9"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/h3bd011/1241222790_ooVG9-M.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 450px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Adrian likes the cake part of the cupcake!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/16492425_LYxer#1241222719_M69Y2"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Children/Henriks-3rd-Birthday/h3bd010/1241222719_M69Y2-S.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Katie's cupcake face!</span><br /><br /></div>Thanks for joining us on our play date with cupcakes! We were so glad to spend the afternoon with you guys!<br /><br /><br />Stats for Henrik:<br />Height- 38"<br />Weight- 36.4#<br /><br />He's more than half as tall as me!<br /></div></div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-16393851828110664582010-11-27T13:11:00.004-06:002010-11-27T13:33:51.480-06:00CaliforniaLet's see if we can start up some of the blogging again. We've been bad at it ever since most of our families starting connecting with us on facebook instead, since it seemed like a quicker way to share some of the everyday stuff.<br /><br />Anyway, we've all made it to California now. The house has been sold, the movers have picked up all our stuff and most of it is in storage, and we're now in a surprisingly large 2-bedroom apartment for 2 months while we start searching for a house to buy. Sniffle.<br /><br />Being in an apartment again is a lot of adjustment. While it's pretty roomy, there's definitely less space to get away from the rest of the family for a bit (for all of us), so there's less downtime and more friction. Also, while the everyday stuff works quite well, Henrik hasn't been having a great time. From sleep adjustment (waking up at 5.30 is starting to get old :) to more frequent tantrums, he's also quicker on his mood swings and doesn't listen to us the way he used to. It's all part of adjusting to a new place, etc, we know that. But it's still taking a toll on all of us.<br /><br />Unfortunately most of the week has been rainy, so we haven't had a good chance to get out and do much as a family yet. We did dare the crowds a little bit yesterday to pick up a new winter jacket for Henrik (see the post below? Yeah, it's still missing, and he needs one). We also got a car GPS (TomTom) for Brandy, since she'll probably spend most of her time being lost otherwise. :-) We hope to go explore more soon. First real touring of houses with our Realtor is tomorrow!Olofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979312047600666856noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-39600737558867251792010-11-03T16:50:00.002-05:002010-11-03T16:54:01.385-05:00have you seen this coat?I can't seen to find his jacket and am wondering if I lent it out to someone. So, if I did and you have it, could you email me :)<br /><br />Thanks :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/755912024_vwxwQ-M.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/755912024_vwxwQ-M.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-83891306368968909582010-11-01T08:44:00.003-05:002010-11-01T08:53:33.677-05:00Boo!Uhm, long time no post! Wonder if anyone still has us on their readers? :)<br /><br />I'll do an update tonight or tomorrow. As I was loading up pictures from last nights, we looked back over Henrik's 3 Halloweens and just had to share the cuteness with the world!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Henrik the monster and his buddy Rhett the Monkey! (7months)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/gallery/10811276_n9Uau#1072357164_jFyJH"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/1072357164_jFyJH-S.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><br />Henrik the penguin (19months)<br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/Personal/Blog/Misc-Blog/8525890_2PKZ9#699539197_CEHpW"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/699539197_CEHpW-M-1.jpg" style="width: 301px; height: 450px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><br />BamBam and Pebbles (Audrey) (2y 7m and 2y 10m)<br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#1072335015_XMY4y"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/1072335015_XMY4y-M.jpg" style="width: 321px; height: 450px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I made the costumes!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Hope everyone had a safe and fun halloween!<br /></div></div><br /></div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-79699701425476275582010-08-20T21:50:00.004-05:002010-08-20T22:24:52.228-05:00Dinner and a movie with Audrey!<div style="text-align: left;">We've been busy not selling our house, but keeping it clean for the last month. This house not selling is really wearing on us, but on the bright side, Henrik is back to his old happy go lucky self.</div><br /><br />I think Henrik just had his first chaperoned date!<br /><br />After nap time Audrey and her mom and brother came over to spend the afternoon/ evening with us. We decided to bake cookies (from scratch), make pizzas and watch Wall-E.<br /><br />So dinner + movie = date...<br /><br />Baking with kids (while messy) is a ton of fun. The kids are pretty interested in creaming the butter and sugar in the giant mixer. While this is going on I combine the dry stuff so they can scoop it in the mixer. Henrik and Audrey were great helpers in the kitchen!<div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/Personal/Cookies-and-Pizza-with-Audrey/DSC0899/976748463_DYZqJ-L.jpg" alt="" border="0" width="60%" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>They added the flour perfectly and each got to dump a bag of goodies into the cookies. We ended up with chocolate chip, butterscotch and heath toffee cookies! Yum!<br /><br />As the bazillion cookies were baking, they ran off to play and make a giant mess. It was wonderful. Henrik has been so timid to make a mess and it's just been the last two weeks he's loosened up. Today they pulled stuff out from top to bottom and the look of joy on his face was wonderful to see.<br /><br />Next, we heated the pizza stone up and got the dough ready for them to top. Both kiddos tasted everything and either liked it or put is back on the plate. It was so fun to watch them pick and choose. They used pepperoni, fresh basil, black olives, pineapple and CHEESE glorious CHEESE!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/Personal/Cookies-and-Pizza-with-Audrey/DSC0942/976754077_d66Zr-L.jpg" alt="" border="0" width="90%" /></div><br />We turned on the movie and brought them out their pizzas on predesignated plates. Audrey said she gets the very clean (cleaned by herself) pink plate and Henrik gets the blue plate. They were super cute eating pizza and watching the movie.<br /><br />My heart was melting all over the place and then I looked at the photos we took during the afternoon and seriously... puddles of love all over the place.<br /><br />Here is a link to the highlight reel from today. Make the browser window as large as you can before clicking on it, and enjoy. :-) You have to see Audrey's super cute little brother chomping on some pizza!<br /><br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/Personal/Cookies-and-Pizza-with-Audrey">Click me Click me!</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-47776831897254391992010-07-11T21:35:00.003-05:002010-07-11T21:44:09.649-05:00Another month has passedSo, first to follow up on the previous post: We did get the house on the market in the two weeks we were gunning for. It was a LOT of hard work, and we had some very much needed help from some of Brandy's friends.<br /><br />We've had some showings in the two weeks it's been on the market, but no offers yet. Traffic has picked up in the last few days though, so we're somewhat hopeful again. We'll see what happens in the next week or two.<br /><br />One thing we've been bad at doing is to bring our camera along. We've taken snapshots with our phones and posted on facebook, but the "real" camera has been sitting at home a lot. We've tried to get better at it lately and here are a couple from today. :-)<br /><br />We swung by Precision Camera today to look at lenses, and this is how grumpy Henrik was. He had his nap cut short due to a showing. Grumpy, but cute. :-)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/931522084_jeTZX-L.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/931522084_jeTZX-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /></div><br />Some friends of ours had their baby last night, and we went to see her (and them) today. She was very very cute, and Brandy will be doing a newborn session with them this week so keep an eye on her photoblog for sneak peeks from that later on. But this photo of Henrik and mommy was cute enough to share as it is. :-)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/931522529_FhaPT-L.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/931522529_FhaPT-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /></div>Olofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979312047600666856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-84889106682143668722010-06-11T23:36:00.003-05:002010-06-11T23:54:14.158-05:00No posts, what's going on? Lots!We've been very very bad at blogging lately. Most people we know already know why but I figured we would update here anyway.<div><br /></div><div>First things first... When I left IBM for a silicon valley startup 4.5 years ago, we agreed that I would travel for a while but we would eventually move out there. Things ended up dragging along though, and circumstances were never right. They still aren't ideal but we've decided that they probably won't get better if we wait either.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>I started a new job back a couple of months ago, with a larger company out in California. They want us to move out there, and we've decided to go ahead and give it a shot.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>This means we've been CRAAAZY busy. We're working with a realtor, we've been working on getting the house ready for sale (it should be on the market in about 2 weeks), and on top of that I of course have a new job with all that it entails.</div><div><br /></div><div>Most of our friends who follow our blog are these days friends with us on facebook, and the regular trickle of updates from our life (and Henrik's) gets posted there, which has also meant we've been less active on posting here.</div><div><br /></div><div>It will be really hard to leave Austin. I have personally grown tired of the heat and a few other aspects of living here, but we've made some really good friends here over the years and it will not be easy to leave. We will definitely have to come back to visit every now and then. :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>So, we'll try to keep the blog updated, but there's a good chance we'll be bad at it in the upcoming weeks.</div><div><br /></div><div>-Olof (and Brandy and Henrik too)</div>Olofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979312047600666856noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-65620787263185956532010-05-17T14:40:00.005-05:002010-05-17T15:58:49.362-05:00Playdate at a fun parkFriday Henrik and I met up with my old buddy from DE, Mitra and her super cute little guy Adrian.<br /><br />We went to a park and Henrik had a blast. Not only was there sand (and sand at the park isn't that powdery sand you have at the park in Texas, but nice big grains that shakes off easy), but there were also swings, slides and a stroller to push! With a kid to feed in it! Holy Fun times Batman!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hey there!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100441/IMG_0115/web.jpg?ver=12741261600001"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 70%;" src="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100441/IMG_0115/web.jpg?ver=12741261600001" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So cute!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100441/IMG_0118/web.jpg?ver=12741261620001"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 55%;" src="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100441/IMG_0118/web.jpg?ver=12741261620001" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Where to buddy?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100441/IMG_0135/web.jpg?ver=12741261660001"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 70%;" src="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100441/IMG_0135/web.jpg?ver=12741261660001" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Lots of traffic, want a snack?<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100441/IMG_0137/web.jpg?ver=12741261670001"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 70%;" src="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100441/IMG_0137/web.jpg?ver=12741261670001" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hello? ! ?<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100441/IMG_0131/web.jpg?ver=12741261640001"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 55%;" src="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100441/IMG_0131/web.jpg?ver=12741261640001" alt="" border="0" /></a>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-1433663277350417412010-05-15T23:42:00.005-05:002010-05-17T14:03:37.362-05:00Greetings from California!Uhm, so lets pretend it hasn't been over a month since I posted. I have been reading all of your blogs, but since I read them in google reader, there isn't a quick way to comment. Sorry if you guys think I've forgotten you!<br /><br />So, in the last month lots has happened but that's not the post for today.<br /><br />Let's talk about running late to the airport.<br /><br />Thursday we needed to leave the house by 6am to get there in plenty of time.<br />I was ready to go at 6:05. I went up to get Henrik and he had a full on fit about leaving the house. It seriously took me 20 minutes to get him to let me touch him/ pick him up. So leaving the house at 6:30. Not cool.<br /><br />Got on the toll road and see 40 miles until empty tank. I think that's ok, we'll fuel up when I get home. Nope. Around Cameron Rd the car was on 0 miles left and the needle was pointing below the 0. Crap Crap Crapity Crap. I figure there is nothing for a while after Cameron so I exit and have to drive out to Parmer to f ind a gas station. Ugh.<br /><br />Fueled up a bit then headed to the airport.<br /><br />Parking men make me park way far away. I strap Henrik into the beco and get ready to run to the airport. The bus was waiting so I figured I'll just take it. It's probably faster than me running. We get loaded and I see the clock on the bus, 7:26. Plane starts boarding at 7:30. Crap.<br /><br />We run to the counter and they lady gives me priority pass so I can just walk right up to the first security checker dude. I get lots of dirty looks from people that have been waiting. I feel horrible, but my plane is boarding so whatever.<br /><br />We run to the gate and get on the plane. I put H down in a seat and fiddle with the Cares Harness we borrowed. No one was booked in the seat behind H so that was nice. I didn't get it right but I was so freaking hot from running, the humidity and well Henrik is like 10000 degrees F. As I was strapping him in I think a few beads of sweat dropped on him and he laughed at me. Thanks Kiddo ;)<br /><br />So after we got to cruising altitude and the seat belt sign was released I fiddled a bit more with the harness and got ti on right and tight! I think I like it, but I'll reserve judgment for after the return flight.<br /><br />I was so stressed out, but we got here and Henrik was super happy to see Olof so that made all the morning stress worth it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100434/IMG_0832/web.jpg?ver=12741226800001"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 560px; height: 419px;" src="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100434/IMG_0832/web.jpg?ver=12741226800001" alt="" border="0" /></a>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-30135432645231763692010-04-04T21:15:00.003-05:002010-04-04T21:31:37.651-05:00Glad PåskWe had a fun day today. We hung out at home most of the day, but in the afternoon after Henrik refused to nap, we decided to take a few eggs and go up to the park at the top of our street. Henrik had a blast. We were invited to dinner at some friends' house later, had a great time but Henrik finally hit the wall of tiredness and we made our retreat home.<br /><br />We brought the camera to the park, it had been sprinkling on and off today and the light was a bit funky. But I can't seem to whittle down the number to a small one. So here's another big batch of photos. :-)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827884824_tEbMg-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827884824_tEbMg-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827885898_VF85d-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827885898_VF85d-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827886783_D2Dcn-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827886783_D2Dcn-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827887336_vwavK-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827887336_vwavK-L.jpg" width="60%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827888289_mtzVb-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827888289_mtzVb-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827888914_bDktT-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827888914_bDktT-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827890348_9mkxj-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827890348_9mkxj-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827891705_7ioLe-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827891705_7ioLe-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827893113_VgyuZ-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827893113_VgyuZ-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827893697_MA5kZ-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827893697_MA5kZ-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827894341_gatKh-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/827894341_gatKh-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /></div>Olofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979312047600666856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-71707333915133549802010-04-03T22:25:00.002-05:002010-04-03T22:29:30.034-05:00Playing after dinnerWe went to dinner with Frank and Catherine tonight, and we played a bit in the parking lot afterwards. Well, not in the lot, but in the grass between two of the lots.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />We did a lot of spinning around<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/826965642_KKafQ-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/826965642_KKafQ-L.jpg" width="60%" /></a><br /><br />Which makes for a dizzy Henrik<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/826966235_YfBPx-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/826966235_YfBPx-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />Splat!<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/826966781_vLmfV-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/826966781_vLmfV-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />More? Ok!<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/826967377_XkFFt-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/826967377_XkFFt-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />... but not too much. Need to keep dinner down.<br /><br />Some people say we look alike. I don't know what they're talking about. :)<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/826967992_mpdCB-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/826967992_mpdCB-L.jpg" width="60%" /></a><br /><br />Aaand we're done. :)<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/826969422_ReX9j-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/826969422_ReX9j-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /></div>Olofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979312047600666856noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-37574951917705313912010-03-28T21:55:00.004-05:002010-03-28T22:17:45.536-05:00Birthday Party!!Henrik's birthday party rained in last weekend, so we had to reschedule it. Today was the day, and while it was nice and warm (in the sun), it was windy. Not only that, but it turns out that the pavilion we had booked at the park was in a spot that had no protection at all from the wind. Still, we think most had a pretty good time!<br /><br />I was running around like crazy getting balloons and ice and this and that (and Henrik was with me, trying to get a little nap in the car seat). I got there just in time for them to go on the train ride! :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the train rolling into the station. Henrik is sitting with Hadley and Mar in the first row!<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822007039_coB99-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822007039_coB99-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />Second car of the train full of friends :-)<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822009253_qx837-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822009253_qx837-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />Jack always knows how to have a good time.<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822009984_4kjEn-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822009984_4kjEn-L.jpg" width="60%" /></a><br /><br />Heading back towards the party, Henrik holding hands with Anabel<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822010903_J7Xh5-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822010903_J7Xh5-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />Of course, when you are 2 years old, there is no such thing as "quickest way from point A to B". :-)<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822012515_5Rhoc-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822012515_5Rhoc-L.jpg" width="60%" /></a><br /><br />"Look mom, I'm sitting down. Can I have my cupcake now?"<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822013659_osPRY-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822013659_osPRY-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />Light the candle, already! (It was very windy indeed)<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822014484_RnSkN-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822014484_RnSkN-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />Haaappy Biiirthday dear Henrik, Happy birthday to you!<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822015252_bVCYX-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822015252_bVCYX-L.jpg" width="60%" /></a><br /><br />The cupcake passed the Henrik quality control.<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822015919_H7QbZ-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822015919_H7QbZ-L.jpg" width="60%" /></a><br /><br />Wyatt and Mason were there too<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822016538_4j87C-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822016538_4j87C-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />Cupcake and bubbles. Can it get much better than this for a 2-year-old Henrik?<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822016922_6bdvT-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822016922_6bdvT-L.jpg" width="60%" /></a><br /><br />A view of the pavilion and the crowd :-)<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822018442_h9mzM-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822018442_h9mzM-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />Dennis and Kenzie<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822018831_frhmi-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822018831_frhmi-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />Travis and Alex<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822019435_NJrGj-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822019435_NJrGj-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />Isabella running on the field<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822020565_K6Hsz-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822020565_K6Hsz-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />Rhett on the soccer field next to the pavilion<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822020842_28t3f-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822020842_28t3f-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />Brandy was trying to hand out balloons to the departing guests. She did a handful until at one of them, the whole bunch slipped her grip and went bye bye in that cruel way that only balloons can. Luckily, no children were traumatized by it this time. :-)<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822021953_7hg9h-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822021953_7hg9h-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />A few of us (Me and Henrik, Monte and Rhett, Abby and Kim with Wyatt and Mason) took a last trip on the train before we finished packing up and headed home!<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822022437_tjJRy-L.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/822022437_tjJRy-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /></div>Olofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979312047600666856noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-26019346301565413722010-03-26T21:04:00.004-05:002010-03-26T22:07:15.251-05:00The hunt is on!The easter egg hunt, that is.<br /><br />Today was the easter egg hunt at Emma's house, and we had a lot of fun. He got to see the usual crowd there (besides Mya, who couldn't be there). There was also a new member of the gang there. :-)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the whole group on the back porch<br /><br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820289849_bWbUe-L.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820289849_bWbUe-L.jpg" width="90%"></a><br /><br />Kenzie and Annie hanging out<br /><br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820290130_YD7AX-L.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820290130_YD7AX-L.jpg" width="60%"></a><br /><br />Shelby and Madison<br /><br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820290563_3GLrX-L.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820290563_3GLrX-L.jpg" width="60%"></a><br /><br />Henrik having a blast, like always. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820290859_ByG9H-L.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820290859_ByG9H-L.jpg" width="90%"></a><br /><br />Kenzie and Kristen<br /><br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820291107_8mmMC-L.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820291107_8mmMC-L.jpg" width="90%"></a><br /><br />More Henrik<br /><br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820291275_kGL2B-L.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820291275_kGL2B-L.jpg" width="60%"></a><br /><br />Emma and Kristen<br /><br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820291401_pFMAX-L.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820291401_pFMAX-L.jpg" width="60%"></a><br /><br />And one last Henrik to finish off the set with. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820291571_iETEv-L.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/820291571_iETEv-L.jpg" width="60%"></a><br /></div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-60325903782640341382010-03-19T23:10:00.004-05:002010-03-19T23:26:30.821-05:00Austin ZooAs mentioned earlier, we went to the Zoo this afternoon. It was the last day that they were showing their new lion cubs! It was crazy busy when we got there around 3.30 but people had already started leaving. The cubs were only out until 4, but we got a look at them. Then we wandered around and looked at the large cats, some of the petting zoo and took a ride on their train.<br /><br />All in all, a great visit even though it was a bit on the crowded side. :)<br /><br />Plenty of pictures below...<br /><br /><br /><br />Looking at the lion cubs :)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814363015_C3qC9-XL.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814363015_C3qC9-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Here they are (it was hard to get a good photo)<br /><br /></div><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814363288_oC68Z-XL.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814363288_oC68Z-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Hanging out in the stroller heading to the next part. He's almost too big for this one by now...<br /></div><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814363611_gHRVN-XL.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814363611_gHRVN-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">More big cats, hanging out<br /><br /></div><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814363813_HxQuR-XL.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814363813_HxQuR-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This one is the father of the cubs. The mom and him weren't very happy to not have their little ones around. He was roaring some, and she was pacing nonstop...<br /><br /></div><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814364366_fcPcB-XL.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814364366_fcPcB-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Another one of the cat two pictures above..<br /><br /></div><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814364765_LDMZd-XL.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814364765_LDMZd-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Walking around a bit, near the deer<br /><br /></div><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814364971_28eSW-XL.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814364971_28eSW-XL.jpg" width="60%" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Food! Anyone hungry? Henrik was all about feeding the animals. Kept asking for more until we were all out (well, he poured out some on the ground at the end). He even tried to feed it to some of the chickens. :-)<br /><br /></div><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814365325_m4NXa-XL.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814365325_m4NXa-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Given the amount of visitors today, I'm surprised any of the animals still wanted food. I'm sure they're rarely as overfed as they got today. :-)<br /><br /></div><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814365682_zhTCn-XL.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814365682_zhTCn-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Henrik doing the things Henrik does best... Being a 2-year old. :)<br /><br /></div><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814365882_vCfxn-XL.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814365882_vCfxn-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">More walking around :)<br /><br /></div><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814366349_hMkCu-XL.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814366349_hMkCu-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Final one, this one is on the train :-)<br /><br /></div><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814366650_7uem6-XL.jpg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/814366650_7uem6-XL.jpg" width="60%" /></a><br /></div>Olofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979312047600666856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-63575796228046186652010-03-19T12:55:00.002-05:002010-03-19T13:12:39.451-05:00Look who's two!!Wow. Only two years ago...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/814040174_e8Eyo-XL.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/814040174_e8Eyo-XL.jpg" width="70%" /></a><br /></div><br />And one year ago...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/814052278_3k6jV-XL.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/814052278_3k6jV-XL.jpg" width="70%" /></a><br /></div><br />And this morning...<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/814058262_QWCZc-XL.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/814058262_QWCZc-XL.jpg" width=90%></a><br /></div><br /><br />Henrik got his big birthday present from us when he woke up. He did NOT want to get out of it to go get some breakfast.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/814049265_yBN6j-XL.jpg"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/814049265_yBN6j-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />More photos through the weekend. We're going to the zoo this afternoon, that should be fun! :)Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-24497507352622040352010-03-03T21:44:00.003-06:002010-03-03T21:59:04.701-06:00What a week and it's only halfway through!So, last week we started getting serious about finding a preschool/MDO for Henrik for the fall. MDO is a part-time daycare, it's two days a week (usually Tuesday and Thursday), and it's only half the day.<br /><br />There is one that we found that we liked, and we made the application for the fall. Our neighbor works there, and her youngest goes there. Henrik has another friend who's been there all year and her parents like it.<br /><br />But, there's also another preschool/daycare that has opened up in the neighborhood next to ours. It's brand new, and when Brandy went there to take a tour, she also ended up filling in the application paperwork.<br /><br />They had immediate openings! Whoa. So, we chose to let Henrik start MDO right away. <br /><br />Tuesday was his first day. He LOVED it. He didn't actually want to come home. Brandy had a harder time dealing with it than he had. :) But they say that the second week is tougher, the novelty of going a new place wears off for the child and all that.<br /><br />The class is so far quite small (only two other children on Tuesday). One of the others was having a harder time though, she was crying at their nap time when we were there to pick him up. Henrik was so sweet though, he was trying to comfort her, walking over to her cot and petting her head.<br /><br />So, anyway. That's what's going on. :)<br /><br />Here are a few photos from Tuesday morning.<br /><br />Henrik getting ready (watching a few minutes of TV, Brandy was OBVIOUSLY blocking the view for him).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Styling his hair!<br /><a href=http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/802065543_SSiBA-XL.jpg><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/802065543_SSiBA-L.jpg" width="70%" /></a><br /><br /><a href=http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/802066325_EW9AP-XL.jpg><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/802066325_EW9AP-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />Time to go! (Cutest backpack ever!)<br /><a href=http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/802063173_kuUxK-XL.jpg><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/802063173_kuUxK-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />In class! The calendar was taken off the wall by him before we left. I guess they will glue it in place next. :-)<br /><a href=http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/802063366_DKSkp-XL.jpg><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/802063366_DKSkp-L.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /></div>Olofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979312047600666856noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-78740504597204903712010-02-28T20:02:00.003-06:002010-02-28T22:48:27.728-06:00Weekend reportFigured I would post a weekend update since we got a bunch of pictures to share.<br /><br />I was out in California last week, and came back late on Friday night due to flight delays. At least we got to see the Canada/Slovakia game on the plane (JetBlue has TVs in each seatback. Love it).<br /><br />Saturday I got to sleep in while Brandy and Henrik went to swim class. They also signed up for the next class since the current is about to run out. Henrik is doing so well in the water!<br /><br />Afternoon was a first birthday party, and at night we had a dinner/party at some friends. We all went for the dinner, then I drove the others home and went back for a couple of more hours. Brandy went to bed early, she's had a long week.<br /><br />Sunday morning Henrik slept in late. Brandy had a photo shoot (see her blog for a sneak peak of that later tonight). Henrik and I hung out at home for a while, then we got the stroller our and went for a long walk to a playground with a large sandpit a few miles down the back trail. Brandy met up with us there when she was done.<br /><br />The afternoon was spent at home. Henrik napped, we watched the hockey game and played around a bit. He was getting bored and needed to get some energy out of him before dinner, so we all went out back and played for a while.<br /><br />Henrik LOVES books these days. He will go pick one up, then come over to you, back up against you and sit down in your lap (if you're on the floor). He even had one with him on the walk today, just sitting there holding on to it.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A more and more common sight at our house.<br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/799442166_vp38p-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br />Playing at the dino sandbox.<br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/799443137_msJZ2-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br />Sand lollipop? No? Ok, well he had to try...<br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/799443493_bMxZc-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br />Nellie hanging out in the back yard tonight<br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/799444804_WSTRP-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br />Brandy (it was windy and a bit chilly)<br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/799446379_Mhseh-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/799449384_H4bQc-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/799451895_RyS4R-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/799448008_uZjG7-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/799450673_ArTy4-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br />It was getting dark quickly at the end. These last ones got a bit grainy but in black and white they turned out OK.<br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/799453902_uD3w7-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/799456098_Ynn4w-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /></div><br /><br />(Photo geeks: All the night play pictures were taken at ISO 6400, the last ones were grainy mostly because they got underexposed by mistake. I'm still blown away by the high-ISO performance of the D700.)Olofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979312047600666856noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-86893242759518958012010-02-23T14:24:00.004-06:002010-02-23T14:56:56.776-06:00Snow!Ok, so weekly blogging is a start right?<br /><br />We woke up pretty late today (almost 9 am) and I thought we missed our snow chance. The snow had turned to rain by that point and I was honestly a little bummed. An hour later, snow started up again!<br /><br />I grabbed his snowsuit from last Sweden trip and looked at the tag, it said 80 and his current size jacket is 90 but it's roomy, so I figured lets try it!<br /><br />I put on a long sleeved shirt and long socks then stuffed him in Randy style (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/">A Christmas Story</a>).<br />He waddled over to the door and out we went.<br /><br />He had a blast! We played for a long time until we noticed the lady across the street was outside. Henrik wanted to waddle over so we did, but he stepped into a puddle. This is when I realized the booties on the snowsuit aren't waterproof.<br /><br />He was not happy to have freezing cold wet feet. :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">C'mon Mama!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/795498086_uxNwE-XL.jpg" width="60%" /><br /><br />How do I eat this stuff?<br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/795508591_FrcWy-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br />With my hands?<br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/795510689_jiYGB-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/795509619_io8ds-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br />OH! Like this!<br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/795512205_aA8Dm-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/795499551_cxbrM-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br />I've fallen!<br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/795499964_eQ5CM-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /><br />And I can't get up!<br /><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/795502951_7yNT9-L.jpg" width="90%" /><br /></div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-52850675107237273482010-02-15T23:00:00.004-06:002010-02-15T23:09:01.105-06:00Hanging outNo blogging for a few days. We upgraded some of the software on our "photo computer" (iMac), and it hasn't been entirely without glitches. Apple's Aperture 3 is awesome, but it definitely still has a few warts. Oh well, hopefully fixed soon.<br /><br />Anyway, we've been taking it easy around the house. Potty training has officially begun, which includes hanging out in the living room between dinner and bath without pants. Henrik doesn't seem to mind. :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/gallery/10811276_n9Uau#789592658_xmKTf"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/789592658_xmKTf-XL.jpg" width="60%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/gallery/10811276_n9Uau#789592201_EF9yd"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/789592201_EF9yd-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/gallery/10811276_n9Uau#789591923_2qcrw"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/789591923_2qcrw-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /><br />We were experimenting with off-camera flash, and of course Henrik wanted to help out. Especially since it was a neat "toy" that blinked!<br /><br /><a href="http://bno.smugmug.com/gallery/10811276_n9Uau#789591401_YdVTn"><img src="http://bno.smugmug.com/photos/789591401_YdVTn-XL.jpg" width="90%" /></a><br /></div>Olofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979312047600666856noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-9368762794539395872010-02-11T11:25:00.007-06:002010-02-11T23:16:28.513-06:00Valentine day party at Kenzie's!On Tuesday we went to our friend Kenzie's house to have a little party.<br /><br />We had a lot of fun, the kids all went crazy after snack time and were running around like madmen! Thanks for having us over! I promise to make the bird nests for Easter :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I dug up some pictures from our house last year.<br />I didn't find one with Emma in it though :(<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LEWIO4FZ4dE/S3Q8XtCDxRI/AAAAAAAAB38/0lJnDg5dI5w/s640/Recently%20Updated.jpg" width=90%><br /><br />Look how big they all are!<br /><a id="mainImageLink" href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#785734886_HK98h-A-LB"><img title="" alt="" src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/785734886_HK98h-M.jpg" width=90%></a><br /><br />I used a tripod with the new camera for the first time!<br /><a id="mainImageLink" href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#785735178_XZd4M-A-LB"><img title="" alt="" src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/785735178_XZd4M-M.jpg" width=90%></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-59820775982586510972010-02-09T10:36:00.001-06:002010-02-09T12:45:10.768-06:00Sluggish Sunday[This WAS written on Sunday but we forgot to publish. Gah!]<br /><br />We've been bad at blogging lately. Not sure why it's not happening, we just don't seem to get around to it. We haven't been bringing the camera with us enough, and the photo taking and the blogging tends to go hand in hand. The weather has been so cold and rainy that we haven't really had much inspiration.<br /><br />So, what's been going on? Lots, and not much all at once. We've had a few events around town (Ruby's dad turned 30, among other things), and Brandy and Henrik have been staying busy most of the weeks. They went to the YMCA to swim for the first time this week outside of class, and had a blast. I think it will become a regular thing for them, Henrik loves water so much and, well, Brandy does too.<br /><br />At home things have been more of the same. Henrik has been busy being a soon-two-year-old toddler, making sure we always have plenty of tidying to do. I've been busy with work, but it's been nice to stay home for a few weeks in a row (I go out to San Jose next week again). We've finally started taking action on getting our roof replaced as well. It got damaged enough in the hail storm in March last year that insurance pays for a new one, but it hasn't been damaged enough that we've been in a hurry to get it done.<br /><br />Brandy got a new desk for her office last weekend, instead of the less-than-awesome computer desk we still used for her corner. We shopped around quite a bit, and Pottery Barn had two really nice desks that we liked, but the price tags weren't as great as the desks themselves. But we found something at World Market that is nearly as nice, at a much nicer price. Maybe we'll upgrade to a fancier desk down the road but for now this is quite sufficient.<br /><br />Brandy took Henrik to get a haircut yesterday, at a new place. Foolish of us, we'll switch back. This one was a little closer to our house but the haircut wasn't nearly as good. It looks ok from the front but the neck looks like a bowl cut at the bottom. Sigh.<br /><br />Wow, this got quite verbose. I'll be quiet now, and post some photos instead. They were taken this morning when Henrik was painting some in the living room.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#783072594_xs2L4"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/783072594_xs2L4-XL.jpg" width="90%"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#783073298_uUMiS"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/783073298_uUMiS-XL.jpg" width="90%"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#783073929_CGSSc"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/783073929_CGSSc-XL.jpg" width="90%"></a><br /></div>Olofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979312047600666856noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-77055453794470431652010-01-28T21:07:00.005-06:002010-01-28T21:29:22.923-06:00Hello, My name is Brandy and I'm a bad bad blogger.So yeah, It's been a while. Sorry guys. I hope to get more on the ball and have posts more often!<br />I also promise to not just read your blogs in my reader, but click on them so I can leave the comment I'm thinking the day I read them, not like 3 days later... :)<br /><br />So Monday, Henrik and I invited our friends Christine, Audrey and the adorable Finn to the park for some fun and photographs. :)<br /><br />Well of course being toddlers, they went in opposite directions at any given chance. We thought we should take them over to the porch and have snack time. Can you say Big Mistake?<br /><br />Meltdown ensued over a bag of Craisins. Poor kids... It all turned out well in the end though, as always.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy-Go-Lucky to...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#775703599_6VZkY"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/775703599_6VZkY-M.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 450px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><br />End of the world in 2 seconds.<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#775704168_s4Hea"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/775704168_s4Hea-S.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><br />We will try sharing the bag.<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#775704533_srCLL"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/775704533_srCLL-S.jpg" style="width: 346px; height: 300px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><br />Ok Henrik you took too many. I want them back.<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#775704727_ZSfQp"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/775704727_ZSfQp-M.jpg" style="width: 284px; height: 450px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><br />NOOOOooooOOOoo!<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#775705189_z6X42"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/775705189_z6X42-S.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><br />Craaaaiiisins...<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#775705306_7SGY2"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/775705306_7SGY2-M.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 450px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><br />Really Mamma, I love them!<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#775705476_kd8Wg"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/775705476_kd8Wg-S.jpg" style="width: 346px; height: 300px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><br />If you don't share, I'm telling my Mamma! See I'm pointing at her.<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#775705798_2zhrv"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/775705798_2zhrv-S.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><br />Maaammmmaaaa!<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#775706194_Lj8cQ"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/775706194_Lj8cQ-S.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><br />I just happened to have a coordinating hat ;)<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#775738821_4FxaK"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/775738821_4FxaK-M.jpg" style="width: 288px; height: 450px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /><br />I think Finn might have the best cheeks ever!<br /><a href="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/Personal/Blog/Blog-2010/10811276_n9Uau#775738298_qEG6C"><img src="http://img.photosbybrandy.com/photos/775738298_qEG6C-S.jpg" style="width: 289px; height: 300px;" id="lightBoxImage" /></a><br /></div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227496385292109507.post-69441713585432811972010-01-22T22:05:00.003-06:002010-01-22T22:19:58.107-06:00Open Gym day!We signed up for a gym pass back in September and well, we never went back. That is until today :)<br /><br />We had such a blast! Henrik ran and bounced so much he was a total sweat ball afterward! I took our point and shoot camera and lets just say the results were less than stellar. Since you are supposed to be w/in an arms reach of the kiddos, I was leery of bringing my camera. I think I might bring it next time though :)<br /><br />We met up with Kenzie and Anabel there and all three had a lot of fun. There were some together times but I think most of the time the kids ran in opposite directions.<br /><br />I think we'll have to make it a regular thing, one Friday we'll go to Yoga and the other we'll go to the gym. :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chicken dance warm-up!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="img_detail" src="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100426/P1020529/web.jpg?ver=12642194250001" style="height: 460px; width: 250px; visibility: visible;"><br /><br />Pre play cuddle :)<br /><img id="img_detail" src="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100426/P1020530/web.jpg?ver=12642194270001" style="height: 363px; width: 484px; visibility: visible;"><br /><br />Rocking Kenzie in the boat.<br /><img id="img_detail" src="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100426/P1020531/web.jpg?ver=12642194290001" style="height: 363px; width: 429px; visibility: visible;"><br /><br />Foam cube pit!<br /><img id="img_detail" src="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100426/P1020532/web.jpg?ver=12642194310001" style="height: 363px; width: 484px; visibility: visible;"><br /><br />Waiting for their stamps!<br /><img id="img_detail" src="http://gallery.me.com/fjaril/100426/P1020554/web.jpg?ver=12642194370001" style="height: 363px; width: 283px; visibility: visible;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023424765954009562noreply@blogger.com2