Mormor says Jonathan looks like her...

Almost on holidays.. YEAH BABY!!

Yes, Christmas is almost upon and there is a frantic hive of activity to take us there..

Finishing off a busy term at work, painting a new room and also being a parent to an active son.

Here is a little update of the last two weekends..

Jonathan getting ready to be a Ginger Bread Man at pre-school

Nap time on Sunday

Karro, Mattias, & Ellen come for a visit.

Too tired to write more..

We now have a bedroom to sleep in :-) Thanks to Jan for helping us so much with spare time and love of precision wallpapering.

Jonathan got his first haircut!! If we let it grow any longer he was in danger of being classified as a stray child.

Last photo is of a friend's daughter and Jonathan playing together..

Back to work and planning tomorrow's lesson... JOY...

Ausgust - September

Early September and an early evening dinner in the sun..


The second cousins meet in late August
First day at Pre-School
First day at pre-school!

Pics of the house

FINALLY, we have the internet and some photos to show.

Here in Örebro there has been a lot of change, new job, new house, new term and a new preschool (for Mr J(.

Hope you like our 'work in progress' alot of wallpaper, paint and love needed.

More Pics from Spring..

One Birthday, one Funeral, one Wedding and a house.

On the 25th of May we celebrated Jonathan's first birthday!! A great milestone for us all and a real moment of celebration.

During May, after a long time of illness, Grandpa Cook passed away at the ripe age of 92 years old. He had lived a long and full life and will be greatly missed by us all. He was an example for us all to follow.

Later in May, we were able to go back to beloved Norway and celebrate the wedding of Gareth and Åsne. They are great friends of ours and it is exciting to see them get married.

Lastly, surprisingly we have also bought a house in Örebro. All of a sudden our son walking around the apartment has reminded us that we needed a bigger place!! Our new house is a semi-detached one level house around 3km from the city centre. Obviously being our first house, we absolutely adore it!!

Enjoy the pics..

Let it shine, let it shine..

Let the sun shine and warm out Vitamin-D deficient bodies for another summer of fun. Like lizards on rocks we ventured back to the Secret Spot for some well needed R&R. We enjoyed a great day of relaxation and time together as a family. We were even treated to a two hour spell of 'baby free' time, when the 'baby boy' had a rest.. nice...





The baby boy was obviously with us also and took to trying to jump in the water at the first opportunity. We managed to keep him still at times to take a few snapshots..



The previous week, us "boys" were also out and about.. some pics of that also..




Enjoy..

Pappaledighet!

What a great time to be at home. The 'boy' is so full of life and energy, that I spend half of my time totally loving being at home and the rest of the time stopping him from eating cables in the house.

Every day is a gift and us boys are having a great time..

Faster faster faster...

Hello Loyal Readers!!

Yes, it's me again and time to throw in some new photos of us. Time is continuing to go quickly and 'the boy' is learning to almost run with the aid of his little cart/trolley. He is now the new owner of a brand new tooth, which he surveys reguilarly with his tongue.

More updates to come..

Ape and Ape-Child learning to keep the 'hair' under control!

Friday Night relaxing on the rug

Safely put in the boot until Daddy gets his ice-skates on

Reading time has become a new favorite!!

Changing Jobs, Changing Roles..

Times are a changing..

The Master and Madam of the House have now changed roles in the house. Madam B is now gainfully employed and preoccupied with refining the finesses of the new job. I, on the otherhand, am gainfully over-employed by keeping our little master happy and active.


Of late our son has been showing glimpses of being a true toddler and starting to crawl a little and babble out words for us to decipher for meaning. The highlights of any day are: eating, sleeping, walking with the cart and when Mummy comes home.

We are happy with life yet tired in the evening and curse ourselves every night with "why don't we got to bed earlier". Well well.. we live and learn.

I hope you enjoy some of the new photos.. obviously they are of our son :-)