Christmas Eve

One would think I would have managed to get a whole bunch of nice photo's of the boys this Christmas, but for some reason I just didn't get anything good. Luckily I was able to capture one of the two of them in their Dala horse pajama's sitting in front of Grandma's tree.

Making Bullar Part II

Swedish Saffron Bullar

They were at it again, the baking duo. Anna and Anders had round two, making traditional Swedish saffron bread. It's made with marzipan and it's quite yummy.

God Jul!

'Tis the Season

Yes, snow. Snow, snow, snow. And we are supposed to be getting more tomorrow!
Yippee.

Here are a few snapshots of Anders (and Kuba's) first time out sledding this year.

Trying hard to get a good Photo

You just have to laugh. By the end, poor Jakob was 

really unhappy.

Family Pride

I was just searching some blogs and found this article on a blog site called Family Pride. (www.familypride.org/blog/) I thought I'd copy it and post it here on my blog. Read on.

Proven again: lesbians are good for kids.
It's no surprise to us that kids thrive in loving homes regardless of family type.
With results that mirror those found in U.S. and Canadian studies, new research from the Netherlands proves parenting by two mothers is just as good - if not slightly advantageous - for children when compared to heterosexual families with two parents.
"Children do well in loving families, regardless of whether there are two moms or a mom and a dad involved," said Robert-Jay Green, director of Rockaway Institute - a national center for public policy and research on LGBT issues.
200 couples with boys and girls - ages 4 to 8 - were included in the study. Half the parents were heterosexual, half lesbians. Child adjustment and parental characteristics were measured by questionnaires, family observations by researchers and diaries kept by parents. Research showed children are better-off if more time is spent with parents.
Earlier this year, a Canadian Justice Department study concluded children of lesbians have the same levels and qualities of social competence.
Research from 2004, at the University of Virginia, showed the single most important predictor of a childs' well being was their relationship with parents - regardless of family type.

Of course....!

Cutting down the Tree

We had a family outing in which we went to a tree farm to find our holiday tree. I had Jakob in the moby wrap, under my coat, and Anna pulled Anders on the sled. We quickly found a beauty, cut it down and made Anders haul it out of there. Only kidding! But Anders did try real hard to pull the tree to the car. Jakob cried real hard, which prompted the "quick" find, and when all was said and done, we had warm hot chocolate and Anders tasted his first piece of candy....a candy cane.

Snow Day!

Our first snow day of the year! We awoke to a nice snowy morning and quickly headed out to the park next door to play. Here are our neighborhood friends posing for a photo with our friendly snowman. We played outside for hours, and then all tromped into our house for mac and cheese and gingerbread cookies. A lovely time was had by all, even Kuba who slept through the good times.

One Month Photo

Here is Jakob after four weeks! When Anders was a baby I took a monthly photo of him sitting on the same chair with these same pillows. I then made a baby book at the end of the year. I will do the same with Jakob.

And to remind you....

Here is Anders when he was 4 weeks old. See any resemblance?  I coincidentally dressed them in the very same onesie.