My Beautiful Striped Swedish Family

So,

we have a thing for stripes in our family.

(at least I do and my family complies)

Always have, always will.

What is it about stripes?

They are not only exciting,

but they offer contrast and

a bit of an option to the viewer -

you don't just get one color,

you get two.

They also feel young,

zany,

alive,

modern,

and fun.

And they remind me of Sweden.

Yogurt paint...

Who says you can't play with your food?

Daily Life with Two Boys....

OH my. I think I remain a bit overwhelmed by the simple beauty of these two beautiful brothers. Today we spent a lot of time playing out of doors in the great and unseasonably warm weather. Jakob is thriving these days....trying hard to keep up with his big brother. And Anders continues to amaze.

...ONE Year Birthday Boy Photo's

Anders Bjorn at ONE

Jakob Leonard at ONE

Historical Moment!!

YES, we voted and it was a great night indeed!

Sleeping Beauties II

Jakob turns ONE!!

Jakob is ONE!

He had a lovely birthday party with a banana cake made by Anna and Anders.

The cake was decorated like a bird feeder....it had adorable little birds on it, pecking for sprinkles. He ate it up and said "UM" all the way through his first piece of cake. He got some fun new toys and books, and it was especially nice because Grandma was here to celebrate with him!