Fastelavn

Many of you guys may not now what this means, and that's totally OK since it is Danish. I did not know the English word so I actually had to translate it for this post and here we go: Shrovetide.

In Denmark we have a tradition around Shrovetide where the kids are dressed up in costumes, kind of like the American Halloween. So the good moms sew their kid's costumes, but since I really have no idea how to do that (do not even have a sewing machine) I bought two outfits for Jonas - Winnie the Poo and Spiderman. Jesper got the final word on which costume Jonas had to wear for day care when celebrating Shrovetide there and Spiderman it was. Here is a picture taken right before we left.



This took place in February, and yes, it means that I am late with my posts.
More updates to follow since we have moved into our new house as well!

Trip to Vienna

My weekend in Vienna went by so quickly - had a great time with collegues and clients!!Just getting to the hotel was awesome.


My closet and the bar right next to it:-)

First night was pretty easy going - went to a traditional Austrian beer house, their specialy was weiss bier. Although it is not my favorite kind of beer I of course had to try one from their own brewery - and yes, it was good! The menu card itself was a huge beer - see picture below.

On Saturday we saw some handball since that was really why we were there in the first place. After the Danish match the girls decided to go shopping and wow, did we do some shopping!Saturday night was out at a great sushi place in the middle of Vienna. Here is my dessert - yum!

Sunday was sightseeing by bus - and also time for a small nap for me. Later Sunday we saw the final game between Croatia and France ending up with France as the winner. Flew home very early Monday morning and then back to work - great trip!

Leaving on a jetplane

Just for a short trip - going to Vienna to see European Championships in handball. Handball is a big sport in Europe and I am going with my work to see the boys play in Vienna. I am of course excited to see the games but also to see Vienna - it is supposed to be a great city!

This is also my first time away from Jonas. I am sure I'll miss him while gone but I must also admit that I am looking forward to getting a couple of nights sleep without someone calling in the middle of the night:-)

Jonas will be with dad all weekend:-)

Work is going really well - I guess it has taken a while to get back into it after my maternity leave, but I am getting there.

We get the keys to our house on February 1st - did I mention that already? If yes, it is just because I am so excited. Jesper's parents will be in Copenhagen to help us with painting etc. And even though the house is not that big, it has a couple of extra rooms so there is a very good reason to visit Copenhagen (hint, hint you girls out there!)

Guess that's it from now - next update will be with pictures from Vienna - yeah.
Have a great weekend everyone!

PS: the bird is just a toy, not a real one for those who might have thought that

Walking...

Jonas is still not all that stable on the legs and he uses his arms to stay balanced.

Yesterday Ole and Johanne wanted to see Jonas walk on webcam - well it was not all that hard, having an opportunity to get to the computer he ran towards it as soon as I opened up the lap top. On the picture below he is having some problems getting by
the computer cords.

Jonas 1 year!

This week we celebrated Jonas' 1st birthday. Can't believe that one year has passed already, even if I know it sounds more like an old cliché than anything else. I think Jonas enjoyed all the birthday singing most that day - and hopefully the layered cake (a Danish tradition) I had made as well.







We moved out of the apartment just before the New Year and this means that we are staying at my parents this month. We get the keys for our new house on February 1st, then some painting etc. to do and hopefully we'll be able to move in mid February.

Some more random pictures of the little guy. He is walking now, still seems to be a little nervous about it and it looks really cute I think.

Apartment sold!

It finally happened - our apartment has been sold and we have to be out of here no later than January 3rd. Our plan is to move between Christmas and New Years though. We think we have found the house we want but it takes a while to settle a deal, so we'll see. Until then, we'll move in with my parents for a month or so - I am sure that will be quite an adventure.

Jonas is good. He is not walking yet - seems a little nervous to let go of the things he is holding on to; it looks very cute. We really like his day care and below are some of the latest pictures.

Back to work

I am back in business again. What a change in the everyday! It is good to be back at work but of course I also miss Jonas during the day. We are trying to find a routine in our little family, so far it seems to work out well:-)

And now a little picture of Jonas in his woolen underwear. He is getting so big and every day he is able to do new little things - it is amazing to follow a little guy like that.