Arriving to the summer house was so nice. It is small, clean, organized and located in a beautiful spot on earth - Yngsjö. Not much to do so it truly felt ok to just lie down on the sofa, take a slow walk on the beach, play minigolf or just don't do anything. None of our summer friends had arrived yet since their kids were still in school and it was actually kind of nice. We could just land by ourselves and welcome Grandma, who HAD to come down from Stockholm to welcome us back to Sweden. She also wanted to see my stomach for herself to truly believe that their 13th grandchild was on her way.
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| Alice, Grandma Margit, Nils |
The days were cool, but it was so great just to hang out together without the pressure of doing a lot of things. Playing Risk during the day and watching a movie or European Championship soccer in the evening was about what we did. Very relaxing.
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| Alice (yellow) finally beat us all! |
One day we actually did take a trip to meet up with my father's sister, Birgit, her husband Leo and their large family. Five children, spouses and 17 grandkids and the 18th on the way. They were doing a tour of the southern part of Sweden to celebrate Birgit's birthday and invited us to share an afternoon/evening with them. This day they were visiting Kyrkheddinge, where Leo's father was born and raised. Leo's grandfather was the minister/priest of the church in the background.
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| Grandma and Alice |
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| Alice, Sara and Poppy |
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| MyAunt Birgit & Uncle Leo |
Wonderful to see them all and extra fun since we will miss the BIG family gathering later this summer with ALL my dad's siblings with families - in total around 80 people. I don't know how many who can/will attend, but at least I know our little family can't go because it is held in the Stockholm archipelago and the dates are August 9-12. Poppy's due date. Typical - but not much to do. There will be more gatherings!
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