It's been a long time between posts. And the reason why? Well, we've been sick. And then we were sick. And then the kids were sick. Then just Tipton was sick. Then just Lilli was sick. Then both kids again. Then Tipton. Then Tipton again. See? Not very interesting. And discussing the healthcare system over here just makes me angry and frustrated. (I will never, ever again complain about healthcare in the US. It may be expensive, but it is SOOOOO worth it!)


And now, for some entertaining pictures...



I made a new hat for Lilli.



On one of the rare days when I did not have a sick child, I went to Lund with some friends and we went to Sländan - a really cool yarn store. I treated myself to a little "retail therapy."



The owner of this store is very nice. So nice that she threw in a free knitting spool for Lilli.



When we went into the yarn store, Lilli immediately wanted out of the stroller. She walked over to a needle display and picked out two pink plastic needles and said "I need these!" Then we started walking around, petting the yarn. She is destined to be a knitter.

We have found a new cereal. I saw the name and just couldn't resist.

The kids love it. And it's made with 'dinkel' flour, which is supposed to 'stay' with you longer. So it's actually pretty good for them. Tipton eats it without milk - first he sorts the numbers, then he eats all the zeroes, then all the ones, etc. And I just love hearing Lilli ask for "More Happy Dinky!" The back of the box has little paper dolls that you can cut out.

Milli had sent me some lovely soft pink yarn (that I am going to use in a log cabin blanket for Lilli). Only, one of the packets of lemonade that was also in the box exploded, and the yarn was all sticky. So I wound it into hanks and washed them. When they had dried I put them over the back of a chair, to start winding them back into yarn cakes. Lilli snatched a couple of the skeins before I could wind them and wore them around the house like a tutu.

She kept saying "I'm dancing girl!"

The past two months have been cold and rainy, so we haven't had a lot of outside play on the weekends. But we have had several impromptu concerts. Oh, and Lilli has been picking out her own outfits. (She seems to get her fashion sense from my grandfather.)

Tipton's latest obsession is K'Nex. In this picture he is building one of the creatures from Lilli's Kid K'Nex.



On a rare weekend when no one had a fever (and trust me, they have been RARE) we went down to the harbor for pizza and to look at the waves. And boy were there waves! It was so windy that at times I had to hold onto Lilli to keep her from being blown over. In this picture she is holding onto her little pink poodle purse so that it doesn't blow away.



Dave has gotten Tipton addicted to video games on the cell phone. I never know where my cell phone is anymore, because if I put it down on the counter Tipton is right behind me carrying it off somewhere to play a game. I don't even know how to play the games on my phone.






My friend, Tierney had a baby. A beautiful little girl named Alessandra. I made her a little outfit.




One afternoon Lilli comes hopping out of her room exclaiming "I'm a bunny!"

Tipton is destined to become an engineer - he is always building things, either with Legos or K'Nex. It seems like every picture I see of Tipton - I can see what he's going to look like in 10 or 15 years...

Lilli is worn out after a long afternoon of shoe shopping. She put her babies down for a nap, then laid down to take one herself. In her new pink sparkley shoes. Of course.

There have been a lot of 'spontaneous' naps the past two months.

Happy Birthday to Me! Dave got me roses and tulips and new earrings. Tipton gave me a purple pen with a heart on it that says "Mamma." And I made myself breakfast tacos.

It's Easter season, so we we dyed eggs. The kids LOVED writing on them with a white crayon to make designs. (I did, too.)