sniffles, birthday and other things

Elias is 4 years old! Ok, 4 years and a month :-) He had a great birthday - a super hero birthday! I made capes for all the kids and then we made masks as a craft during the party. Lots of fun! He is such a wonderful boy, truly caring and curious about everything! He got his first bike as a birthday present, which he is loving. Now if only he would understand the concept of brakes! Right now his favorite thing is to play lion with pappa before going to bed and then reading a book by the light of the nightlight. He also just finished swimming lessons. I was so proud of him, he was the only one who would go completely under the water and he learned how to float on his front and back. So he passed his first level of swimming only after 6 lessons!! Do we have a swimmer on our hands?!

One of the reasons why it's been so long since the last blog is that we were sick pretty much from December until the end of February. Bad colds, ear infections, stomach flu, and the list goes on. So it's been quite exhausting. We've now had a month of being healthy, but now it looks like things are going downhill again. Aksel has his 3rd ear infection of the year, Elias has a cold, and Håkon and I are feeling not so great. Hopefully it won't last another 3 months!

Aksel is doing well, he continues to charm all of us. It's a good thing too, it balances out his screaming when he doesn't get his way! He is definitely pushing his boundaries and figuring out how things work. He is obsessed with cars and dogs at the moment. And of course doing everything Elias does!

Norwegian Olympic sweaters knit by Håkon's mother

Elias's birthday breakfast of pancakes with ice cream!

Super hero party!

Decorating easter eggs.