Elina fick bort sitt gips!

Idag fick Elina bort sitt gips och fick sedan en stödskena, precis som Isak hade. Hennes är storlek extra, extra small! Snacka om tunna små armar. Tänk att hon kan vara så smal och ändå så stark. Hon var väldigt glad och nöjd och tog med gipset till skolan för "show and tell."

Sågens vibrationer kittlade!

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Julia and Play-Doh

It's a love-affair! Julia can sit with completely unbroken focus for 2 hours straight with Play-Doh. On Friday Mark, Isak, Elina and I went to see "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat" at Sooner Theatre and Donna babysat Anja and Julia. We were gone for 2,5 hours. When we got back Julia had not moved from the Play-Doh - and it is typical for her.

It just doesn't get boring.

Thanksgiving

We got together with Mark's extended family on Donna's side for Thanksgiving. We gathered in Oklahoma City and ate tons of food - of course. We had not seen many of these family members for a long time because of our San Antonio trips that last two Thanksgivings. Here are a few pictures.

Linda and Isak at the buffe line.

Isak, Grandma and Elina filling their plates.

Elina and Anja.

eating.

Troy at the kids' table. Liam and Sebastian to the right.

It was warm and the kids played outside.

Mark dropped a pumpkin pie as we were leaving...

The day after Thanksgiving we got together with the Bells.

Madeline and Elina.

Luke and Julia.

Ryan and Mark.

Elina 2nd grade performance

Elina had her 2nd grade music performance on November 15th. She was a leopard and was very cute. We are used to very high quality productions coming out of Truman School, and this one did not quite live up to previous ones. The songs were more like chants, rather than songs. Still, Elina did a very good job and we are proud of her.

Anja och Julia sprang lite i korridoren när musikföreställningen blev lite långtråkig.

Halloween

From the left, back:

Hogwarts student, Norbert the Dragon, Hedwig the Owl, Molly Weasley,

Hermione Granger and Dobby the Free Elf

Getting ready for school parties!

Isak's 4th grade classroom.

Anja's FIRST class party, of her own!

Anja's pre-K class.

The Principal was Cruella DeVil and all the teachers were dalmatians.

Priceless!

Hermione and Hedwig at school party

Inger's mom Sonja and Donna - ready to hand out candy

Hogwarts students and professor?

Trick or Treat-ing going smoothly.