Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Return to Stockholm/Audra's 11th Birthday

July 28, 2014

After three flights and a lot of great movies we arrived back in Stockholm after a month away.  We arrived during the big heat wave and were unfortunately a couple weeks behind everyone else buying fans.  It seems that every major store in the country was sold out.  We finally found what I believe were the last two fans for sale in the city and bought them.  Gabby still does not understand why we don't have air conditioning.

It felt familiar and weird to be back in Stockholm.  I definitely feel like I'm in a European city just from the sound.  With our windows open, hoping to catch a breeze, I love listening to our neighborhood, cars, bikes, babies, dogs, people, languages, scooters, seagulls...

Frankfurt at 6am... waiting for the final flight home to Stockholm
it still thrills me to see the random, fully uniformed parade of horses through the city
Audra celebrated her 11th birthday with a breakfast of beignets and bacon followed by an afternoon of family bowling at Marion's Gastro Diner.  Dinner was at her new favorite restaurant Vapiano's and a homemade birthday cake at home.  

beignets
Marion's Gastro Diner and Bowling

Audra's birthday cake
happy 11th sweet Audra!
Audra had friends sleep over the week before school started.... they talked until 1am

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