Time to catch up on a few old posts!
October 3, 2014
Sofia's 8th birthday started with presents at breakfast (why wait until after school?!), reading to her class and delivering turquoise merinques for a class treat (thank goodness for my sweet friend, Heidi, who made them... really good to have a friend who loves to bake!). Birthday girl dinner pick - restaurant Rice nearby followed by 'Anna-Maria's chocolate torte' at home.
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| this is what happens when you leave your phone laying around unprotected - birthday selfie! |
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| Sofia's new commute to school - too funny that the brand says Atlanta |
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| Aunt Jan reading a book of poems 'written by dogs' to Sofia's class |
I love that the students in Sofia's class sang happy birthday to her in - Swedish, Dutch, Italian, French, Korean, Spanish. We've noticed that each country's happy birthday song is sung in their own language to the American tune... except Swedish which has it's own words and tune.
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| class treat - Heidi's turquoise merinques |
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| Anna-Maria's chocolate torte |
The next day was the big party, a sleepover and scavenger hunt, with six friends. Thank goodness Aunt Jan, Aunt Suzie and Uncle Sam were visiting because it was all hands on deck!
The scavenger hunt, 12 clues around our neighborhood, was designed to wear the girls out... unfortunately it also wore us out as Gordon and I had to run to keep up with them from clue to clue. Aunt Jan, Gabby and Audra were one step ahead of us planting clues.
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| clue #1 written backwards had to be read in the mirror |
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| clue #2 included glow sticks |
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| clue #3 words had to unscrambled |
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| this clue involved buying snacks at 7-11 to eat at the next stop, the cashier held the next clue |
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| snacks on the Strandvägen dock |
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| Fien |
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| Stella |
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| on the clue hunt |
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| Gabby acting as the Drama Theater statue |
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| Drama Theater statue |
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| task - to draw the statue |
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| Östermalms Torg - jumping rope |
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| the scavenger hunt energized them! |
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| glow stick fashion! |
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| 6 girls in the elevator |
Meanwhile back at the apartment... Uncle Sam prepared dinner, pasta with red sauce, garlic bread and salad while Aunt Suzie made frosting and decorated cupcakes.
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| Lucy always in position to take advantage of the situation |
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| cupcakes made with American cake mix!! |
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| movie time! |
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| Sunday morning - killing time before parents arrive |
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