Travel
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| a deck of cards is invaluable when you have a four hour layover that turns into a six hour layover |
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| after almost 24 hours awake the energizer bunny finally falls asleep... nice to be small enough to sleep stretched out on the seats (it stinks to travel without the man with the club-room membership!) |
Family down time
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| nothing better than a day spent in your pajamas! |
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| your baby is never to big to snuggle |
Shopping - Treasure Mart, Main Street shops, Target
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| love the scenes painted on shop windows in Ann Arbor |
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| Ann Arbor has so many unique boutiques and shops |
Sadie
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| Sadie is 13 years old and needs a little help going up and down slippery wooden stairs |
Gingerbread houses
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| love that Sofia calls them pepparkaka houses now |
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| Santa's village |
Cooking....
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| Sofia using the mandoline to slice potatoes |
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| Unc and Sofia in charge of potatoes au gratin - this led to an interesting/lively discussion about whip cream vs. whipping cream |
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| Audra in charge of applesauce |
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| mustard crusted pork loin |
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| Sam making sauce, Gordon and Marshall carving pork loin in the background... love men who cook! |
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| Christmas dinner |
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| The 'P's' of Christmas dinner - pork, potatoes, pears and pomegranate (in the salad) |
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| brothers-in-law who cook together... |
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| Gordon's fried rice |
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| Sam's stir fry beef and asparagus |
and cocktails
Eating out
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| Korean food in Ann Arbor - taste testing Swedish vs. Michigan bibimbap |
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| girls' lunch at Casey's |
Bagels
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| we don't really have bagels in Sweden so they are a special treat (almost every morning) when we're in the U.S., everything bagel, toasted with cream cheese. Marshall's unique peanut butter and bacon bagel. |
Christmas cookies
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| Sam and Suzie out did themselves with a smorgasbord of cookies - Gabby's favorite was Rainbow cookies, mine is always Russian Teacakes. Buckeyes, sugar cookies, three different kinds of chocolate bark, biscotti, coconut/lime shortbread, etc. |
Tree decorating
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| Sofia getting an assist from Uncle Sam |
Hanukkah
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| celebrating Marshall's heritage |
Fires
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| jet lagged girls |
University of Michigan basketball game
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| so much fun to go to a college game... it's been so long! Sofia spent most of the time trying to find the man dressed as a maize and blue spider man (we kept seeing him on the jumbotron)... Sam finally found him near the man dressed as a big, yellow banana of course |
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| The Castle Girls from Sweden! |
Sam's for Converse shopping
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| eat your heart out Stockholm, $50/pair (at least $100 in Stockholm)!! Almost everyone got a new pair |
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| Gabby and Audra's new Converse |
Journal writing
Grams & Papa's
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| brunch |
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| cooking and pie baking |
Charades and Heads up
Vet's Park ice skating
Church followed by Christmas Eve hors d'oeuvres
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| Sofia making her melted snowman cookies |
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| the man knows the most popular hors d'oeuvre - pigs in a blanket |
Christmas Eve pajamas
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| don't know how much longer we'll be able to get away with matching pjs! |
Letters to Santa
Presents and stockings
Gram's coffeecake
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| almond tea ring coffee cake my mom has been making for as long as I can remember... it's a tradition |
Christmas morning
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| crazy Christmas morning paparazzi waiting to capture the girls coming down the stairs |
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| Nick teaches Sofia how to remember the strings - Edgar Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Edgar |
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| Audra made this beautiful cross-stitching for Grams and Papa |
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| Christmas morning - we are blessed |
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| Gabby trying out her new Pennyboard |
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| Gabs and Papa |
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| Sam excited about his new Veggetti! |
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| love this! |
Post-Christmas Family Yankee Swap
Thank you for a fantastic holiday!
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| Grams and Papa with grandkids - Nick, Sofia, Gabby and Audra |
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