Still snow

We spent a wonderful weekend with my mom and dad, the kids had missed them a lot and Emelie did not leave grandmas side :o)

Today was my first day at work. It was exciting and a tiny bit scary. I will be involved in a development project which seems very challenging and interesting. After being "available" for the family for a long time, we all have to get used to the life of two full time working parents again! (Hello, crazy mornings ;o)

I believe it is a little more difficult for the teachers at school and pre-school to appreciate the fact that I, also have a "real career" which is just as important as X's dad, who wears a tie to work... I'm not complaining, just saying that I don't think they would call X's dad if they were short of teachers one day, and ask if he could come to school early... at 1.30..?

Anyway, Nikolaj seems to be doing pretty good already, in pre-school, and Emelie is happy in school. She loves having her girlfriends again, but we all miss you a lot at Pinewoods!!!

We still have snow in Denmark, but not as much as in Sweden, as you can see on the picture! The Danes are pretty fed up with snow and cold weather after 2½ months of it, but Emelie and Nikolaj love it! I have had enough after 1 week. Come spring!

Cold

Back in Denmark, and naturally, first thing we do is catch a cold. Emelie is down with a sore throat and so am I, I can feel it getting worse by the hour. Well, I suppose it's something we need to get through after missing out on all the winter colds!

Grandma and granddad are on their way and will arrive in an hour or so, I have missed them so much! Almost 4 months without my mom and dad, that is much too long! Now, I'll fill up with some nice hot coffee!

Tooth out!

This is Emelies new smile :o) She didn't even realise that she'd lost the second front tooth.

Today was the first day back in school and kindergarten. It went well for both of them, they have been looking forward to it!

I had a job interview which I'm hoping went ok, so maybe from Monday, I'll sit in a new location. (Still for NNE though.) Now we're baking bread and just enjoying being at HOME!

Leaving USA

The last day arrived and it started with a shock. The fire alarm at Embassy suites in Raleigh went off at 2.30 in the night! Jens was out saying goodbye to his work friends, so I was alone with the kids. We dressed quickly and started to walk the stairs to go outsid. It was cold!! Luckily enough it was a false alarm, so we could go back to our rooms after a little while. It was not easy to persuade E&N to go back to sleep after that!
Anyway, the Sunday we spent with wonderful friends, who were so kind to have us for the departure day, and drive us to the airport. Thank you so much Kirkegaard framily :o)))
It was with a great deal of sadness we took off, leaving the US that we love! We have met so much kindness, and we are so blessed to be able to get these impressions and memories to share as a family!
Now we have just arrived in a snowy Denmark after many hours of flying. It went OK, but we are all exhausted and jet lagged. It is very nice to be in my house again! The smell of home, and my paintings and all familiar things! Now, we have about 250 kilos of baggage to unpack (I'm not kidding...)

Daytona beach resort

Daytona beach is pretty, but not as posh as Palm beach. It's quite chilly, so no bathing on the agenda today, but we've tried the indoor pool, and now we're heading out for the kid's museum (I wish they had those in Denmark, they are so great!) and I will have the possibility for some last minute shopping (only small articles though, the suitcases as sooooo full...).

Leaving Orlando

We've been packing the huge suitcases again today, and tomorrow we head for Daytona beach for three days. I went to Magic kingdom myself with the kids to give Jens a break (howcome it doesn't always feel like being on vacation when you have a family with you? ;o)) and let him do the packing. It feels like we've seen what there is to see at Disney world now, but it's been fun!

Crocodiles!

Today we finally got a bit of the summer temperatures again, and we went on a boat trip in the Florida swamps. We were hoping to see some crocodiles, and not only did we get to see one, but it was also an amazing experience and very beautiful on the lake. We got to see this pretty bird who was hatching two eggs, two crocodiles, a water snake and lots of birds. It was terrific!








Yesterday we had a special day also. Not so much because it was
Valentine's day (I don't think Jens would have noticed unless I had informed him ;o) but Emelie got a special treat on our visit to Hollywood studios.
Emelie and I were waiting outside a theater to go in and see the Beauty and the Beast show. We were early, to get good seats, and there weren't very many people. Then a man who worked at Disney came up to us and asked Emelie if she wanted to be the special princess in the show. He let us know that we would get special seats right in front of the stage and that at the end of the show, Emelie would be taken to the stage and get a special gift. Emelie enjoyed the show but she was very concentrated on the task she had been given... She recieved a rose from the prince and princess and that made her (and our) day. What a lovely thing to happen! Nikolaj slept through the entire show... it is hard work to walk around in the park!
After the show however, Nikolaj got to meet his favourites, Lightning McQueen and Mater! He was so excited!!