Horses and cats

Farfar and Maya went to check out the horses that are on summer break and left free to roam the meadows. Maya was probably less intimated by them than Lukas the dog. However, Lukas made a lasting impression so now whenever we show a picture of a dog Maya says "Woff, Woff" with great emphasis.











Maya and her loyal friend Felix taking a nap. Felix stuck closely to Maya most of the time and curled up next to her during nap time every day.

More animals

I know, we are actually back home in California right now but I'm behind on the postings so for the sake of the blog we'll continue with Sweden.

We took Maya to a really nice zoo with only Swedish animals called Skanes Djurpark. She got to see and touch so many animals and had a great time there.

Apart from petting cows and sheep she got to pet rabbits, guinea pigs etc and see seals, bears, lynxes, wolves and so on :





Lotta, my cousins wife/girlfriend training Knut the seal:


Farmor, mom and Maya checking out the lynx:

Farm animals

Maya has been busy getting to know a bunch of animals. Much better to see, touch, feel, smell and hear them in real life, rather than just look at pictures in a book.

Feeding the pigs:


Checking out the geese:


Helping prepare the ducks that godfather Johan came by to give Maya:


Checking out some sheep at Skanes Djurpark:


Petting calves at Skanes Djurpark:

Cats and dogs

Maya has been very busy playing with all the animals at my parents place. It's like a mini petting zoo.

One of the cats, Felix, is the nicest cat I've ever seen. He lets Maya pet him, climb over him, sit on him, pull on him etc and just keeps coming back to her. They both really seem to enjoy each others company.





The dog Lukas on the other hand is still a bit scary. She pets him but is very careful around him as he is rather large. She is excited to see him and greats him with a "woof, woof" when he comes by: