Wedding & Maya party!

My dear parents organized a party for us while we were in Sweden. It was a combination of a wedding party for us and a welcome-to-the-world party for Maya. It was a very nice event with lots of family and friends. It was great to see family that we normally wouldn't have time to go visit. I really enjoyed seeing aunts, uncles and my cousins and their kids which I haven't seen for years.

Due to the very unreliable Swedish summer weather my parents had arranged for a big party tent. The crew came out and had it up in no time. During our 3,5 week stay in Sweden it only rained one afternoon.....and of course it was the afternoon of the party so the tent was definately worth it.



After a few hours of work by the decoration crew the tent was done with both Swedish and Chinese decorations:



Filled with family and friends:



Maya eating cake with her godmother Xinran:



Three little Maya/Maja's from the Cedergren clan:



My dear parents with Xinran:



Thank you mamma & pappa for the wonderful party! We had a great time!

Visit from Maya's godmother, Xinran

Xinran and Maya
Originally uploaded by MattiasC

Maya's godmother, Xinran, was in town for her latest book "China Witness" and we spent a nice afternoon together. We strolled around in the city a bit and had Swedish pancakes for lunch.

I'm glad we made it up there to see Xinran despite an aborted attempt earlier in the day. On the second try Maya was in a better mood (meaning sleeping instead of melt-down mode) and we all got there without shattered eardrums.

Unfortunately we did not make it to the Swedish consulate in time so we will have to make another trip to get Maya her Swedish citizenship.

It was great to see Xinran and it looked like both Xinran and Maya really enjoyed meeting each other. Xinran made Maya a really cute dress that fit perfectly. It looks like Maya liked it a lot.