Maya is soaking up all the attention like a sponge. She barely sleeps during the day now since she doesn't want to miss a second of the action with farmor and farfar.
I think she likes her farmor and farfar more then mom and dad. She is all smiles, talking up a storm and attentive with them. Mom and dad are boring and not nearly as much fun.
Maya is so exhausted from reading books, smiling and talking that she has finally fallen asleep with farfar.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Napa trip and complete meltdown.
We've been so busy spending time with farmor and farfar that I haven't had time to update the blog much.
Yesterday we went up to Napa to visit some wineries and for a nice dinner. We had a great day and spent the afternoon at Sattui Winery with a tasty picnic and some wine tasting. Maya enjoyed the warm weather and all the new sights. Farmor and farfar enjoyed the cheese, salmon, olives, prosciutto, bread and of course, wine.
In the evening the intent was to have dinner at a nice restaurant in Napa and then head home. Maya had a different plan.... After some shopping to build up our appetite again, Maya decide to have a complete meltdown. It was probably a combination of over-stimulation, hunger and tiredness but she was inconsolable, crying at the top of her lungs. We were stuck in the parking lot for a long long time trying to get her to eat some milk and calm down. She finally relaxed and we decided to drive straight home instead. All of our nerves were shot and we just wanted to get back. It's strange how very very far away it feels with just an hour and a half drive when your little princess is unhappy.
Apart from the meltdown we had a fantastic day out.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Christmas.....again!!
We saved the Christmas tree so that Maya could have a second Christmas celebration with her grandparents. I sincerely doubt that farmor and farfar managed to fit any clothes in their suitcases, both seemed to be filled with Christmas gifts for Maya. Maya almost disappeared in the big pile of gifts she got.
Proud farfar(in his Christmas gift cowboy hat) and proud farmor.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Farmor and farfar have arrived!
We made it to the airport in time for my parents arrival.
I think Cindy fell asleep as soon as we saw them in anticipation of a full night of uninterrupted sleep.
Maya didn't care that farmor and farfar had been on the road for 24 hrs and we had to make a pit stop to refuel her on the way home.
Hmm, what's the name of that bug in Swedish again?....
Maya is very excited to be welcoming farmor and farfar tomorrow. She can barely sleep tonight from being so keyed up. Mom and dad are also very much looking forward to it.
She has been busy all day studying Swedish with her favorite book as you can see on the picture here.
Tomorrow will be a busy day. We start off with a doctors appointment at 10am tomorrow. Followed by vaccinations again. After that a quick lunch and then off to the airport to pick up farmor and farfar. We'll bring them home and then I'm off to IKEA to buy an extra bed for them to sleep on. We only have one guest bed so it's time to invest in a second one. I don't want to put my parents on the big green air mattress we have that slowly but surely leak air.
She has been busy all day studying Swedish with her favorite book as you can see on the picture here.
Tomorrow will be a busy day. We start off with a doctors appointment at 10am tomorrow. Followed by vaccinations again. After that a quick lunch and then off to the airport to pick up farmor and farfar. We'll bring them home and then I'm off to IKEA to buy an extra bed for them to sleep on. We only have one guest bed so it's time to invest in a second one. I don't want to put my parents on the big green air mattress we have that slowly but surely leak air.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Heading out for the park
We are off to the park today. The bitter cold California winter demands thick winter clothes so we dressed her up for the day out. Heading out now to spend some time outdoors together.
Happy New Year
The weather has been really very nice the last few days and we've taken Maya out in the garden to look at all the flowers. She loves to "walk" around and look at all the colors and see the different flowers.
We have four more days until farmor and farfar arrives from Sweden and we are REALLY looking forward to having them here. It will be nice to see them both and we are looking forward to some help with Maya. Just getting a few hours break will be great.
We have four more days until farmor and farfar arrives from Sweden and we are REALLY looking forward to having them here. It will be nice to see them both and we are looking forward to some help with Maya. Just getting a few hours break will be great.
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