Summer memories 2010 - blog entry 2 of 2

Week 2 started with the arrival of Grammy and Grandpa. Although tired from their long travels, they were super-troopers and jumped in the car with me for the 2 hour drive to Feda (where Tim and Lexi were). We had a wonderful week and it went by way too fast. We spent a few days in Feda at the boathouse and a few days in Arendal at the hytte (summer cottage). As with any "Allen family vacation", there are zillions and zillions of pictures. Here are some of my favorite ones. (PS - anyone who posts, prints or otherwise distributes a picture of me in my very large, pregnant state will be disowned :) )

Lexi modelling her new outfit from Grammy and Grandpa

(complete with the American flag)

Lexi LOVES her new Dora battery-powered toothbrush! THANK YOU Great Granny!Awesome gift!Lexi in braids... Tim, Lexi and Grammy on a sightseeing boat trip...

Grammy & Grandpa in front of a pretty rose bush in old-town Feda
Grandpa and Lexi

Lexi picked-out this picture for me for my birthday from Lajla's art gallery. It's for the new baby's room :)

Lexi eating yoghurt and leftover McDonald's chicken nuggets & fries while wearing her scooter helmet and sitting on the deck at the hytte in Arendal (no trousers, of course)

Lexi picking (and eating) wild blueberries at the hytte in Arendal

Grandpa at the fish market in Arendal center

It wasn't raining...

A little afternoon siesta on the way back from Arendal center

Grammy & Lexi at the hytte in Arendal

Grandpa and Lexi

Back in Feda - Lexi caught a little crab

He's now in her net as she is going to throw him back out in the water

Mom and Dad in Flekkefjord

Mom and Dad at "Utsikten" (the viewpoint) in Kvinesdal

Lexi playing in the sand at our neighboring beach

Grammy pulling Lexi in her beach towel

Grammy and Lexi at the playground

Bran & Lexi with Sunday's crab...

Sunday's catch of crab...

Dad with one of his crab

Lexi netted one of Grandpa's crabs...

Dad and Tim washing the cooked crab

Summer memories 2010 - blog entry 1 of 2

For 2010, we decided to spend our summer holidays in Norway. So, we headed to Feda on Friday July 23rd to start 3 weeks of R&R.

The first week was filled with lots of fun and friends. Tim's cousin (Frode) and his wife and daughters (Anne, Karine & Mette) were also staying in Feda for two weeks. Tim's good friend (Arne) and his son Sverre (age 3) were in Feda visiting Arne's parents for a week. In addition, our friends from Stavanger (Jan Tore and May-Linn) visited us with their two gorgeous boys Trym (5) and Theo (1). So, we were surrounded by friends and family the first week. We spent one day at the zoo in Kristiansand, but spent the rest of the time in Feda (swimming, catching crab, fishing, playing in the sand, etc.).

We ended the week with an official "move-in" party to the boathouse. It was a fun-filled (and long) evening catching up with many friends (22 of us). Our friends from Froland (outside Arendal) came in for the party and stayed with us a couple of extra days. They (Ole and Marta-Karin) brought their two lovely children Amalie and Jonas. Lexi loved playing with them.

Here are a few fun pics from Week 1.

Lexi driving the boat on a fishing trip out in the fjord.

Lexi and Trym with the daily catch of crab.

Sverre and Lexi riding bikes
Sverre and Lexi playing in a water puddle at the zoo
Lexi and Amalie