4 years and 5 months

This week we celebrated Saga's 4th birthday and Sixten turning 5 months. Yesterday we had Axel's family over for dinner and then our family friends came over for cake and cookies. I spent all day baking and cooking.

Harrieth, Axel, and Ulrika enjoying their red velvet cake. It was a spiderman themed party. Saga is into spiderman now.

Sixten was in my lap and was sucking on the plate. He fell asleep like that, I'm not kidding. He has a very itchy mouth but no teeth yet.

Birthday Guests

Sixten can sit up now for a bit. Have I mentioned how stinking sweet and cute he is??

LOVE HIM!!!

3/4 of the Nordmark Family.

Father and Son

Saga is very creative. She came out of the bathroom very proud of her creation.

We hiked into the hunting cabin last weekend. Sixten in the sled, Saga hitching a ride and Papa skiing. I was trudging along behind without skis in deep snow. My calves were hurting the next day.

The Laugh

Saga is such a great big sister. She loves to make Sixten smile and laugh. He of course loves her even more. This was just so cute I had to make a video

laughing sixten from Kate Nordmark on Vimeo.

Famous Even in Sweden

Sixten and Uncle Daniel meet for the first time, haha.

Axel brought home a magazine yesterday and told me to look at a certain page. It took me awhile but then I saw the company my brother Dan works for on the page. I thought that was pretty cool, but then Axel told me to look at the picture. It was my brother Dan in the picture. I called him to confirm and it's true. A star even in Sweden. Love you Daniel!!

Strange Christmas

Merry Christmas to all. We had a strange Christmas here in Sweden. Saga was really really sick the whole week before Christmas. I was wondering if she was ever going to feel better, high fever and just wanted to sleep all the time. Finally on Christmas Eve she pulled out of it and we actually got to leave the house and spend x-mas with Axel's family. Axel wasn't there though because he was on call all x-mas weekend. A big cable broke and we was working ALL weekend. So Christmas day was spent at home just the three of us. Saga got to open her presents from America. Below is her Bitty Baby named Emma. Thank you for sending us gifts in Sweden. I know postage costs a lot and sometimes the boxes don't even show up. My mom sent three boxes and only two have arrived. Everyday we get mail (mon, wed, fri) we hope for a box.

Farmor helping Saga put on a new dress she got for Christmas.

Farfar trying on Alina's new helmet.

Santa came with a big sack of gifts.

Uncle Arvid and a drooling Sixten. He's always naked because his clothes get so wet.

Not the best Christmas picture but it will have to do :)

Christmas Killer and Sick Saga, what a pair.

Just A Little Peek

A Sunday Afternoon from Kate Nordmark on Vimeo.

Siblings

Saga holding Sixten. It doesn't look like it here but he really loves his sister. She can make him smile, laught, and cry. Love those two so much.

Saga's Minks

Yes, there are 7 frozen minks laying on my living room floor. Saga and Axel have a mink trap down by the water in front of our house. Every evening consists of them going out to check the mink trap. They have been very pleased with their trap, 7 were caught this fall. She is quite the hunter/trapper.