It is unbelievable that it has been a year already! Our wee man is turning 1 today!
Little Ethan who decided to show his face to the world for the first time on the evening of the 30th of June 2009 has now reached the respectable age of 1 and my oh my has he ever changed and developed since!
That little boy who used to calmly rest his head in our palms whilst balancing his body on our lower arms has now turned into a not so little and very active entertainer who is almost ready for his first steps and who is constantly on the prowl for his next adventure and his next snack!
This year has been, as you can imagine, a fantastic year for our family and it is absolutely amazing as a parent to have followed his development so far and also to be able to take that trip down memory lane and look back on everything we have documented to see how much he has changed.
On Saturday we will be whipping out Aunty Nini's Birthday Party Box and throw a bash to celebrate and all his little girlies are invited of course. Today I can imagine that Ethan will be busy on Skype and with receiving and opening parcels from overseas for most of the day.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHAN! WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
Then:
Now:
Traditional Swedish ring-dancing around the May-pole
Shaena and Uncle John
Midsommarstång - May-pole
The lovely Tobbe & Linn paid us a visit at the summerhouse with their boat
Heja Sverige!
Peter, Ethan & Uncle John
Stylish as ever
Snapshot midway through the smörgåsbord
Snaps!
Uncle John & Ethan again...
...and again. New best buds?
No midsummers party is complete without shooting down beer cans in the woods
Sniping it up trying to hit that pesky beer can
Chippen
Bamse
How beautiful! Swedish summer in a nutshell
Stylish fella in his little life jacket
Ethan in a very good holiday mood
Helping with setting up the picnic at Koskäret
Koskäret and the landings down to the dock
Shaena practicing her artsy photo skills
Picnic!
"Higher, higher!"
"Ethan, can you say bye bye?"
Commander Shaena
Skipper Ethan and First Mate daddy
Leaving Rävaskäret
Emilia
Safe in port again
Chippen thinking "What's going on over there?"
"...better check it out!"
Tickles!
"Grandma, I am coming back for some more of this next summer!"
"Go low, Ethan, go low!"
"Is lunch ready yet? I need to head back to the splash pool!"
*waiting*
*tumbleweed*
"Seriously!"
"Finally! Yum!"
