This weekend Grandma Gertrud and Roland and sister Ida paid us a visit to meet little Hudson and the rest of us. They had kindly bought us a really nice charcoal barbeque complete with sacks of charcoal and lighter fluid so we thought “heck, let’s throw stuff on the barbie for dinner all weekend long!” and let me tell you; it was absolutely divine!
Yesterday we hosted a steak dinner for about 10 people all in all and barbequed loads and loads of fillet of pork and Greek Halloumi cheese and combined this with oven roasted vegetables and country potatoes, salad and a wide variety of cold sauces… and bucket loads of red wine, of course! :)
Tonight, the same crew minus 1 decided to go with fish instead and our visiting master chefs whipped up a delectable grilled gravlax with Swedish ‘Hasselbackspotatis’ which are butter glazed, cut and oven baked potatoes. This little slice of heaven was served up with a cold dill and Dijon mustard sauce and a peach and apple salsa. All homemade of course. To top if off; Grandma Michelle treated us to a fantastic fruit-dipped-in-whipped cream-and-youghurt dessert which felt really refreshing after a heavy barbeque meal. Not too shabby, eh!
It feels like we’ve stuffed our faces in goodness all weekend but we have actually done other stuff as well. Yesterday, for instance, Ethan and Hudson got spoilt. Again. Ethan for his belated birthday and Hudson, well, for making an appearance in this world, I guess! ;) The kids got new clothes and toys and an addition to their newly opened savings accounts. Speaking of getting spoilt; the other day we also had a parcel in the mailbox - It was from our dear Dublin-friend Nathalie who had gone out and bought the kids some really cool rock clothes! Ethan got a new pair of shades and a cool bandana and Hudson got himself a new AC/DC onesie! You are awesome Nathalie, thank you!
The weather here in Stockholm has been very nice these past couple of days as well so we’ve spent lots of time outside doing holiday-y stuff playing kickball, eating ice cream, drawing colourful art on the asphalt, and we’ve also discovered yet another awesome beach to hang out at here in Kallhäll. Life is good!
E-man
The water fight is on!
Ethan loving Elias' Buzz Lightyear water gun
Take that, neighbours downstairs!
Elias
Don't they look like little action heroes?
Grandma, Grandma and Hudson
Ethan and Grandma sharing secrets
BIG family steak dinner!
Grandma Gertrud's famous cinnamon buns
Adorable Olivia
Ethan and Sammy playing in Sammy's 'prison'
Ethan close up and personal
A very happy Grandma and Hudson in his brand new hat
Roland trying to put the barbeque together
Hudson having a drink outside with Daddy
Say cheese!
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