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Farfar och farmor

Ava checks out grampa while grampa checks out Ava.

Mom, Sam & Pooh bear at the table.

En glad familj

First at Slottskogen to see the moose, seals, peacocks, etc...

Then to Bertilssons stuga for some paj.

Vad roligt!

Aunt Ali & Ava put on their matching uniforms for some fun in the park.

Ava tries to clean herself up after an encounter with Swedish strawberrys.

Jag sitter i fängelse

Ava is trapped in a Swedish prison.

Gott kaffe

Ava loves Swedish coffee (just kidding, it's kiwi).

Coolest playground ever

Vad är det?

What is this?

Answer to last week: That was a collapsable cup:

En dyr bil på Kärralundsgatan

There's usually just Saabs, Volvos and various French cars on our street, but somebady went and parked a Larborghini in front of our house.

Long days, short nights

We've now had our longest days, which means they are unfortunately going to start getting shorter again. It was only 'dark' from 12:30 to 2:30 last night, and even then, the sky was just a dark blue.

11pm

12am

1am

2am

3am

4am

Midsommar i Härryda

Yestarday was Sweden's biggest holiday- Midsummer Eve (the summer solstice). It's a day for family and friends to dodge the rain, dance around a large phallic symbol, eat herring & potatoes, and most importantly: drink.

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Madison Wisconsin: That's where all the rain went

What it normally looks like:

What it looks like now:

Vad är det?

What is this?

Answer to last week: Katrina was right. I'm not sure why you'd need one either--maybe just to fancy things up a bit?

STCC i Göteborg

The Swedish Touring Car Championship held their first competition in Gothenburg this past Sunday.

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Garagefest 2008

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Socker ärt

The tomatoes seem to be coming along quite well, so why not try something else. Sweet peas!

Vad är det?

What is this?

Answer to last week: Good guesses, but no. That is a tea stick--it holds the loose tea as you stir it around in the hot water:

Flowering trees

It seems like every few weeks a new flower dominates the landscape. Most recently, these trees have burst into bright yellow bloom. When you walk by they are literally buzzing with all the bee activity:

Vad är det?

What is this?

Answer to last week: Okay, okay, too easy:

Ut och cykla

Havet

We've been having extremely sunny and warm weather for over a month now. Last night was really warm, so off to the sea we went for an evening swim and picnic.

Bohusfästning

Ebba's dad gave us a fantastic personalized private tour of the Bohus Fortress in Kungälv.

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