Early Xmas celebration in Sweden

To ensure the entire family on my dad's side get to celebrate Xmas together, we celebrate 1st weekend of Advent. This year, me and the girls managed to join as well :-)

We combined the trip with a weekend in Stockholm, met a completely new side of our family!!, and the girls got a full week in Skärhamn, very exciting :-)

Skärhamn med mormor och familjen 

Stockholm med Annika, Saga o Malou 

Advent Xmas in Gothenburg! 

Stiches out :-)

Stiches finally out, and Matilde is amazingly pleased The head bandage is out :-)

I'd promised her ice cream and manicure once stiches out, but she traded icecream for dimsum - My little Hong Kong baby <3

Xmas carols & emergency room

Lucia celebration / Xmas carols at friends house - great initiative To get into The Xmas spirit! Santa paid a visit, and kids figured out quite fast who's daddy it was, but loved The gifts regardless :-)

Ending The evening at The emergenxy room, after Matilde fell on The play ground while parents chatting over some champagne... Feel we're getting parents of The year Award For that... Or not... 

She's fine though after a few stiches and wrapped up as a war hero. A nice ending despite all! 

Japan visit

Always a pleasure to visit Japan! 

Had dinner at a small sushi bar next To My hotel, and only way to communicate was in Chinese via a Chinese tourist - thank you Maersk for 2 yrs in Guangzhou :-)

Junior Claus

Magical musical for the holiday season - kids loved it but do think the candy was just as exciting...! :-)

Halloween

Halloween in Singapore is quite big with celebrations at school, condos, private parties… Kids loved it, most likely for the candy frenzy :-)

Hannah was very firm that this is last year she'll be all princessy - next year, she'll be a scary bloody vampire, just like Charlie :-)

Ready For Sweden!

The girls are To visit their Swedish grandparents For a week while parents are working around Europe - very excited :-)

Hats from Peru adventure, jackets Shanghai, and shoes from different stores, takes time To build up a winter wardrobe when dresses and flip-flops are The daily attire...

Sunday relaxation

Target: relaxing afternoon, entertained kids, lunch, some sport... We managed!! Maybe a little to Relaxing from a time management perspective, with me having to catch a 5pm flight - but it worked :-)

Brunch To pool playdate...!

Girls champagne brunch - lovely to gossip for hrs with wonderful girlfriends <3

Hubbies and kiddos spent the day by the pool. No worries at all, kids behaved exceptionelly well, and the first cry came of course when the mummies showed up...! 

Anyhow, lovely and relaxing end of the weekend!! 

Gothenburg 48 hrs visit

Always nice to come back to your native country for work - and even better managing to meet up with most part of The family :-)

My luggage hasnt made it to GOT so far, so hope it manage ro arrive prior for takeoff...! 

Back again for Advent celebration with the girls <3

White collar boxing charity event

Event beneficiary children's surgical Centre in Cambodia!

Hannah's 6th birthday party

Where did those years go?!? Hannah is about to turn 6 in a week's time, and it feels like yday my belly was about to explode…

Hannah had her 6th bday party together with BFF Emily and they invited the entire class and some extra special friends :-)

Morten made is first 'kage kone' and turned out alright - it tasted excellent and with the right imagination, you can see it is a girl…! :-)

THE BIGGEST THANK YOU to all that came to celebrate our big girl, she's over the moon of all love received today - including the gifts of course ;-)

Excellent parenting...

Saturday candy at 7:30am, just to get another hour of sleep... hm.....

Tooth fairy

Hannah's first tooh is out, and expectations for the tooth fairy's first visit is enormous!!! 

Business trips...

Mixed feelings about business trips... Exciting when going to new places, not overly exciting going to same place over and over again... At least i know where To go shopping in Hong kong, Shanghai, even Dhaka :-) In Singapore, i have no clue :-)

Nicest feeling there is to land at Changi, rushing home, and kiss my babies!!

The Straits Times Run

Wohoooo - i survived a 10-k!! Not that extraordinary but with complete ignorance of the approaching race, including practicing, I'm very pleased With The result!! 

The finish Line was inside The New Singapore sports stadium, really cool To see it from The inside! 

21-k next... Or simply practise for a 10-k first...!

Formula One weekend

What a weekend full With F1 action - on Top of regular kiddy activities = completely exhausted, but definitely worth it!! 

Focus has not really been in the race but activities around it. Hannah got to spend a few hrs next to the action and really enjoyed it!

Best of the weekend was Robbie's concert in a tropical storm, without a doubt. As soon as re got on the stage, The heaven openes up and it rained ashard  as it only can in the tropics. After a few seconds, we were drenched but nothing to do so we simply had a blast :-) Getting a taxi back home was mission impossible so got on a freeeezing mrt and walked the last km smiling in the rain :-)

Sunday = final, so kinda had to see The race... 61 laps... Last 3 laps were actually quite exciting, and this come from someone who has never seen F1 before :-) 

Jennifer Lopez had a concert after the race, but after one song, we gave up. 

F1 - we'll be back 2015!!!

Summer 2014 - flashbacks

Somewhat 'homesick', looking through summer pics... 

What a wonderful summer - more than 4 weeks together back in Scandinavia!! The weather showed itself from the best side; no rain for 4 weeks and we didn't have a single meal inside :-) 

Most time was spent in our DK summer house with friends and families. Also managed to get some time in Skarhamn, Malmo, Horsens, and a boat trip on the Westcoast of Sweden. 

Matilde's 4th Bday party - Singapore version :)

Matilde most have had the longest Bday celebration ever…. Parties every time we meet various family members this summer, and now, 1.5 month after her bday, she gets a party with her friends here in Singapore. Very jealous Hannah - and rather confused Matilde, who is 100% certain she has turned 5 today….! Next year, her bday party will be BEFORE the sumer holiday :-)

She had a nice party though, was happy to see all her friends, and they enjoyed pool time, cup cake making, games, goodie-bag-fishing-pond (fiskedamm) and cake. Only one meltdown during the 'pass the parcel' game (she didn't get the final gift…) - so Matilde firmly informed me that she will never ever play the stupid pass the parcel game again… Life is not fair… :-)

Thanks to all helping out celebrating Matilde for the past 1.5 months ;-)

Swim class

Matilde had her first Swim class today and was as proud as can be afterwards :-) 

Hannah and classmate Emily started Swim Class together, happy girls = happy  moms :-)

Well home, we are greeted With cinnamon buns - lovely start of The weekend!!

Girly Bday party :-)

One of Hannahs classmates turned 5 and all The girls in Year 1 were invited - what an invasion of girls and pink and princesses :-) 

Relaxing party though, and Morten & I are going out For dinner, leaving The sugar rushed kiddos at home... :-)

First day of the new school year

Hannah started 1st grade today, and Matilde started her last year of kindergarden. 

Very proud of both of them managing to stay awake all day, despite returning from DK last evening. The evil mom thought it's better To keepoccupied To overcome the jetlag than staying at home all day...!

Batam SPA

Home alone, no kids/no hubby, what To do... SPA of course :-) 

Lone and I decide To make a day trip to Tempat Senang SPA in Batam (no kids under 12 allowed, so wow was it a quiet and peaceful atmosphere!!) 

Perfect choice - lunch and 3 treatments, and then back To Singapore on The rooftop of the ferry; lovely Sunday! 

Can definitely recommend this! 

Sommarland Själland

What a relaxing vacation we have - first time without a completely full agenda, and we are loving it!!! Weather cannot be more beautiful, but after 3 days at the beach, we need some action and tried out Sommarland Själland. Perfect for kids aroune 4-8, (waterpark, rides, trampolines, petting zoo, old-school playgrounds....) Hannah & Matilde loved it, so highly recommended if you are in the area! 

Matilde turns 4 (again) - now Danish Style!

Travelling around Scandinavia = 3 Bday parties For Matilde, and still one To come back home. Very happy little lady, but we simply have to consolidate The celebrations For next year... Oh well, more cake For all of us :-)

Today, Bday a la Danish style! 

Peru

3 day trip To Peru - that's a rather long trip in economy class... That said - totally worth it! Great country With amazing hospitality, nice company who made The best out of My stay, food was superb!, and productive meetings (essential due To The purpose of The trip!) 

1st birthday party :-)

Cutest little Sadie is turning one and big celebration with a rainbow theme!! Lots of fun for everyone at the party, thanks :-) 

Bangladesh

Exciting 24 hr trip to Bangladesh, and visited both Dhaka and Chittagong, where the major port is located. It is of course very sad and disturbing to see the poverty, but since I first were there 10 years ago, it is definitely an improvement on the infrastructure and less beggars (at least from what I saw on my quick trip…!)

And some work within the glamorous field of logistics :-)