I am learning so much from Noel

Noel is a really cool big brother. He is teaching so much about how to be grown up. I haven't quite got everything sorted and can't shout as loudly as he does although I am sure that I can scream from higher and louder than he can. Today mummy baked lots of Lucia cats. They look really good and in fact even taste very good. She also made some Christmas müsli! Totally wonderful it smells. I have already had my bath today as I got a bit messy when eating this afternoon. Noel helped me have a super good time in the bath and we helped mummy clean the bathroom floor by splashing lots!

My favourite dress

This is my favourite dress. I hope I don't grow out of it too quickly or that mummy and daddy have been super clever and have also bought the next size too! I am beginning to like books and magazines. Today I read a glossy mag over breakfast. I also covered it in butter which did not impress daddy at all. Mummy is having a sort out today and there are papers everywhere. It looks remarkably like the normal state of daddy's office in the basement. Perhaps daddy is always sorting but never gets around to finishing. I must watch mummy and learn from her rather than daddy!

Just to prove that we had snow!

Before the English weather arrived in Umeå, we had snow! Greta and I went outside lots and played. Mummy was super good at pulling us around the garden on our sledge. I cannot wait until we get to the big hill! At the moment it is green and soggy, but hopefully by Christmas it is white and good for sledging. Mummy keeps talking about buying me some new skis so I can go skiing. In the garage there are lots of skis, mummy and daddy seem to have more skis than they have feet. Today the sun has come out so soon it will be out into the garden!

Noel had a birthday

This week Noel had a birthday but I had lots of fun too! We had made him a cake and that meant that I got to eat lots of cream! YUM YUM! I think that more cake should be baked at home. Daddy keeps making bread and that is no where as much fun to eat as cake. Noel is going to have a party on Sunday for his friends from dagis and I hope that tomorrow there will be lots of baking and cream quality control for me! The weather has been rather awful this week. Daddy keeps saying it is like England in the winter! Wet, grey and with soggy leaves everywhere. Noel keeps saying we should fly to England, but if it is like this I am not so sure. I prefer to sit in front of the fire daddy has made and keep warm and dry.

Mum and Dad go out to play

The other weekend mormor and morfar came to stay and looked after us when mummy and daddy when to a big party at the university. Daddy worn funny clothes and mummy wore a matching dress. Greta decided she had to get up around midnight to make sure that mummy and daddy were not up too late. We had lots of fun with mormor and morfar and hope that they come and look after us again very soon. Today it is snowing and everything is turning white. We will have to go out into the garden and bring in the things that are still outside that should come in for the winter. I think that daddy will light a fire today so that it is all cosy. Perhaps we will also light some candles once it gets dark this afternoon. Mum and dad bought hundreds the other year in a big box! I have to encourage them to use them up!

Bedtime is fun

Going to be can be fun. It was lots of fun when Felix was visiting and we got to play in bed before the lights were turned out. I hope he comes to visit again soon. Today I came home from dagis after lunch and have a fun afternoon relaxing at home with mummy and Greta. Mummy's cold is getting better. Tomorrow is Saturday so daddy is at home; I wonder what we are going to do. Hopefully something exciting. I am beginning to think about my birthday and am totally looking forward to it. I hope everyone remembers, not that I am sure when it is but soon it must be as I am the next child on the list at dagis to have a birthday.

A very big orange

last week mummy came up from the cellar with a very big orange. She called it a pumpkin, but that is my nick-name! Mummy cut a face in it and took lots of flesh out of it so daddy could bake pumpkin pies. I wasn't too impressed and neither was mummy. Daddy like it lots which was just as well as he has made two pies!!! This morning there was some snow on the ground and when I got home from dagis I had lots of fun outside moving it around. Hopefully there will be lots more very soon. Greta is getting bigger and likes playing with my toys. I had practice last week when Cousin Felix came to visit, so I have a good idea what it is going to be like in a few months time when Great can walk and move around on her own....