Møver -- Soldier move

Tumble in the Jungle

Locally we have a great playgroup called Tumble in the Jungle. We go there every week meeting with different people. Today it was Heidi and the girls who came to play. The picture was taken during a well earned break. Magnus had stood up solo for the first time and soon after the picture was taken he crashed out and slept two hours.

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Ikke så langt fra hvor vi bor er der en rigtig god legestue, der hedder Tumble in the Jungle. Vi tager derhen hver uge og mødes med forskellige venner. Idag var det Heidi og pigerne, der var med til at lege. Billedet er taget ved en velfortjent pause. Magnus rejste sig selv op uden hjælp for første gang and ikke så lang tid efter billedet blev taget faldt han i søvn og sov i to timer.

Bedstefar og Magnus

Hygge med Bedstefar - de brugte en masse tid på at sidde sammen og små snakke. Endnu engang et billed hvor der er mange ligheder.

Hanging out with Bedstefar - they used a lot of time just being together. Yet another picture with lots of similarities.

Magnus og kattene -- Magnus and the cats

Magnus fik pludselig øje for katte, da vi var på ferie hos mormor. Nu, da han kan kravle, blev vi nød til at passe extra på, da hans motorik ikke rigtig er til det med at være forsigtig. Kattene syntes ikke rigtig om det med at blive håndteret voldsomt.

Whilst in Denmark Magnus started to notice cats. Now when he can crawl we have to be extra careful as his motor skills does not lent themselves to careful play. The cats didn't care much for rough handling by Magnus.

Faster og Jørgen

When visiting Denmark we went to see Rikke's aunt and uncle (Ingrid & Jørgen). Magnus got spoiled and was allowed things Rikke never was as a child (see also picture of Jørgen and Magnus)!!! They all seemed to get on very well and we are looking forward to seeing them next time we are in Denmark.

Da vi var i Danmark havde vi en rigtig hyggelig dag sammen med Faster og Jørgen (Rikkes faster og onkel). Magnus blev forkælet og fik lov til ting som Rikke aldrig fik da hun var lille (se billed af Jørgen og Magnus)!!! De kom alle godt ud af det med hinanden og vi glæder os til at se dem igen næste gang vi er i Danmark.

Ferie hos mormor -- holiday with mormor

Nyder sit bad med sit nye legetøj - en gulerod og helosan!

Enjoying the bath and new toys - a carrot and hand creme!

Jul i Danmark -- Christmas in Denmark

I starten af december tog hele familien tilbage til Danmark for at fejre jul. Vi mødtes med hele vores nærmeste familie og fik masser af godt mad. Mormor fandt også på en ny tradition, hvor der blev danset om juletræet udenfor. Magnus nød sangene og dansen meget og smilede hele vejen igennem. Han klarede hele dagen godt og begyndte til sidst at finde sin egen stemme. Da alle sad og snakkede hørte vi pludselig nogle høje lyde. Det var Magnus måde at blive hørt på.

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In early December the whole family went to Denmark to celebrate Christmas. We met with the Danish side of the family and had lost of good food. Mormor came up with a new tradition where the carols were sung outside infront of the Christmas tree. Magnus liked the singing and dancing a lot and smiled the whole way through. He did really well throughout and at the end started to find his own voice. When everyone were talking we started to hear loud noises which we think was his way of getting attention.

First Thanksgiving -- Første Thanksgiving

Magnus had his first Thanksgiving here in London and even though it was not as celebratory as if he had been in America with his family we still tried to celebrate the event. To be fair it was mainly Rikke and Matt who had some good food but we still thought the day was worth remembering with this photo. We want Magnus to enjoy the best of both his heritages.

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Magnus oplevede hans første Thanksgiving her i London og selvom det nok ikke var så festligt som, hvis han havde været i USA med den amerikanske del af familien, så syntes vi alligevel, at dagen var værd at mindes med dette foto. Vi vil ha, at Magnus få traditioner fra begge sine forældres kulture.

Siden sidst -- Since last

Siden bloggen blev opdateret sidst er vi kommet vidre med vores planer for 2008. Vi har fået lejet vores lejlighed ud og billeterne til det caraibiske øhav er købt. Rikke er ved at få støvet spindlevævet af sit spanske fra gymnasiet. Den gamle vittighed fra 90'erne "skraldespansk" er nok meget passende. Vi glæder os meget og idag fik Magnus sit sidste check fra sundhedsplejersken. Vi kan nu stolt meddele at han vejer 9.6kg.

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Since the blog was updated last we have progressed in our plans for 2008. We have rented out our flat and bought the tickets for the Caribbean islands. Rikke is trying to remember her Spanish from high school which is not coming easy. We are very excited and today Magnus had his last check-up with the health visitor. We are proud to announce he now weighs a whopping 9.6kg.