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Expecting Baby Arvman No. 3

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What better place than our family blog to announce our growing family? Andreas and I are so excited to finally share our happy news: I'm three months pregnant with Baby Arvman No. 3, due in August. [more]

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Summer in Sweden: Final photo roundup

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Last year, I capped off our Swedish blog posts with a roundup of random photos. So I thought I'd do it again. And a big thank you to all who followed us throughout our trip! [more]

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Summer in Sweden: Serenity in Sannegårdshamnen

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On our final full day in Sweden, Andreas and I decided to spend the morning once again exploring Sannegårdshamnen, the area where his parents recently moved in Gothenborg. [more]

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Summer in Sweden: Return to IKEA

First stop: Food.  Andreas had Swedish meatballs and prinsesstårta, or princess cake (top), and I had fläskfilé, or pork filet, and a slice of chocolate pie.

A visit to Gothenburg would not be complete without a stop at IKEA — founded in Sweden in 1943. [more]

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Summer in Sweden: Snakes, sharks, monkeys and more at Universeum

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We decided to spend a recent rainy day in Gothenburg's Universeum, a seven-story nature and science museum that's great for kids of all ages. [more]

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Summer in Sweden: Playground playdate

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The other day when we visited Andreas' brother and his family, we took advantage of the fine weather — sunshiney but very cool — and went to a nearby playground. The girls got to spend quality time with their cousin, a sweet blonde-haired and blue-eyed preschooler, and together they whiled away the morning in their own little world. [more]

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Summer in Sweden: Train ride to Vänersborg

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On Sunday, we rode a train from Gothenburg to a town called Vänersborg to visit the girls' great-grandmother and to celebrate her 94th birthday. Vänersborg, an hour north of Gothenburg, is the town where Andreas grew up. [more]

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Summer in Sweden: A Swedish birthday party

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Andreas' parents hosted a birthday party today for our youngest daughter, who (unfortunately) had to celebrate her actual 3rd birthday a few days ago in three different airplanes because we spent that entire day travelling from Hawaii to Sweden. [more]

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Summer in Sweden: Our home away from home

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Summering in Sweden has become an annual tradition for our family. For the past four years, we've spent a couple weeks with Andreas' parents in Gothenburg. It's always a wonderful experience, an opportunity for our two girls to reconnect with their Swedish family and heritage, and a chance for me to satisfy my wanderlust. [more]

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Fun Fourth of July facts and figures

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On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As always, this most American of holidays will be marked by parades, fireworks and backyard barbecues across the country.
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