Downtown Stockholm from small boat going from the amusement park to where we will catch the subway.

WoW...spelled Wau in Finnish!

It has been a long time since I have updated the blog...sorry! We haven't always had the connection to the internet.

Since I last entered we have done many things including a trip by ship to Finland.

We met many relatives and got to have fun with some of my cousins...including a real Finnish Sauna experience with a dip in the lake...@ 4c.brrrrrrrrrrrrrr but fun! Roasted hotdogs in the fireplace after that. It was still light at 11:00 so didn't know that it was so late when we went to bed! Christian says that when he grows up he wants to live in Finland, own a cottage on a lake, and have a sauna! He is a true Finn!

We went to Karlstad to visit Anna and her family. Anna came to visit us in the states in 2001. She is now a teacher and is expecting her first child in Sept. We got to see two castles....one in Finland @ Turku and one in Orebro where we stopped for coffee and a pastry...they call it Fika. We met another cousin there. She is a professional women's soccer player and has played in the USA.

We are now back in Stockholm. We are going to a place like the Seattle Science Center today so that will be fun...and then out to eat at an Iraqi restaurant where we will have some kebab.

Tomorrow we will go into Stockholm for our last day to get pictures printed and go to the City museum, and the Army museum and maybe eat lunch at the Ostermalmsaluhallen....one of Grandma's favorite places...then back to some friends for dinner.

Since we will be busy these last couple of days....trying to get our suitcases packed with all the goodies to bring home without going over the weight limit (good luck with that!). HA!

We fly out on Sat.the 9th....so probably won't update until we are back home.

I am missing Molly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really more than I had thought I would! I know that she has been in good hands with Betty! Hope she remembers me....she will probably be mad though! Everyone here thought she was so cute (which she is) and laughed at her in clothes...even had to get some of the pictures of her for themselves to download! Ha!

Oh yes, we got news from Emily....she was in the Miss Aquafest Jr. Teen pageant and won...so she is the reigning Queen for 2009! She says the crown is huge! Ha! Way to go Em!

Hope everyone has enjoyed our blogging....Thanks, Betty for helping us set it up!

See ya soon!

Jan, Don, and Christian