Iceskating!

Em learned how to skate last year but this year it was Daves time to step on the ice with skates on for the first time! Well considering how absolutely great he did i am starting to wonder if this really was his first time 😊 

We had a blast skating downtown today, the sun decided to join us and it was a georgeous winter day! 

We did London!

Had an amazing 12 year anniversary in London with my loves. I think Em had as much fun as we did. 

Adventure

Em has longed to show us this place. So we decided to check it out. A morning hike rewarded with a picknick at the top. Great start to our sunday. 

Hopefully the broncos can make sure our day ends with a smile as well! Go Broncos! 

Laget

Ett skönt gäng tjejer!

A proud girl with her first turnament medal.

I got a third grader!

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Today marks the first year anniversary of our lives in Sweden!

Today exactly one year ago we arrived in Sweden, ready to start our new adventure. It has been an amazing year! Its had ups and downs as normal but far more peaks and the lows have been shallow.....

It has been so nice to be able to spend every day as a family. The simple things like eating both breakfast and dinner together, every day. To go to bed together, sleep an average of 7-8 hrs a night. To have every weekend together. 

Thinking back, this was a hard but awesome decision. I am so happy we took the leap of faith and started this new ride. 

This first year it took us to new school, new languages, new jobs. It adjusted us to living in 800 sq.ft instead of 2300. We were also able to take a few trips; midieval city of Tallinn, Paris, gladiator town of Rome, and the true winecountry of Italy, and swiming in the Adriatic sea.

Cant wait to see what our next year will bring! 

Still in Denver...

The first week

First month

School!

Fall

Winter and spring

Tallinn, Estonia

Paris

Graduation of 2nd grade

Arielli, Pescara, & Rome - Italy

Last couple of days, including last night's sunset! 

Love,

Jess 

I officially have a third grader!

Summer break

I can not believe it!
Emma is graduating from second grade today. Where did the time go?
I am so proud of her and how much she has accomplished. She is pretty much bilangual by now, gotten adjusted to our life over here, made new friends, yet again, and started playing soccer.
This also means that we have now lived in Sweden for a whole school year! Wow!

Our little girl is growing up so fast. Wonders if she will still do huggies and kisses ever morning when i drop her off when she will be a thirdgrader? If now she might just do 2nd grade over and over again!

Time goes by so fast!

Wow! I can not believe its March already! Time just flies by....

The number one reason we left the US was because we felt like we didn't get enough time together as a family. We were caught up in the hamsterwheel just like most others. Work consumed most of our lives and if we were not physicly at work the leash, aka cell phone, was always on.

In the last few months we have gotten more and more comfortable with our decision to move and the life that we are creating over here. 

Emmas swedish is getting so good that she is no longer in the special language classes at school. When we go to pick her up at fritids, after school care, we have had teachers, other kids and other parents telling us how great her swedish is getting. That is a great relief to us!

She is growing up so fast and this week she got to walk home from school all by herself for the first time ever. 

Em is also getting spoiled with playdates with friends and movie dates with her auntie, just the way life of an eight year old should be! 

And next week she has her first practice with her new soccer team! Should be intereting. 

Dave is doing better and better every day that passes by. Both with his swedish but more importantly with his adjustment to this new culture and society. Maybe our last piece of our puzzle will fall into place next week.....

Oh our family time! I have missed it so much! And we are sure making up for lost time. Weekends are our favorite time as we get to hang out together from sun up to sun down, and our fridays are filled with the silver lining of wine, yum! Even Em enjoys her dinner with a kidfriendly drink in a wine glass. Its the small things in life and the Weavers are enjoying it to the fullest! 

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