Cannobio, Italy

Benjamin is now the ultimate traveller. In one day he drove through 4 coutries and arrived here in picturesque Cannobio.

Beautiful Austria

Austria has been heaven. The weather has been superb. Hot sun every day and Åsa and Chris have a huge pool just to top it off. we have spent more than a few days training then lounging by the pool. The pool is not so child friendly so we have a large plastic bucket for Benji to splash around in. Åsa has been the hostess with the mostest, cooking us some delicious meals and planning loads of fun activities. The photo on top was at an Austrian restaurant neslled high in the hills that surround Lochau where we endulged ourselves with a traditional Austrian dish from this area, called käspätzle. A cheesy doughy affair and it is absolutely delicious! 

Benji's 1st Flight

A report from Austria...as you can see Benji checked in and managed to get to the gate on time...just! Crawling to Terminal 5 was not easy, Sara are I are not used to crawling that far! Needless to say his very first flight was smooth as he slept the whole way!

A Camping We Have Been!

We've been camping for 2 weeks. We have been back in civilisation for one day, now we are heading for Austria and some more camping in the Alps. Write soon :)

An African Adventure

Spitting Image?

Now I know what you are all thinking out there, wasn't my father just here in Sweden? So what is a photo of him and I doing on the blog? Are the two of us sitting in a tree discussing property in New Zealand? Is this another discussion about footballing gossip? Has he just found out that Leeds have dropped down another division? 

Although the likeliness and similarities are uncanny, (I personally think my fathers chest hair is longer than this Orangutan pictured! maybe my facial hair is not as tidy either?), however jest as you may, a wee film about our trip to an African Zoo park is on it's way to you loyal SFW blog followers out there.

Shopping Spree

Riding in the shopping trolley is Benjamin's new absolute favourite thing to do, which actually won't be for long because every day something new and even more fabulous happens, which eclipses the last. I am even starting to like shopping for food.

Family Rose

"Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses."

James Oppenheim, "Bread and Roses

Snap Happy?

Sara has been feeling a little shy on the photo taking front. She has little to worry about mind you when she can capture little gems like this!

Midsommar 2009

Quick Trip

A few months ago, Benji and I took a very trip back to our home beach in NZ and took this photo.

Great Grand Parents!

"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family.  

Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one."

Jane Howard

Fantastic Fantasy Football!

For those of you who realise what it means to win something...here you go!

Unique Position Available

Once in a while a unique opportunity for your child arises. 

This is one of those opportunities. 

If your child has the skills mentioned, then please apply in writing to this blog. Obviously the milk will be provided but the applicant must ensure that they have their own bottle to use on site. We will screen applicants based on their milk drinking experience and also the quality of cookies that accompany the application.  Also, different geographical factors will play in the role in the selection process. As stated, the ability to share snacks is a must, not just with the employer but everyone at Swedishfamilywilkinson!

Comment and apply now!

Free...free at last!

He's been able to stand now for at least 3 weeks. He can now stand from sitting positions unaided. He can balance himself in the middle of the room for a good 10-20 seconds before falling onto his nappy protected bum. His favourite trick is to reach or put his hands on anything (literally anything) pull himself up and stand for as long as his attention holds him there, being his father's son, that attention span is not that long!  Here he is half way to breaking free from his bed and crawling his way around the apartment 12 times pulling and grabbing everything he can get his hands on.

Lord of the Rings

Nothing like playing with plastic rings, with or without your clothes on!

Starting young!

Now I am the first to admit that Benji is too young for skateboarding, but he insisted! He was captured here just after trying to beat his time going round the apartment. He had his protective nappy on and his Daddy's watch to time himself...he's so competitive!

Seeing Double

Behind the scenes

Here at Swedishfamilywilkinson blog central, we like to think of ourselves as a family unit, so instead of one person taking control of everything, we like to delegate certain responsibilities around the family. As you can see here Benjamin is hard at work, putting the next blog together. I think he is struggling with the caps lock key here?

He seems to have finished the next blog and now he is hitting the save key, with both hand and feet. Another job well done Benji!

The Reader

Well as you can see Benjamin has inherited his father's love of reading. He is a little book worm and at every opportunity he has his nose in a book. Well, okay that's not entirely true, but he loves books and I'm glad for that as he has about 275,000 of them to choose from in our apartment. They are in the coffee table, in the bedroom, on the floor, in the toy box, under the toy box, in the bathroom, well let's just say he has a book where ever he needs one. His Mum reads to him at least twice a day and I'm sure he will be uttering his first word any minute now.