Summer fun

We exploited a rare appearance by the sunshine here in Denmark and visited Mikkel and Trine Marie in their summerhouse. Trine's boys, Albert and Artur, were just her style with a good mix of consideration and being a bit rough. Olivia was comfortable and just wandered around playing with the boys even with out one of us to be there and give her a sense of security. This is big progress compared to just a week or so ago where she would sit with us and look over longingly at the other kids playing.

Albert helped her to get the hang of the bubble machine...

Olivia was not at all interested in dolls and stuffed toys when she first came to live with us, but in the past weeks she has started to become closer to Rabbit, or "Baa-be" as she calls him (thanks Aunty Lauren and Uncle Adrian!). Now she sleeps with Rabbit, takes him for a walk and gives him some of her bottle.

Olivia has shown us that she is pretty good on her feet. She takes the stairs at home now with no problems and she is good at running about, and could even take it to Albert and Artur on the trampoline... Here she figures out how to walk backwards.

We have on the whole had a pretty wet summer. Eastern Sweden is under water and the garden looks very happy. But... again when the sun came out we made the most of it and headed out to Steen and Inge's "hunting lodge".

We tried out the new backpack (Thanks Maria!) and Olivia loved it. At this rate I might even get some back muscles...

Butterfly hunting in the meadow... Olivia was good a spotting them and even saw some before Dad.

Olivia is good mates with Ditte... Again Olivia felt safe to run around and play with her as long as we were in sight.

This was the only time they just sat quietly!