Wednesday, June 30, 2010

No more pacifier!

It's been 3 pacifier-free weeks in the Bendixen household! We decided that Max needed to stop having the pacifier before he started preschool. We thought it was going to be a tough few days but he was so good about it. We visited one of the many pacifier trees here in Copenhagen. Max hung his and Jonas'(which was not very used) up on the tree and said goodbye! We were so proud of him. Then we went to the mall and bought 2 toys for him because he did so well. That night he couldn't fall asleep but he didn't cry that much. The few days after, he asked for it a couple times and that was it! He is a big boy now!!!! The pacifier tree in Fælledparken.

He first tried to hang it here but the branch was too small.

So he tried here. That was a better place.

I think he was proud of himself for being such a big boy.

Jonas tried to suck on all the old pacifiers- of course!

Jonas

Just thought I'd post some random pictures of Jonas.
He loves getting in boxes.



Sunday, June 20, 2010

Last day of Bedstefar's birthday week

The weather wasn't so good the last day we were at the summerhouse. The boys, of course, wanted to go outside. It was sprinkling so I got them dressed in their rain gear and out we went. Jonas doesn't have rain boots(yet) so his feet got a little wet. We went snail hunting, which is one of Max's favorite things to do, and found quite a few.


These videos were taken later in the evening. The weather improved a bit.

Bedstefar's 75th birthday week

On Bedstefar's birthday(the 8th) we had beautiful weather. We had a great day relaxing and then finished it off with a delicious dinner! The man of the week-Bedstefar!!!!
Trying to get a picture with everyone smiling and looking at the camera proved to be impossible.

Bedstefar with his sons and his sons' sons!

The beaches in Denmark have a lot of sand dunes. It's amazing how windy it can be but if you find a nice secluded spot in the dunes it can be so still. Unfortunately I couldn't go out and enjoy the beautiful sunset with everyone. I was busy putting Jonas to bed.
Jakob and his best buddy, Lady. She is one the sweetest dogs. Jonas was following her around, laying on her, hitting her(which was his way of petting) and even kind of biting her and she just put up with it. Wish all dogs were so sweet! Jakob will be living in New Zealand for a year as a part of the Rotary exchange student program. He leaves on the 22nd of July. Max will miss him greatly!
Relaxing on the dunes.
Max is walking down to the beach with Annette.

Bedstefar's grandsons(except Jonas and Tobias).

Max is showing Far the boat.

Beautiful sunset...

Max and Bedstemor enjoying the sunset.

Bedstefar's 75th birthday week

Max had a great time playing with all his cousins. He was so tired by the end of the week. Here is Max playing with his cousin, Oskar. Oskar will be 7 in September.


In the jacuzzi with Far.

In the pool with Far.


Saturday, June 19, 2010

Bedstefar's 75th birthday week

Thomas' dad, Jørn(Bedstefar), turned 75 on the 8th of this month. He and Birte(Bedstemor) rented a really nice summer house on the beach for the week. The boys and I got to stay the whole week but Thomas had to work Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Stinne and her family came for a few days, Henrik came for a few days with his son, Oskar, and Annette was able to stay the whole week. We were all there on the eighth to celebrate Bedstefar's birthday. Thank you, Bedstefar and Bedstemor for a wonderful week! The summer house they rented had 5 bedrooms with 2 loft rooms. It could sleep 14 people! It also had an indoor pool and jacuzzi. I don't know if you can tell by the pictures but it had a thatch roof which is quite common for summer houses over here. In the above picture you can see the back side of the house where the terrace is. The boat to the right is a sand box for the kids.
We went bowling one of the days which was a lot of fun. I think it's been a good 15 years since I last bowled!!! It was Max's first time and he loved it.

They had shoes in Max's size(7-8US and 24-25EU) but not in Jonas' size. Jonas would've run down the bowling lane and knocked down the pins with his hands if we had let him bowl!

Max needed a little help from Mommy!

Jonas spent most of the time snacking(keeps him out of trouble) and being passed from person to person so we could all bowl.

The boys liked the bowling balls-all the different colors.

I had to get a picture of Max's shoes. I thought they were so cute!

After bowling, Thomas, the boys and I stayed and played on the cars and playground. Max loved driving the cars. It had to be the blue one which is what he wants everything to be these days.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Eating ice cream and bathtime

Our boys love ice cream!

I think we need a bigger bathtub!


Kajsa's visit

A couple weeks ago Kajsa came over for a sleepover. Max loved having her here and Jonas loved it even more! Eating cheese and cucumbers.



Kajsa wanted to take a bath and I thought it was funny that she wanted ALL the toys in with her!
Jonas loved touching Kajsa but she thought he was annoying.



Kajsa liked to be up with Thomas so Jonas couldn't get her.


Monday, June 7, 2010

While Momma was away....

While I was away for the weekend on Malta, the boys, Thomas and Basso visited Bedstefar and Bedstemor. The boys always have a great time there. Basso loves it as well because he gets to play outside. These pictures were taken with Thomas' camera since I had our camera. I don't know why some are small and some are big. Max got a new bike while he was there. It's a little big but he still loves to ride it!