I have decided to add my family blog here. I thinks its best to just lay it all out in one place. You can learn a little something more about me and my life in finland as a stay at home mom! knitting is my hobby but my family is my passion. I would love to share a little something with you. Something that gives me hope and strength everyday!!
Lets start with this weekend, sort of an ice breaker if you will. It was wonderful. Title says it all. So what is virpominen? Well is basically Trick or treating Finnish style. I love it. Me and sonja spent a good 2 hours Sat. morning walking in ditches on old forest roads collection willow branches. That afternoon/evening Austin , markie and Jasper Toivo decorated them. Janita and Sonja worked on theirs at her house. Me and Sonja ended up making most of mine share in the night but dont tell!! LOL. We used colored feathers, silk paper, gillter and decorative flower wire. Below are some photos of what they looked like.
I put them in very carefully so the baby wouldnt get hurt! No im kidding! he isnt in the stroller!
It was too cold this year for the kids to dress up like skeletons and witches but we painted their face just for fun.
Talk about a GANG of kids!!!
the kids had a blast! They got entirely way to much candy, so mika and i helped them with that! AHHHHHHH
I want to show you what a difference a few weeks makes here in finland. Last year easter was a bit later. Also we had a winter so the snow melted at a normal rate. this year, well I dont know whats going no. no winter for so long and now this!!
Anyways. here are photos from last years easter egg hunt and our day out at the park.
the kids are all in their spring suits. Excited to go easter egg hunting.
Kids eating their eggs. look how small markie is!!
And Here is Markie in town at the park. We go every easter weekend into town. Tons of programs going on for the kids, it last friday, sat and sun!
Look at him and that blue sky!
Im so excited for next weekend. Me and Sonja have a lot of eggs to boil!! The kids will have a blast. Lets see what kind of weather we end up having!
happy easter!
