Home sweet home!

We're home, have been for a week now. We left Kansas City on Sunday morning last week, and got home Monday morning. We made a quick stop at the grocery store to buy some basic supplies, and headed home for a nap. Eirik slept the entire first flight, a couple of hours on the long flight, and the entire 3rd flight. On the flight from Neward to Copenhagen, I was restless... it was night time and we were supposed to sleep, but I had a cold and seriously chapped lips, and was so uncomfortable. Eirik was a bit restless too, so we let him walk around a bit. He's such a good boy. Even though he didn't want to sit in his seat, he sat there like a super good boy and watched cartoons... for 8 HOURS, with a little nap in there somewhere! He's just fantastic! Anyway, back home, naptime... slept from 1pm to 6pm, when I forced us to get up and make some dinner, and start unpacking.


Eirik didn't sleep much that night, nor the next 2 nights, due to jetlag, so I had to keep him home from daycare, thus I didn't go work either. That gave us time to get well, and unpack a bit, and try to get into our routine again. But every night this week, he's gotten up for a few hours, somewhere around midnight, wanting a snack.

Eirik started daycare again on Thursday, and has only been speaking English since we've been home. He spoke English in daycare too, to the kids, and the caregivers. All of the kids just kinda look at him a bit funny, except for one little American guy, who just answers and plays along, of course. :) I'm glad he's got him there. It's so much fun listening to Eirik speak English. It's gotten so good, he's making full sentences, and even correcting himself, when he hears himself saying something wrong. I'm telling you, that kid is a genius... :)



It's beautiful fall weather here, cold, but sunny most days. Fanastic, crisp fall air. We been on a hike, to Eirik's excitement, and got back out in nature, where he loves to be...

Yesterday was Halloween, so we carved a pumpkin, Eirik dressed up like Lightning McQueen's pitcrew, and was saying "Pitstop" and "Kachow!" all day. We went to an American Halloween party for kids in Trondheim, and had some fun there, with other English speakers. Then we headed to a local party with games and fun for the kids as well. Then home to give candy to our trick or treaters, before we called it a night. Halloween in Norway is very misunderstood, and adults/parents are pretty negative towards it, despite me trying to explain how to properly celebrate the day. They don't understand all the scary and the begging for candy. I can't do much about it, except try to explain how fun and friendly it can be, and make the best out of it for Eirik, since we're in Norway to celebrate it each year. I've seen that the trends are changing in the States, as well, with the new concept, Trunk or Treat.

Now, we're looking forward to a weekend in Oslo for the Toby Keith concert (on his first world tour) just me and Arnt, while Eirik stays home with his grandparents. Then the weekend after, we're having our world famous Thanksgiving dinner, our last in this house. We've got visitors coming in, and it should be a great weekend.

Happy Fall, everyone!

Hugs, Aimee