LifeinthelandofAlpöiiandHeidis

Spring inside

2012-01-31T10:00:00.001+01:00

It snowed over night, it is supposed to be -8 degrees this week. Freakin' cold! I refuse the cold and gray weather, brought in some spring and sunshine. I love tulips! A mixed bouquet of tulips in the kitchen.

Dixie has a small vase with red and yellow tulips in her room, placed next to her gold angle on the windowsill.

Another vase of tulips in the office, I need some inspiration during the days. I'm soaking up every minute of the tulip season.

Something by IKKS

2012-01-30T14:59:00.001+01:00

Another Monday, ready for krippe after a fun weekend. Dixie in today's outfit, style by Momo. IKKS cardigan with a pair of Name-It jeggings. To drop Dixie off at krippe is no problem. She even puts Dino and her little nuggi in her box, marches right in to her friends. If I'm fast enough I might get a kiss or a bye bye. So cute and so adorable. My big little girl!

The first kiss

2012-01-29T19:40:00.002+01:00

Dixie, the princess, welcomes our friends Alexander with parents who came to visit for the weekend.

Since Crissy always makes such a wonderful and delics Greek feast when we visit them I thought I would make something that they have never tasted before, something very Swedish, a sandwich cake. Filled with all the yummy things that you would never think of putting together but in a cake like this, it's delics. Champagne with the cake.

Dixie and Alexander had their own sandwich cake without seafood. When can kids start eating shellfish?

Dixie enjoyed her special sandwich cake, Alexander passed on the Swedish food.

Despite the ugly weather, we went for a walk. Dixie loves the water puddles.

Once back home the kiddies munched on blueberries.

Dixie had fun feeding Florian blueberries.

Could the evening for these little ones end in a better way? A kiss, the first kiss, just before bedtime. Alexander even closed his eyes. Aaaahhhh, so cute!

Florian and Crissy about the try the starter.

A very Swedish lunch, for dinner we cooked a more contemporary modern Swedish cuisine. My signature dish. Seared scallops with a spicy mango salsa. For main course, we served a file of pork marinated overnight in red wine and garlic, served with hedgehog potatos and a cognac-green peppar sauce. Dessert; home made ice cream with a dark chocolate fudge topping. I think it was the best batch of ice cream I've ever made.

Since it's a bit of a drive, they stayed over night. It's so nice to have visitors, especially when you get to enjoy a nice breakfast together. Fresh baked bread from the bakery, bacon and scrambled eggs. Dixie munched on Papi's bacon and scrambled eggs. Yum! A great weekend, fun talks and fun times. What we will remember most is the kiss. Our little cuties! Thanks for coming to visit us in our new pad! Miss you already, Crissy, Florian and Alexander!

Our visitors left shortly after breakfast. Ugly weather so the day was spent inside chilling and playing. I love hanging out in Dixie's room. Dixie says "Hi!" from her favorite bouncy cow!

Tennis partner

2012-01-29T11:10:00.000+01:00

Playdate with Dixie's future tennis partner Tristan. Fun time with all of Tristan's cool toys. Dixie loved it. Before we left in the morning for the playdate, I was going to take a "today's outfit" picture but with Dixie running around all the time, there is no chance to catch her on camera, but here is a good shot of her new Molo cardigan from Momo. Thanks for a fun date Jai and T!

Crayons

2012-01-26T20:24:00.001+01:00

Every morning and every evening, before and after krippe, we paint. Dixie loves her table, her crayons, her stickers and all her drawings. She also likes to draw on the chairs and the table, when I say no, she runs off with a very sad face. 2 minutes later, she comes back, happy and ready to paint some more.

Eating noodles

2012-01-25T13:07:00.002+01:00

Dixie is prepping herself for her first trip to Malaysia by practicing eating noodles. First step; she enjoyed eating noodles. Yeahj for that! Second step is to introduce chopsticks. We'll see how that goes.

Ready for krippe

2012-01-23T16:13:00.000+01:00

Sleeping in on a Monday, why not on a Saturday and Sunday? Dixie and Dino are ready for krippe. However, this morning, Dixie left her Dino and nuggi (dummy) in her box and was ok when I left her. My big girl!

Windy Sunday

2012-01-22T22:07:00.001+01:00

Ahhh, baby slept in to 7:30 this morning. I love her! I feel well rested.

Last night I painted Dixie's new set of table and chairs from IKEA. Sneaking up on Dixie from the hall. Happy artist!

I thought it was time for Dixie to get her own little table but I'm not so sure it is a good idea. Now we have a real reason to call her monkey, like we have from when she was in my belly, she climbs up and down the chairs and sometimes on to the table. Let's hope the excitement of climbing on chairs cools off and she will soon sit nice and quiet by the table. Like a perfect little artist.

Explored our garden today. Cold and windy but a walk in the garden is always nice, especially with the company of these two who I sneaked up on from behind the bushes. We talked about what veggies we will grow in our vegetable garden.

The house from the back. Looks totally different from the front as seen here. We live on the middle floor.

This is where we will hang every sunny moment of the summer. The grand outdoor badi just minutes from our house.

Next to the badi is a small playground Dixie loves slides.

The caterpillar was fun as well. Gray day but fun day to be outside to explore the surroundings. Happy Sunday!

Saturday night

2012-01-21T23:09:00.000+01:00

Saturday night painting, 10:30 P.M. Dixie's new table and chairs.

Artists and an Aussie

2012-01-21T20:19:00.002+01:00

Milchbrei. Dixie now eats her breakfast all by herself. And believe it or not, it's not too messy.

After breakfast, a playdate with girlfriend Ella. Dixie and Ella are so cute together. Chatting to one another while drawing pictures. I really enjoy watching Dixie with her friends, it's cute and they are so fun together. They chat in their baby language and they seem to understand one another. How?

One of the highlights was a visit from Auntie Daniella from Australia. Yeahj! We love when D visits! Miss you already and thanks for the very cute and cool outfit. Picture to come.

Sparkly lipgloss

2012-01-18T11:45:00.000+01:00

Adding a bit of sparkly lipgloss using the oven door as a mirror. You want to look good at krippe. I had to buy Dixie her very own lipgloss since she always takes my lipgloss. Now I want to take hers, she has a very sparkly princess lipgloss, I just have a boring one without the sparkly shiny effect.

Happy day!

2012-01-16T15:57:00.001+01:00

Happy sunny Monday!

What a weekend!

2012-01-15T20:53:00.003+01:00

Friday afternoon was spent in one of my desk drawers. There is a lot of climbing in to and on to things at the moment. Dixie's new hobby.

Cooked a delics dinner. Scallops on a bed of sauteed fennel drizzled with a lemon-cayenne creme fraiche.

For the main, we yummed on a fresh tomato and mozzarella salad with a tournedos topped with gorgonzola sauce. Ended the week with vegging out in front of the TV.

Saturday morning we headed to the Zoo. It was cloudy as a start in Zurich but once up on the mountain at the Zoo it was clear blue skies and sunshine. Dixie checked out the boy next to her while checking out the monkeys.

Walked through the rain forest. It's an amazing place. It's huge and when you walk in from the cold outside, it's like a warm mist hits you. Exotic animals, insects and greens.

Dinner Saturday night was steamed and broiled mussels. First boiled in a lemon and chili stock. The baked with a topping of garlic butter and Gruyere cheese. Mmmmuhm!

Woke up to a day of sunshine and blue skies Sunday morning. Cold and crips outside.A walk around the hood while Dixie had her morning nap. In the afternoon we dressed warm and headed to the park. Dixie in her new long underwear from Polarn & Pyret. To add to this picture, we now have stickers everywhere, even on the socks.

Fun in the park! Why doesn't kids want to wear mittens?

What a great weekend! Ended the weekend with some papi wrestling before bedtime. Goodnight!

Girl talk

2012-01-13T13:43:00.003+01:00

Playdate with Dixie's friend from krippe. Dixie and Katia ate cookies and crackers, played with toys and chilled out while I had a really nice time chatting with Katia's mom. Thanks for inviting us!

A cheerios adventure

2012-01-09T22:26:00.000+01:00

Now, how do I get those cheerios that I love so much form underneath the table. I can see them but not touch them. To add, Dixie loves cheerios. She knows exactly which cupboard they are in. She walks up to the cupboard, points to the door and says "Da! Da! Da!". When I open, she quickly walks over to the couch table. Taps on the table and says "Da!". A handful of cheerios are placed on the table. We call it her snack bar.

It's really tricky to get them from underneath...

Oops! They fell to the floor.

Darn it, they stick to the socks. No, she doesn't swear yet. That's my interpretation looking at her facial expression.

I better sit down on the floor to eat the cheerios. When they are all gone. We start over again. I love her.

Good morning!

2012-01-08T10:21:00.002+01:00

This is what Dixie and I did at 6:40 A.M. this morning. It's Sunday, it would have been the perfect day to sleep in. Noop, Dixie wanted to get up and play. We let papi sleep in while we play dough'ed away while it was still dark outside.

Swooosh!

2012-01-07T23:03:00.000+01:00

Cloudy and gray outside today. Windy, rain and snow. We packed up and headed to the badi. Dixie loves the badi, and it's pretty nice. Warm air and warm water. Waterslides is the best! I lost count of how many times Dixie went down the slide. She laughed and laughed even when she got her face splashed with water.

One of her favorite things. This box was filled with Lego, one of her Christmas presents. Dixie likes to empty it all out and jump in. She loves to sit in the box. Some times she climbs in, sit down and just chill.

Oh so cute and concentrated.

I'm so happy. I have a daughter who loves stickers and little gadgets just as much I do. We will go crazy with all the things to shop in Kuala Lumpur. I can't wait for vacation! 6 more weeks.

Proudly showing her sticker to papi.

Mmmm yum dinner tonight. A seafood feast. Clams baked with garlic butter, chives and Gruyere cheese.

Seared tuna on a bed of shredded cucumber salad. Topped the tuna with a wasabi mayo. Nom!

Oh ooohh!

2012-01-07T14:10:00.001+01:00

We love building towers with these colorful and cute boxes Dixie got as a birthday present from her boyfriend Tristan. Well, I like to build towers, Dixie likes to push them over.

Oh oohh! All the boxes fell. Dixie's latest thing is to do this. When Dixie does something that is a little crazy, she put her hand to cover her mouth. Cute!

Let's see. Which book should I read...

Our LCHF dinner. So delics. Seared scallops on a bed of savoy cabbage with thyme, lemon peel and lemon juice and crispy bacon. Yum.

Ribbon and news

2012-01-04T22:25:00.000+01:00

I love shopping ribbons and Christmas ornaments when it's after Christmas and 75% off. Dixie found this little glittery bundle of pink ribbon.

Dixie loves to "read" the COOP newspaper, there are usually many pictures of animals. After Dixie is done, the newspaper is spread out all over the floor. I love my little baba monkey when she makes a mess. It's cute. She looks busy.

Stylish for krippe

2012-01-03T21:46:00.000+01:00

Ready for krippe this morning. Dino is coming as well. Dressed in her Benetton down vest.

A shoe day

2012-01-02T21:46:00.003+01:00

She loves shoes. But they are very hard to put on by yourself. Dixie is trying to get her blinking Sketchers on her feet. Argh!

Maybe if I use the magic wand. Shoes, shoes, please fit my feet.

While I was folding laundry, Dixie was checking out my shoes. Her favorites to try are my silver Tory Burch shoes. My tiny little fashinista!

Happy New Year!

2012-01-01T21:55:00.000+01:00

We started the last day of the year with playing. Dixie slept in until 8. Yeahj! But after that, it was play play play, and I love to play! Dixie is hilarious! She is now also starting to realize if she does something funny.

After the Fatboy we moved on to Lego. It's so much better to sit in the Lego box when you build Lego.We built towers, boats, a farm, a zoo, you name it. We built everything. Yes, it's after lunch and we are all still in our pj's.

Dixie is styled and ready to party. Styled by Momo. Purple sparkly velour pants matched with a purple top and socks, as well as a purple hair clip. Very cute.

Arrived at Martin and Evangeline's new pad to ring in 2012. It's our 7th year that we celebrate together. Dixie and Evangeline exchanged Christmas gifts.

At 11 P.M., what did you do? Dixie, still going strong but with a change in to her pj's, helping Evangeline to clean up after a lovely Italian/Bavarian starter and a juicy and delics salmon main course. Dixie was a true little party monkey last night. Climbing on Martin's sister, who she met for the first time last night, hung out with both Martin and Evangeline, ran around and goofed around. Shortly after 11, Anders and I took Dixie for a walk in her stroller and it took 1 min and she was out.

Back in time for the new year, the chilled champagne and the view of Güsch from their apartment.

While Dixie was sleeping we rang in the new year together. Happy New Year 2012! Great night with fab friends!

Since it would have been a bit of a drive and no champagne for the driver, we stayed over. A Bavarian boy as he is, Martin served us weisse wurst, pretzel and sweet mustard. Yum! What a great way to start the new year.

Waterworld

2011-12-30T22:12:00.002+01:00

Today we went on an excursion to a waterworld. A world of water for Dixie, wearing her Ralph Lauren swimsuit. Warm water and warm air. Almost like being in a warm exotic place.

Dixie liked the waterfall the best, and to borrow toys from other kids because her parents forgot all her pool toys. After an hour of playing in the pool with us and the other kids, we had lunch at the badi and during the ride home, do I need to say that Dixie passed out. Sooo tired.

Trollish excursion

2011-12-27T21:51:00.000+01:00

After a night of not me feeling so well. I think I might have poisoned myself with my cooking. The rest of the family is fine. I slept in, took a long pre-noon nap with baba. Felt much better in the afternoon, we took a trip to the famous waterfall in Schaffhausen. A castle situated just above the waterfall.

Dixie checking out the castle. Where is the prince?

We walked over the bridge to the other side for a view of the castle and the waterfall. The weather where we live in Zurich was gorgeous but arriving in Schaffhausen it was foggy and no sun. But for this excursion I say it was the perfect weather. It made the waterfall and cliffs look very mysterious.

Almost a little trollish about the view. The cliff to the right is the one you can take a boat out to and walk up to the top. The view must be fantastic from the cliff, just in the middle of the waterfall.

Dixie enjoyed the wooden rocking horses the most. So much for nature excursions. It's most fun to play!

Snow sucks!

2011-12-26T20:33:00.002+01:00

Gorgeous day, blue skies and sunshine. Anders and I were excited to take Dixie sledding for the first time. Excursion to Atzmännig.

You have to take it slow. The white stuff is scary. It's best to sit in papi's lap.

I told you. It's scary stuff. White and cold.

Seriously, pick me up! Snow sucks! She wont be a professional downhill skier, I think we have to stick to a sport you do in warmer climate.

Ok, so it's not too bad. "After sledding" we like.

Dixie was ok to walk in the snow by the time we left, but to sit on the sled. No way. It's better to good around with mami.

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T20:53:00.000+01:00

Merry Christmas to all of you! We started our Christmas morning with some body paint. Dixie is inspecting her work of art. Breakfast in our pj's.

After breakfast, we took a bite of the Christmas tree and discovered it tasted like crap. Spit it out.

Yeahj! Finally, after running some errands this Christmas eve we got back home to open the Christmas presents.

WMF kitchen utensils, pots and pans for Dixie's kitchen. She loves to stir things in anything that has some depth to it so this will be perfect.

Another fun toy. A wooden bear puzzle. Dixie didn't really get that hang of the pieces yest, she pressed one piece after another on the the puzzle. Dixie obviously scored when it came to presents this Christmas, but I apparently I had been a very good girl as well. Anders gave me one of the best gifts I've ever gotten, 4 hours instruction, driving and fun in a Lamborghini Gallardo on a Formula 1 track in Germany. A dream come true!

This Christmas it was my turn to be the gourmet chef. Last year I was wiped out from all the feedings with a newborn so Anders was in charge. This year, me, the chef, prepared a gourmet dinner. Marinated lumpfish (stenbit) in lime juice habanero chili, coriander, olive oil and red onion, as well as marinated scallops with a passion fruit dressing. To drink, a Moet.

Our wine with the main course this evening was a longed for bottle. Bought during one of our trips to the truffle festival in Alba, Italy. A 2004 Barbaresco Reserva. Oh so wonderful.

Main course, filet mignon and caramelized mini zucchini with a topinambour pure topped off with crispy bacon bits. Mmmmmm.... The dessert is still in the freezer. A sad little monkey woke up half way through dinner. After the main course, it was late (we always eat late) we all hit the sack and our sad monkey was a happy monkey laying in between mami and papi. What a cozy ending to a wonderful Christmas.

Christmas day. Our tradition since three years, we spend Christmas day with the Wilson family in Luzern. Pilatus welcome us with snow and a blue sky! Beautiful weather, crisp and frosty.

Lunch with Wilson's at Schützengarten in Allmend, Luzern, a place we have walked by many times and never knew it had such great food and atmosphere. Anders and I both yummed on their beef tartar. Divine! Dixie had chicken nuggets. Yum.

At first, Dixie was a bit shy and scared to play in the restaurant's playroom, but by the time we were leaving she couldn't get enough of the slide. I think the slide is a new favorite at the playground for Dixie.

We walked back, through the forest, for an afternoon filled with British Christmas desserts, sisterly kisses and fun. Dixie and Paige = BFF!

So this is where we end our Christmas day. A fun day in Luzern with dear friends, great food and lots of laughter. Paige the little flirt, says Happy Holidays from all of us!

Konstanz, the day before Christmas

2011-12-23T23:08:00.000+01:00

The day before Christmas. Now work just fun. A trip to Konstanz in Germany. Now when we live in Zurich we are only 40 min away from Germany, perfect for day trip. First stop the Lago shopping mall. Beautiful Christmas decorations. The moving stars were a hit with Dixie.

She caught them!

After some shopping and a walk around town we went to our favorite restaurant in Konstanz, Il Boccone. Dixie loves to play peekaboo. All you need to say is "Where is Dixie?".

There she is! The cutest peekaboo:er ever!

Anders and I both enjoyed their very yummy homemade pasta with wild mushroom and spinach cream sauce. For dessert we had a very delics Christmas fruity mousse sprinkled with lebkuchen crumbles. Why I love this place? They have great service and the food is fab, but they are the best with kids. Even Dixie got her own dessert as well as a kiddie espresso made with warm milk and sprinkled with cacao served in an espresso cup. So cute!

In between the dishes Dixie checked out the book with all the Schleich animals she wants.

After some time at the table, you also need to check out what is underneath the table. You can't sit still the whole time. That would be crazy.

Back home after a lovely day with my darlings in Germany, Anders and I popped open a bottle of champagne, julmust would also have been tasty but nowhere to buy julmust here in Switzerland.

Our gourmet tapas style dinner with cheeses, goose liver and truffle pates and other yummies. A lovely the day before Christmas with no stress what so ever. I love spending Christmas at home without all the crazyness, stress and travels. I do miss my family in Sweden but we have quality time other times of the year.

Yoga and peas

2011-12-22T22:32:00.004+01:00

Evening yoga.

Peas before bedtime. Dixie loves peas. If Dixie would decide what to grow in our garden next year it would be peas and butternut squash.

Oops! Some peas fell to the floor. No worries, I'll take care of it! –Dixie

2011-12-21T19:39:00.002+01:00

Fun in the snow

2011-12-20T20:07:00.001+01:00

For two days it has now been snowing almost non stop. Our backyard is packed with snow so after Anders and I picked up Dixie we just had to go outside. This is a real first for Dixie with this much snow. Dixie tried her new pink baby bob sled. Dixie's thought on it. Ehh, not so impressed. I think Anders and I were more excited than Dixie.

She just wanted to be held and cuddled. I wont say no to that.

The weather outside is frightful

2011-12-20T14:18:00.005+01:00

The weather outside is frightful... oh how nice to be inside a day like this. The snow is falling outside. Let's hope it stays until Christmas. I need to switch to winter tires on the bugaboo before I pick up Dixie, otherwise we wont make it home.

I love the atrium in our new home. It looks really cool when it snows or rain, today it's cold enough for snow. Let it snow, let it snow, let is snow.

All I want for Christmas

2011-12-19T20:43:00.003+01:00

Our home is all decorated for the holidays. As always we stay home for Christmas. Love the lack of stress and to really enjoy the days off.

At first, the Christmas tree was outside. We were a little worried how Dixie would treat the tree. After a few days of strong winds and with a Christmas tree who kept falling over because of the wind we decided to bring it inside. Dixie could care less about the tree... that was at first, after 10 minutes we had ornaments everywhere. That is why the ornaments are not equally placed all over the tree, there are some parts where the little lady of the house has done some redecoration.

The snowman from Miami. Who would have thought I found this man skiing in Miami many years ago.

The latest addition to our Alessi Christmas set, gift from momo.

Alessi Christmas family and friends are all together for the holidays with us.

Sunday afternoon in Zurich

2011-12-19T14:20:00.002+01:00

Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, looks like rain but it was snowing. A little excursion to the city with all the other crazy Christmas shoppers. I'm so happy that I wasn't one of them, stressing to buy the last few gifts in crowded stores. I love spending Christmas without the stress. Although, I wouldn't have mind a stop at the Bally store even with all the people...

We stopped at a packed Starbucks for some "fika". I love their Christmas lattes, toffee nut is my favorite. My little muffin munched on a blueberry muffin and flirted with all the other Starbucks guests.

Underneath the Christmas tree

2011-12-18T11:31:00.003+01:00

"Da!". Dixie discovered the gifts underneath the Christmas tree, but still the red and glittery ornaments hanging from the tree are more interesting. Happy 4th advent!

Champagne and kids

2011-12-18T11:29:00.004+01:00

Our cozy evening started with an apero with Eeva and Jamie. Cheese, mousse au canard and champagne. Mmmmm. Dixie enjoyed chevre on a piece of cracker, as well as mousse au canard. Our little gourmet kid.

Dixie was very fascinated by Jamie trying to lick of the left overs from the mousse au canard.

It's nice when your guests tells you what they would like to eat and since we love beef tartar just as much Eeva does, it was the perfect dinner. Drizzled with truffle oil and freshly ground pepper, enjoyed with a red wine from Tuscany. Lovely evening inside with my rockin' friend Eeva and outside the snow was starting to fall. Saturday evening as its best!

The art of body paint

2011-12-16T23:17:00.003+01:00

Dixie started work early this morning. Her daily job is to take down the Christmas ornaments from the tree. At first we said, wow, she could care less about the Christmas tree. Oh boy, we were so wrong. After her morning shift she was so tired she could fall asleep on the floor. And yes, on Fridays, we do wear our pj's 'til about lunch time.

Dixie is taking her artistery to a new level and not just on the paper, we are also trying the art of body painting.

Here, it's done. Help me sign my artwork.

It's so cute when Dixie playes peekaboo that I could do it over and over again, and then another million times per day. And we do. There is a lot of peekaboo games going on. She is good too, I can't even see her in this pictures. Where is Dixie?

Dixie's first word

2011-12-16T08:25:00.002+01:00

Dixie has said her first word, a first word that you can actually hear what she says. The word is "Hejdå", which is a bit strange because we never say Hejdå, we say bye bye or ciao. Where does she get this from? Bondgården on the Swedish TV channel SVT. Dixie has watched it quite few times, let's say around a 100. At the end of every episode, the female farmer says "Hejdå!". So that's where Dixie got her first word from.Cute! Maybe she has watched the show one to many times, but she loves animals and it is a good distraction to get the little monkey to eat.

My first attempt at Manga

2011-12-15T12:58:00.004+01:00

My new hobby and my first attempt at drawing Manga cartoon. Loving it! I want to create a little Dixie-Chibi, because Dixie is like a little Manga cartoon.

The flirty artist

2011-12-14T21:45:00.001+01:00

When the cutlery stand and the beetroot is not in the buggy, Dixie is in it. She loves to sit in the buggy and to be pushed around. The faster the better. A little flirt is what she is.

Artistry after dinner. Picasso, watch out!

Beetroot shopping and last year

2011-12-13T21:57:00.001+01:00

Dishwasher is open. Dixie takes out the cutlery holder, she places it in her little wooden buggy. She takes the beetroot from the shopping bag ads it to the cutlery holder. Then she is off. That's Tuesday afternoon at our house.

This is what happened exactly 1 year ago. Baby gym was hot stuff and especially chewing on the zebra tail. I can't believe Dixie is 13 months old already.

Face plant at Zurich zoo

2011-12-11T19:51:00.001+01:00

Sunday at the zoo. Our annual membership at the zoo has already payed off, in less than 2 months. Perfect Sunday activity since Dixie loves animals. This seal was a real camera hog.

Dixie is trying to make friends with a peacock, picture taken right before her face plant.

With the plate turned upside down, water cup tipped over and some food on the floor. This is what feeding time at our zoo looks like. Dinner tonight: avocado, butternut squash and chicken nugget in a shape of an alligator. If you have been to the zoo you need to keep the animal theme going all day long.

Early Christmas-mys in Skåne

2011-12-09T22:23:00.001+01:00

Monday morning, Dixie and I left for Skåne, Sweden, to visit my parents. Momo picked met us in Kastrup, so nice to have some help on the train to Sweden especially since I wasn't feeling that well. Arrived in Everöd, on the kitchen table there were presents for Dixie and momo and mofa had also spoken to Santa to bring me early Christmas gifts. Yeahj!

Love at first sight? Yes, but maybe a bit more from Dixie's side. A little scared at first but as the days went Dixie became very brave and at the end of the week she put her hand in Tudde's mouth. Not sure how appreciated that was by Tudde.

It's Christmas time and what else to start the morning with? Gingerbread filmjölk (a version of Swedish sour milk). Delicious! I with I could have filled m suitcase with this and julmust. Every day I drank julmust, a Swedish Christmas soda. It's a must. I wish I had my own julmust brewery. Lovely Tuesday morning breakfast in my parents cozy cottage with a sick me and now a not so well baba.

Lovely and relaxing day. Went in to town and had lunch at an old cafe. Dixie nibbled on a cheese sandwich and as always, so well behaved.

Since we usually celebrate Christmas at home in Swizzy, I always load up on Christmas related food when I'm home close to Christmas. While Dixie nibbled on her bread and mom enjoyed a delics panini, I had the top of the line Christmas sandwich with a little bit of everything. Everything that I love to eat for Christmas. To drink? Julmust!

My mom always go all out with Christmas decorations. I love her little village that she puts up on the window seal. Someone who enjoyed it even more was Dixie. She loved to press the button for the ice skates and the tiny people making snow angels. Beautiful mom!

One evening we baked cupcakes. A fist for my parents. Throughout the evening we also discovered that we had a little cupcake thief and it wasn't the dog.

Once I got my taste buds back in order we cheered in champagne, file of deer, golden chanterelles and my mom's potato gratin.

The little giggler. Peek-a-boo is so much fun!

If you're the only grandchild, not well and cute as Dixie, you are allowed to sit on the floor and eat cut up hot dogs with a grown-up fork from a gold plated mini-bowl. It's important that you get that little piece of hot dog on to the fork with your hands before you put it in your mouth. Dixie is working hard.

After half the portion of hot dogs it all became a bit too much and Dixie closed to crashed on the floor.

Wednesday Dixie and I felt much better so we took a trip to Tyringe and beautiful Linda at Unge by Sweden, our favorite shop and shop owner ever! Cute store with great brands like Geggamoja, Name it, Rockefella, Nümph and more. And of course, a few new outfits for Dixie and a coolio cardigan for me.

Dixie felt that there wasn't enough live entertainment in the store so she took care of that. Walking around with things on her head. Dixie loves to put things on her head. Anything, not just hair clips, clothes and hairbrushes. Sometimes a cheerio also ends up on her head.

Cuddles with mofa.

Dressed by Unge by Sweden. Name it on the picture to the left and Geggamoja to the right. Dixie's hair has grown a lot lately so of course you need to borrow momo's hairbrush to get the hair strands in their right place. Another thing Dixie also knows how to do, is how to put on lip gloss. She is 13 months, how will this end?!

A last cuddle before we head back to Swizzy. I think Dixie will miss the dog more than the dog will miss Dixie. A fab week in Sweden with momo and mofa.

Our little Picasso

2011-12-04T20:35:00.001+01:00

Our little Picasso who loves to draw, and to eat markers. Trip to Luzern Saturday for hair cuts for Anders and me, "fika" at Evangeline and Martin's with freshly baked cupcakes, coffee, prosecco and beer. Back home I crashed early, the flue hit me once again. Today Sunday has been a lazy day. Dixie has been hanging out with papi while I've been sleeping to recover for our trip to Sweden tomorrow. All packed and already checked in. It's nice to live close to the airport and you can drop off you luggage the day before. Looking forward to our trip to Sweden.

Pike-perch dinner

2011-12-04T20:31:00.001+01:00

Late night dinner Friday night. Pike-perch with crispy bacon bits and a parmesan and shallot creme sauce. Yum.

Playdate with Tristan

2011-12-02T20:13:00.001+01:00

Tristan and Jaike came to visit for lunch and play. Reading and playing with Dixie's all toys.

Trying for a group picture. Didn't work. Oh well, at least I look good in this one. Fun day with a cute baba boy and hot mama!

Bang and vroom!

2011-12-01T22:27:00.001+01:00

Lunch date with Marty today, he was so nice to bring Dixie a present from his kiddies, Milan and Jana. Dixie says "Thank you!".

Yeahj! A banging fun toy with bright colors, we love it! Dixie quickly skipped the hammer, instead she used her fingers to push 'em down.

After dinner a vroom ride in the little buggy. Dixie's race car. She loves to squeeze in it and be pushed around. I just love her giggles and laughs.

Bee cute!

2011-12-01T10:51:00.001+01:00

It pays off to have boyfriends around the world. A package arrived from boyfriend Erik in Denver yesterday. A package including the cutest outfit ever. Bee outfit from Gymboree, adorable. Love it! Thanks Jorgen and Hermine and an extra few kisses to Erik!

Pimped out ride

2011-11-30T09:44:00.001+01:00

When going to Sweden next week I don't feel like bringing the bugaboo, even though I love the bugaboo, but to make it easy to travel, we'll take the Maxi-Cosi Mila umbrella stroller. I love the bugaboo in the winter time, with the thick and warm mini sleeping bag. The sleeping bag is too big for the Mila and to me the umbrella stroller feels so cold, too cold for my baba. So what to do? Pimp it out myself. Double layered fleece cover for the seat made from IKEA fleece blankets, with a wax coated fabric near the feet section, also from IKEA. With the left over fabric I made a blanket that can be attached underneath the foot rest so it almost acts as a sleeping bag, and it was even enough fabric for a bag to put underneath the stroller. This is Dixie's new pimped out travel ride.

A quick check in the mirror

2011-11-29T20:34:00.001+01:00

Quick check in the mirror before we head out to krippe for today's outfit. Pants from Ralph Lauren and dotted top from Lindex. Yes, I look go-od! I'm ready, let's go!

"Woof woof" a party!

2011-11-27T15:57:00.001+01:00

Dixie's first birthday party. So much fun! It's a woof woof party. Dixie loves animals and her favorite is dogs so there were no doubt when creating the theme for the party. "Woof woof", it's a party!

What do you eat at a kids birthday party? Hot dogs! Yum! It's a good thing we have IKEA close by, because there is nowhere in Switzerland other than IKEA that sells hot dog buns. And what is a hot dog without the bun?!

Delicious cake pops a la me. Chocolate cake dipped in white chocolate. Yum!

Lemon cupcakes with white chocolate frosting.

Alex is having fun playing on the fat boy.

Opening presents. Dixie got very excited after opening the first presents, she doesn't understand the whole present thing yet, but she was happy and played with all her new toys.

Kiss from Albert before the left. Thanks everyone for celebrating Dixie's big 1!

After the party...

Goodie bags and raisins

2011-11-25T11:02:00.001+01:00

Mmmm Raisins! It gives you the perfect amount of energy to help mami with all the goodie bags for Dixie's party.

After I picked up Dixie from krippe Thursday evening we put together all the goodie bags for Dixie's party on Sunday.

The box of ribbon. Great toy! Dixie was busy for a long time with all the ribbons. Fun stuff!

Dear Santa

2011-11-23T21:32:00.001+01:00

Dear Santa, I ate all my dinner. Couscous, my new favorite.

With bolognese sauce and slices of peach for dessert.

Sooo, I want this for Christmas. – Dixie
P.s. I love you Santa!

Detail oriented

2011-11-21T21:51:00.001+01:00

Seriously, who needs mittens when you are on a treasure hunt looking for rocks. Does your baba keep the mittens/gloves on?

I'm so happy that Dixie is feeling better. Back to her healthy rock explorer self.

Very detail oriented and very talented if I say so myself. No problem placing the colorful pieces on the sticks. As you can see, Dixie's little belly is back. Dixie eating good, happy mommie!

A big hit was this cake that momo brought. She is able to place those tiny little candles and pieces of fruit in thewholes. Talented baba!

Espresso and hall

2011-11-20T21:22:00.001+01:00

Etienne Louis has found its place in our kitchen. Joined together by the clean cotton candle and my favorite candle holder from PiggeLina.

The hall towards Dixie's room. Across from the dresser is the atrium. Bright and light. More pictures are up on the wall as well. I can't get enough of this apartment, it really feels like home. It even felt like home with packed boxes, now with all the boxes unpacked, it's perfect!

Sick days

2011-11-19T23:22:00.001+01:00

The last days we've had a sick little baba and a sick mama. Picked up Dixie from krippe Wednesday with 40 degrees fever. High fever, cough, stuffed nose and I've had the same except for the high fever. Something new Dixie picked up at krippe. It seems like all kids are sick now. We are finally getting back to normal. Poor Dixie is so tiny and small when she is ill, she doesn't eat much when she is healthy and being sick, she eats even less, so pretty much nothing. At least she has been drinking lots of fluid which is good. Now we are finally getting back to normal and were able to bake the first round of "lussebullar" for the season while listening to Christmas songs. I'm starting to become a pro cooking and baking with one hand, while Dixie is on my hip.

Bye bye LU

2011-11-16T10:52:00.001+01:00

Hello ZH! Our car is now a Zuricherin. New plates. Bye bye LU. Looking at this picture I think it's time for bye bye dirt, our car needs a wash.

We love Molo and butternut squash

2011-11-15T21:32:00.001+01:00

We love Molo. Wildlife prints. Momo picked it up in Copenhagen airport on her way down to visit us. Dixie likes to point at the different animals on her shirt.

I eat by myself, with a spoon, when I eat. A little messy. Cottage cheese, a new favorite. Butternut squash, an all time favorite. Can you freeze butternut squash? I think I might need to stock up on butternut for Dixie, the season is almost over and this is one thing that she loves to eat every day.

Our new wohnung

2011-11-13T22:03:00.001+01:00

Welcome to our new home! It's our funky palace. An old farm house turned in to three apartments, one of each floor. The main entrance is where they used to bring in the hay.

View towards our entrance.

Dixie is the first one to show off her room. We finished the bookshelf today, inspired by IKEA DIY projects. Dixie's room is huge, it has one small window and then a wall of windows towards the atrium.

Dixie choosing a book from her very own little library. The sushi pieces are in its place.

The view towards the atrium. Dixie has her own bathroom with a huge bathtub. Too messy to show, pictures will be shown once Dixie has cleaned up all her toys and the rolled out toilet paper and ripped pieces of toilet paper.

The kitchen. Big and spacious to fit our long table and our eight chairs. One thing that we love about the apartment is the concrete ceilings that goes through the whole apartment. Love it. Reminds us of our old apartment in Stockholm.

The Michelin man is resting above the kitchen cabinets with a soothing back light.

Nice big windows to put your hand prints on. A Dixie speciality. The large windows runs all along the back, the living room and the office. Office and bedroom are next on the list to be styled and ready for show. Our new home, we love it!

Dixie's day at the Zoo

2011-11-12T21:53:00.001+01:00

Today was Dixie's day and since she loves animals, we went to Zurich Zoo. When Dixie sees any kind of animal she shouts out a interesting sound, something in between "brum" for a car and "voff" for the dog. First stop at the Zoo was the penguins. Dixie didn't want to leave.

Makes me think of the movie Happy Feet. I love that movie.

Rhino, very close up. It was just a very narrow but deep ditch that was between us and the rihno, cool to be that close to the animals.

Lunch at the Zoo. Oh so delics salad bar. While our little monkey was sleeping, we munched on salmon tartar, artichokes and a yummy rice salad. While on the monkey subject. Our little monkey loved watching the big and small monkeys. They were wild.

We had this view from our lunch table. In Zurich Zoo, there is also a rainforest. Amazing. It actually feels and looks like you are in a rainforest. Incredible how they can create something like this. Zurich Zoo is the nicest zoo I've ever been to. Since Dixie loves animals and we live 10 min away from the zoo, I think our purchase of an annual membership will be well used.

On our way home we passed a farm, stopped to buy butternut squash. In between all these hundreds of pumpkins, we found our little pumpkin trying to lift a huge orange pumpkin.

After a nice long nap, it was time for Dixie to get one of her birthday presents. A bobby car. She loves it. She already knows how to move around with it. I think we better move it down to the lawn, I fear for our large glass windows. A beautiful family day in our new hometown. Love it!

Happy 1 year!

2011-11-10T21:47:00.001+01:00

It was one year ago, 2:58 a.m. November 10, 2010, this little tamagotchi came in to our lives. What an awesome year! She is full of life, a little naughty at times, well, it's all the time, she is happy and cuddly. Happy birthday our one year old!

Presents. Sent from around the world. A teddy bear book from the boyfriend in Rolle.

Fun wrapping paper from Sweden.

Good choice of book, Nyholms. We love the illustrations and to count all the animals.

The cutest apron ever. Lina, I didn't know Pigge sewed so beautiful. Love the animals. The raclette will be hot on the table when you arrive. This was just a part. Momo and mofa have already celebrated Dixie and showered her with I don't know how many nice presents. We will have a special Dixie day on Saturday with an excursion and presents.

But the best part of the day for Dixie, could have been watching the washer wash her clothes. She was trying to grab her socks through the glass. Happy birthday babe, loving you forever and ever.

The cutest spy in the world!

2011-11-08T22:27:00.000+01:00

Dixie is back to peeling of the labels of the moving boxes. This time she is very helpful since we are removing the labels as the box is being unpacked. Thanks Dixie!

Our new home is an old farm house made ultra modern. The front looks like an old cottage with beams across. You walk in to the house through the entrance where they used to bring in the hay. There are three floors, we live on the middle floor. There is an atrium that goes through all floors and Dixie loves to look down to the bottom apartment where our little neighbour lives. She is one year older than Dixie. When Dixie sees her or any of her stuffed animals, Dixie screams out something very unclear and then she waves. So far our little neighbour hasn't noticed Dixie the spy, the cutest spy in the world.

Thanks to Momo, Dixie finally got some perfect little Dixie sized pancakes. Thanks mom for always bringing so many presents when you visit. Yes, soo many. You have no idea. I have to post pictures of all the nice things.

Checking out our new hood

2011-11-07T22:07:00.003+01:00

A well needed break Sunday. Went for a walk along the river, checking out our new hood, in the warm November sun. The rived is just across the street from our home. Lots of ducks and fish for Dixie to look at.

Ducks and fish. Who needs that when there are millions of little rocks to look at.

We are getting there. Almost all boxes are unpacked. A small preview of the interior. An old farm house made modern. A little taste of the old with the new.

Walk in closet

2011-11-06T22:00:00.003+01:00

The wardrobes are in place. Dixie checked out the "walk in" closet. It's a luxury to have such a big bedroom when you can even fit an armchair, a wall of wardrobes, large dresser and of course, the bed.

The house

2011-11-03T20:50:00.002+01:00

Our new home. The move went smooth but it turned out to be many runs between Luzern and Dubi. But now we are moved in and busy unpacking. We couldn't be happier! It's our dream home, more to come.

Moving

2011-10-31T18:37:00.000+01:00

First truck load today. Packing the last boxes and the rest of the move will take place tomorrow. Moving to our dream wohnung! Next hello from us will be from Zurich!

Luzern marathon 2011

2011-10-31T18:34:00.001+01:00

Momo and Dixie watching and cheering for the runners in the Luzern Marathon. Hopp Hopp!

Love at first sight

2011-10-28T21:58:00.004+02:00

Meet Ola. When I was little I had a handmade doll by name Lucas, made by my mom. Now, Dixie has her own doll, made by momo, and his name is Ola. It was love and cuddles at first sight.

I don't think Dixie doesn't know that she has her hand on Ola's face or maybe she is trying to shut him up. Either way, this is true love!

Happy Anniversary!

2011-10-28T21:49:00.005+02:00

Oh yeah, happy anniversary to Anders and me on our wedding anniversary number 3. We forgot, but thankfully Evangeline and Facebook reminded us while we were busy packing.

Momo and Molo

2011-10-27T22:12:00.001+02:00

Momo finally arrived after a cancel flight and a long wait at the airport. Momo's luggage is lost but luckily she had the bag from Molo in her hand luggage. Dixie is carefully checking out her new outfit.

The label thief

2011-10-26T22:21:00.001+02:00

We, and by we I mean Anders and I, prepare for the move by packing things in boxes and label evey box in what room it should go and what's inside the box. As it turns out, we have a label thief in the family, her name is Dixie. She peels off the labels and it doesn't matter how much tape you use, she still peels it off.

Yes, here she is. The label thief.

But she is a nice thief. At least she tries to put the label back on the box. Thanks Dixie. Let's just hope the labels you put back are on the right box. It's a lot of puzzling at the moment form all the little labels we find here and there in our home.

Relaxation

2011-10-26T16:20:00.000+02:00

An afternoon at Palace spa. Pure relaxation and pedicure. I should go on a beach holiday with my ultra soft and pretty feet.I choose O.P.I.'s "got the blues for red" polish. Intense red for the fall.

Bubbles, lots of bubbles

2011-10-26T12:00:00.000+02:00

Dixie is trying out he new and very own bath tub. Lots of bubbles in the bath. She loves it!

Goats, guinea pigs and cheerios

2011-10-24T22:16:00.002+02:00

Met up with Ruth and Olivia for a trip to the farm and playground in Horw. Perfect excursion for this beautiful and crisp fall day. Olivia and Dixie are almost the exact same age, it's great to see them interact and "talk". The loved looking at all the animals, especially the little baby guinea pigs. When Dixie saw the goats and I made the goat sounds, she tried as well, this is the first time she has copied an animal sound.

A snack break is a must. Yogurt, Ella's kitchen green smoothie and of course, cheerios. Enjoyed and munched in mami's lap. I took advantage of the snack break and stole some cuddles and kisses from my little babe.

Little Fräulein in Konstanz

2011-10-22T20:04:00.000+02:00

Tour de Konstanz. We had ordered some things for Dixie from Hoppop and we had it sent to a store in Konstanz, so on today's schedule was a trip to Konstanz. It's always nice with an excursion. Dixie was checking out the huge exhibition of Playmobil in Lago shopping mall.

When we left Luzern, Dixie was dressed in her PoP windbreaker but it wasn't warm enough so what do to. Luckily there is a Zara kids in Lago so we shopped an new nice and chic jacket for Dixie. More suited for strolling around town in.We had also forgot a hat for Dixie so a new hat from H&M.

Stylish little Fräulein on the streets of Konstanz.

Mmmm enjoying the milk foam from mami and papi's latte macchiatos. Delicioso!

Dino smells good

2011-10-21T19:59:00.003+02:00

Oh, wow! Dino smells good again. After his bath yesterday, we all want to cuddle with him. For everyone who knows Dixie and has followed her blog, we all know Dino is a favorite. It's hard to sleep if he is not around. But yesterday, we had to wash him. Size 2-4 months. What baby, 2-4 months old can wear this pajama from PoP? Ok, Dixie is not big in any way, but she is not small, she is petite in her weight. But oh so cute. Goodnight from Dixie! Road trip to Germany tomorrow.

Happy Birthday papi!

2011-10-21T09:39:00.001+02:00

Happy birthday, my love! Happy birthday papi, the best papi in the world! Dixie and I celebrated papi when he came home with a bubbly apero. Dixie was also joining the apero, mozzarella pearls (on this picture, her mouth is stuffed with mozzarella, therefore no smile) and water. A well chilled champagne served with bresaola chips topped with goat cheese spread and fresh thyme.

Dixie chose the roses for papi. Large pink roses wrapped in cellophane filled with rose petals. I love the petal touch to cellophane.

A delicious birthday dinner. My take on bouillabaisse with salmon, sole and clams. For dessert a home made french chocolate mousse made with a 80% chocolate. Scrumptious. Only the best for my love!

Very helpful

2011-10-21T09:21:00.001+02:00

A very helpful little girl. Dixie loves to empty the dishwasher. She helps me with the spoons and the forks. The only thing we don't agree on is when she wants to empty the dishwasher when the dishes are dirty. We are working on that.

Six teeth to floss

2011-10-19T20:22:00.003+02:00

Six teeth to floss and it works just as well with fancy silver string. Dixie was helping wrap papi's gift. It was more fun to floss than to wrap.

Rock my world

2011-10-18T19:47:00.000+02:00

How did this happen? It doesn't feel like it was that long ago when we were so impressed with Dixie that she could roll over. Suddenly she is standing in the bathroom "brushing" her six teeth wearing a two piece pajama.

On the way to bed. Dino and Dixie. Best friends forever. I love this little monkey more. Dixie, you rock my world!

IKEA — there are so many things to touch.

2011-10-17T22:23:00.001+02:00

A quick trip to IKEA in Zurich. That's what I had planned. But since Dixie doesn't want to sit in the shopping cart, walking through the IKEA store takes a little bit longer. There are so many things to touch, to look at and to climb on. Fabrics. Christmas decorations. Pots. Not to mention the little pieces of dirt in the flower pots that you can take out and give to mommie. Climbing. She is climbing on everything, mostly on to what looks like a stage, she even matches with the showcased products. It wont surprise me if Dixie one day tells that me she wants to be an actress.

Spätzle evening

2011-10-16T12:58:00.001+02:00

While Dixie played with auntie Evangeline and uncle Martin, Anders and I packed boxes preparing for our move. We got a lot of packing done, it's easy when you have something to look forward to. And we did. Our traditional spätzle evening. Spätzle making with the king of spätzle, Martin! Anders got a try at making it as well and he did an excellent job.

Spätzle, gruyere and sauteed onions served with a cucumber salad and pickled chanterelles from my mom. A saturday at its best!

Butternut squash, yum at first sight.

2011-10-16T12:28:00.002+02:00

A new favorite for Dixie, oven roasted butternut squash with cinnamon and olive oil. Gourmet girl. Munching while watching the Dream along show with Mickey Mouse at Magic Kingdom. I can't wait until we can take Dixie to Disney World in Florida, in the spring when we were in Miami she was too small, but next time we go, it's a must.

Nutterbut and butternut

2011-10-14T22:48:00.001+02:00

Our little nutterbut in her pj's did her quality control on the butternut before we roasted it with chili flakes, cinnamon, salt and olive oil in the oven. Served with roquefort sauce and tornedos. Yum dinner on a Friday night.

Little baba not well

2011-10-14T13:37:00.000+02:00

I thought Dixie was fit for krippe today after two days at home. But at 11 they called me from krippe to pick up my baba. Now she is passed out in our bed. Poor little monkey.

It pays off to be sick

2011-10-12T18:26:00.003+02:00

It pays off to be sick, you get to eat ice cream. Passing the 11 months target, you are old enough to eat as much ice cream as you want, especially if you are sick. You need ice cream to feel better. Dixie a bit skeptical at first but once she tasted it, she figured out that this is something goo-ood! Nice little baba, eating the ice cream properly with a spoon.

Ehh, spoon? A spoons slows you down. There are better ways to eat ice cream. You eat it straight from the ice cream bucket. It's faster, you get more in each bite and it makes a bigger mess.

Snow capped mountains and highland cattle

2011-10-10T12:06:00.004+02:00

Sleeping outside is the best. A bit of sunshine, fresh air. Fall as its best. Went for a lovely walk along the city wall while Dixie was napping.

Pilatus with the first snow of the fall. Just as we came to the start of the city wall, Dixie woke up, ready to look at the highland cattle and lamas. That's what I call perfect timing.

Dixie likes her new PoP jacket, a bit too big but warm and pink. A lama with an interesting hairdo.

Beautiful views of the mountains. Almost all mountains are covered in snow since the last few days.

I had only eyes for Dixie, Dixie had only eyes for the ducks.

Our yellow little baba, dressed in her new one piece from Columbia. As with all other clothes, a bit too big, but it still keeps our little walker warm while hunting for pretty leaves.

Herbst fest at Krippe

2011-10-08T13:14:00.002+02:00

Dixie is stylish and ready for the Herbst fest at Krippe this morning. Dress from GAP, legwarmers H&M, shoes Ecco and jacket Burberry.

They served cake, coffee, juice and you could buy homemade jam. The kids had made chestnuts männli and candle holders. We bought jam and freshly roasted chestnuts. Yum.

It's been nice all week but unfortunately it rained today, but it didn't stop Dixie and her friend from daycare to jump in the puddles. Fun day at krippe to meet all the other kids and parents.

Pearls and apero

2011-10-08T12:42:00.001+02:00

Friday evening apero. Mozzarella pearls. Yum. A new favorite for Dixie.

For dinner, a delics coconut, white wine and shrimp soup sprinkled with roasted coconut flakes. Perfect for a rainy and cold fall eve.

Stylish in dots

2011-10-06T15:44:00.001+02:00

It's a good thing being adorable and petite. Clothes fits you for a very long time. The dotted dress that Dixie received as a gift from our friend Melissa in the spring, still fits. Stylish and ready for krippe, but first, let's add some finger and hand prints to the windows.

Run along the lake

2011-10-05T13:52:00.002+02:00

After I dropped off Dixie at the krippe I went for a morning run along the lake just as the sun came out from behind the clouds. Great start of the day!

A powerwalking little speed demon

2011-10-03T22:25:00.001+02:00

Powerwalking to the playground to meet Sophia.

But we stopped to pick up some leaves and chestnuts. Ask Dixie, she will say that fall is the best season, because there are so many things to pick off the ground and to look at. The walk takes a bit longer but it is so worth it, that is if you are not in a rush.

At the Wagner playground, beautifully situated by the lake.

Sophia was so nice to feed and share her cheerios with Dixie. Yum. It was great to see you both today, looking forward to our next date!

Toy store fun

2011-10-03T22:12:00.000+02:00

Dixie and I took a trip to the toy store. Toys r' us are not that impressive in Switzerland, I wish they would be US sized. However, they are big enough for Dixie, there are so many toys with buttons to press.

When the music played, Dixie danced. She got good moves this 10 months old.

Barefeet in Otcober

2011-10-02T21:53:00.001+02:00

Enjoying a beautiful brunch at 1871, sitting outside by the lake in early October. Delicious food, some bubbly and my two dates, husband and babe. Life is good!

Scrumptious! Meat from Ueli Hof, local and bio produce. Yummy pancakes with maple syrup. Sweet, the best part is when the bacon gets a little bit of syrup drip drop, that perfects the bite.

Saved the best for last. Dessert. Heavenly chocolate mousse, tiramisu and fresh mango.

Dixie's brunch outfit. Love this Asian inspired dress. On our way hope we stopped and picked leaves.

We always pick leaves. One of Dixie's favorite things to do.

After a well deserved and so nice family nap we went to the park by the lake. Barefeet in the grass in October, it was one warm day.

A paraglider flew right above us and landed in the grass right by us.

Didn't think Dixie was that talented that she could actually get something out of a straw... but she did. Her first sip of iced latte.

I'm in love

2011-10-01T20:07:00.003+02:00

Early morning shopping at Pilatusmarkt. Dixie and I let papi sleep in this morning so we took off for nuggi and grocery shopping. Once back home it was time for the fund raiser concert in our courtyard. We had the Excelsa Quartet, a string quartet, winner of the International Chambers Music Competition, playing in our courtyard. How cool isnt't that?

Busy morning. After lunch we walked in to town and Dixie passed out, holding Dino (of course) and the Mundisal tube in her hand. I guess, just in case the growing teeth starts to hurt.

Passed by the annual fall fair with the ferris wheel which isn't that high but you have amazing view. Last time we were on this ferris wheel was last year after our 35 weeks ultra sound. Yes, Dixie is soon turning one. I couldn't resist. I had to buy a balloon for Dixie. We bought her a cow balloon, what else when you live in Swizzy.

Beautiful views of the mountains. How are we going to be able to leave Luzern?

Walking. Dixie loves to walk. And rocks, is there anything better than rocks. They go on the ground and they sometimes also go in the mouth. Yikes.

Oh beautiful mount Piltaus. Always stunning.

Walking with papi. Our little bambina!

Beautiful day outside. Sunny weather. It doesn't feel like it is October with this warm weather. I hope it stays for the whole weekend. Apero on the balcony. Cremant from Alsace and fresh tap water for Dixie. Cheers! It's been a lovely Saturday, I love weekends. I'm in love on the weekends. When the three of us are all together, my very own little family, I'm in love. Now we are opening our Pol Roger, it's not our wedding anniversary yet but why not celebrate a little early. Thank you and cheers to Patrick and Erika for our wedding anniversary present, Pol Roger, bubbly and delics!

Football and cheerios

2011-09-30T21:58:00.001+02:00

Anders and I picked Dixie up early from krippe today. All the kids were playing outside and at first Dixie didn't notice us. I love watching her with the other kids, she eally loves to play. When we came she was drawing with chalk, well, maybe not drawing, it was more like eating the chalk. I assumed it tasted good. We went home to pick up our picnic basket and headed to the park for some last day in September evening sun.

Dixie brought her Barbapapa football.

Any time is a good time for cheerios. Dixie's loves cheerios. A few of them ended up in the mouth and some in the grass. I'm sure the ducks will take care of the ones we left behind.

Playing with papi. Dixie was laughing so hard when Anders played with her. She has a great laugh and she laughs a lot. Our very happy babe!

Best momo ever!

2011-09-30T11:42:00.003+02:00

Dixie has the best momo ever. With no luck finding good outdoor clothes here in Swizzy for babies, momo went straight to P.O.P. and bought all the layers for Dixie so she can play outside now when it gets colder. Long underwear, a fleece/windstopper jacket and a shell jacket plus pants. Even with the smallest size, it's still a bit too big but so cute. Very stylish baba, and not just that, the fleece jacket also tastes good. That's a great bonus! Thanks momo, vi älskar dig!

Spanish boy

2011-09-29T16:08:00.004+02:00

Helping out a friend in need, it was time to pee. This very good looking Spanish macho woof woof kept me company for a nice walk today.

Nice and neat

2011-09-28T15:41:00.001+02:00

A walk in the park. Oh, it's fun to walk. With or without shoes. That's what we do. We walk in the park after krippe.

After our walk in the park it's dinner time. A favorite is avocado. Mumma. It starts out so nice and neat, why does it always end with a big mess. She is still cute. So I don't mind the mess and as long as she eats, it's all good.

Dixie style

2011-09-27T21:13:00.002+02:00

This is one of very many sleeping positions Dixie has. One that looks most uncomfortable but one that Dixie seems to like the most.