We were so excited to spend our last days in Finland with Heli, Olli, Helmi, Vilho, and Liinu. A house full of children is a good house! It was really nice to see that Samu and Sofia were connecting really well with their cousins - they clearly remembered them.
Part of these last days was also a birthday celebration for Samu & Sofia. Lucky kids!
When do we get to eat this masterpiece?
Yummy!
Police car + baby doll = perfect gifts
All in all, it was a wonderful birthday at the end of a wonderful time in Finland. Although leaving Finland will never be enjoyable, it was a little easier to say goodbye this time, knowing that we will very likely get a lot of Finland time in the future. ;-)
Austria welcomed us with hot hot heat - and the perfect way to cool down: a pool!
With the apricot harvest in full swing, there was a lot to do - fantastic news for Samu!
But of course the best part was seeing our Austrian family again.
After a few days in Langenlois ...
Hanna left to Salzburg for a day to celebrate Evi's birthday. So good to see you, ladies! Thank you for a memorable time! Big hugs!!
Finally, the moment we have all been waiting for: Meeting Franziska, newest member of the clan and the only real redhead! What an adorable little treasure!
Another treasure and redhead: Tante Kathi. Yeah!
An important summer ritual: Measuring children
Thankful for some rain in dry and hot Langenlois
Backyard babies
On the other end of the kids' age spectrum, Elias turned 5! Hard to believe, but we have a really big boy in our midst now. Not only did he get a bike, he also learned how to bike on his birthday - within a few minutes.
Samu and his summer love: biking
Too fast for pictures: Esther
Birthday BBQ
Little Ms. Sunshine
The Austrian cousins: Franziska, Sofia, Elias, Esther, Samuel - a pretty cool gang.
After some playing time in the "pirate cave", it was time to call it a day.
Thank you, everyone, for a great get-together! Happy birthday again, Elias!
