Where's Abby (+ Dylan and dogs)

   So I'm about 3 weeks behind now and so much has happened. For Christopher's birthday, we went to this Frilandmuseet which is like a 5 minute bike from the house, where they took houses from all over Denmark and all different time periods and reconstructed them here for everyone to see. It was so interesting seeing how differently they lived, both in different times as well as for different statuses. Some were from the rich and some the poor, so you'd see some where FIVE people lived in a tiny one room building and some with fancy dresses and china. We had a picnic lunch and rode a horse carriage to see the large amount of ground we didn't cover. This museum was huge.    Back at the house, we had afternoon tea, coffee and cake, and I actually made apple crisp which turned out great! A successful meal or dessert is always rewarding. I had made chocolate chip cookies with m&ms as well that I'd made the night before for their Disney Sjov. Everyone loved those. ...

   T his is gonna be a collection of random cute things my baby Danes do. There's a good chance it might bore some of you, but it's also for me so I can remember all these little moments. But maybe they can bring you some positive thinking, a smile, or some entertainment.     Starting with last night at dinner... Christopher started counting to 10 in English. As if I wasn't proud enough that he initiated it and did so well, he then told me it was my turn. As reward for getting them right, I was surprised with 10 kisses.     Christopher is definitely the most lovey of the kids. I could tell that from the first day when he sat on my lap right away for tv time.     This morning, it made me happy when Eva Kirstine layed back to cuddle with me too. Then tonight... Christopher came in from swimming lessons very excited to see me and just plopped right down on my stomach while I was watching tv. Kind of like Brantley style. For those of you that don't know Brantley, he's m...

   This weekend, I went to Jutland, an area about 3 hours west of Copenhagen, to experience Legoland for Christopher's birthday. We stayed with Claus' parents' house, who are so nice. Their house is one of the most beautiful houses I've seen and is right by the ocean in the countryside.    Legoland was quite an interesting place, with areas of Denmark, Holland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, and some of the US recreated into little Lego worlds. The Kennedy Space Center was also on display, making me feel "almost at home" as Claus said. There were a lot of rides but none too scary, as Legoland is pretty geared toward the youngins.    Time spent with Claus' parents feels like scenes you'd read about in novels; Afternoon tea and cake on the patio overlooking the incredible ocean view, playing around on the beach with the little ones, delicious meals followed by more coffee and cake... YES, PLEASE. And all around the house are spectacular flowers from their g...

   Super unfortunately, my phone was stolen two weeks ago... No phone, internet, or camera for over a week... Did this week really happen without proof through Facebook statuses, check-ins, photos, or blog posts? I'll just have to do my best to recall the last week with my good old-fashioned memory.    The weekend of the pick pocket was a really good one aside from this unfortunate event. Mischa, Maria and I joined forces for another great weekend. Wait, I don't think Maria has even been introduced to the blogging world. This girl is an incredibly funny, pink-haired English lass that we welcomed into our group. I'm so glad this chick has come around to continue the adventures once Mischa very unfortunately returns to South Africa in October.                                                         These weekends consisted of: ...

A lot of people have been asking about recipes here, so here are a few I've done. There'll be more to come!     Now, Danes are the biggest meat consumers in the WORLD, so if you're a vegetarian, you might not find too many recipes to try here. These first two maybe but very few others. Apple porridge delicious for a snack, breakfast, in your oatmeal, etc. And super simple .  Ingredients: Apples (however many you want. Maybe start with like 15) Water (~3-5 cups) Vanilla (sticks of vanilla are good so it continues to give more and more flavor) Sugar (~2 cups) Soo... Skin all the apples.  Chop em all up into bite-sized pieces. Make sure all the hard pieces are off the core. Throw em in a big pot with the water, sugar and vanilla.  Let those babies soak until they get soft enough to smoosh.  Mush em all up and let cool, keep in the fridge and enjoy! Fiske Frikadeller  (definitely a favorite) You can get the meat mixture pre-made here, but here is the recipe for the Americans. I...

         In the last week, it seems the main occurrences were shopping, accents, transformers, jokes, and Skype. With the kids, it was a really good week where I felt like I got to get closer to them and had a lot of fun. I picked up Eva Kirstina from school a couple of times and walked with her one of the times to be able to "talk" more. It's fun trying to communicate and play. So we just hopped, raced, and skipped rocks all the way home then had races, cartwheeled, summersaulted, popcorned and all sorts of crazy games on the trampoline.         Christopher was a wild man the other night too wanting me to throw him over my shoulder, jump over my back and do all these crazy stunts. Clara Louisa keeps being really sweet too and a couple nights when she was reading with Claus, she did the adorable pat beside her to get me to sit down by her. That's always heartwarming.         On Friday night they have "Disney sjov" night ...

In the States, I often wondered why I didn't see more hott people just wandering around. In fact there were times I'd get annoyed at the lack of attractive people. I don't think that's gonna happen here... Beautiful people everywhere. Seriously. Seafood guy? Gorgeous. Bakery guy? Model. Random bikers? Consider turning around and changing destinations... It's crazy. I went from being discouraged by the amount of ugos to wondering how there's so many beautiful people everywhere. We've practically got this guy running around the streets everywhere. It must be the Viking blood giving them tall, sculpted bodies, beautiful, blonde locks, and striking blue eyes. Who knows.