Rabbit Cosmos

Markus takes a nap in the Rabbit Cosmos

Yes, that is a space bunny on his overalls. His grandma Anneli sent them and the little white rabbit to us.

Thanks!

Bunnies from another angle

My Little Elf

Ready to go to the park.

Today I decided to try out the green fleece that Amanda gave us. (Thanks!)

The hood on this jacket fits better than any of the others. It also makes Markus look kind of like an elf.

The Whole Elf

Me and My Elf

What's Up?

Markus in a very cute kangaroo onesie given to us by Kati. Thanks!

More very similar photos...

open mouth

looking away from the camera

not so close up

another not so close up

Polo Shirts and Cloth Diapers

Perhaps people with very short fat necks should not wear polo shirts...

... but it was just so cute!

Another picture - before he fell asleep

We also started using cloth diapers from Tidee Didee diaper service (recommended to us by Andy). They pick up and drop off right at our door on Thursdays.

The cloth diapers are the same old fashioned kind, but now instead of using pins, they are held in place by the diaper cover. This one with frogs and dragonflies is my favorite.

Thanks to Marris, Kathy and Kathleen at the PCC library for giving me the gift certificate to buy these wraps from Mother Nature's in Portland.

First Sauna!

It's been a long day of sauna assembly, but it's almost done. (we still need to do a couple pieces of trimwork and put shelves and things back in the laundry room).

Anyway, the stove is now heating up and we're eagerly awaiting our first sauna .

We wanted to say thanks again to Sami's mom for the beautiful bench linens. Also, we want to thank Jussi and Karoliina for the tar scent and the little hedgehog diffuser.

Thank You Sopan & Keren!

Orchid - Phalaenopsis

Sopan and Keren gave us this beautiful orchid for Sami's birthday. It is by far the most elegant thing in our kitchen.

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Other News
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I have no class or work today because the Rock Creek Campus is closed. There has been a gun or bomb or some sort of threat. Unfortunately I didn't know about it until after I got up and drove there. At a gas price of $3.19/gal, thats rather annoying.

Thank You Athena!

Athena was in Africa when we moved and she sent us this cool Kuba cloth
for our new house. It's made of raffia I think. I hung it in the stairway
and it fit perfectly. Hopefully I haven't hung it sideways or upside down.