Hello Mama! We're back! Daddy's lack of imagination is shining thru', but isn't it touching how proud he looks? I think he's really impressed with himself because he's managed to keep me and himself alive now for three days without you Mama! Today was a great success at dagis. I ate lots of pasta with mushroom sauce and I slept for an hour. Later Farmor came over and we played for a while. But I was quite tired after all the action at dagis and went to bed at 7.30. I miss you Mama! Mammáaaaah!

Hello Mama! We're having breakfast in my room. Where are you? In Kenya they tell me. Is that close to dagis? I guess not because I haven't seen you for a while. Anyway, I've had lots of company since you left. Mormor, Farfar and Farmor have all been visiting. And daddy's doing his best (even updating the blog). My appetite is fantastic. Like Al P says in Scarface: I could eat a horse. But I won't since I'm a vegetarian. I slept 'til 7.20 this morning. Pretty good considering summertime. Hope you're well, Mama! Do you think I could get some tutte when you get home?

Daddy's note: Joel hardly cried at all when I left him at dagis this morning!

First birthday party on Swedish soil. Look at all these people who came by today to congratulate! Grandparents, uncles, cousins, you name it! We had a great time. Even though I screeched through most of mormor Anitas performance of the songs she'd written for me. Apart from me turning two the big news is that I've started what we in Sweden call "dagis" (kindergarten) So far It's been pretty cool. Lots of new and very mature friends. Some of them will turn three soon!