Millie woke at midnight and had a banana and some milk and played until 1.30 or so when she seemed tired and went back to bed. The kids were a little more restless in the night and everyone felt the effects of jet lag a bit, now that we weren't quite so exhausted. Helena and Penny were up at 6 and then Penny went back to bed but Helena and Nora spent some time coloring pictures while everyone else slept. We had breakfast inside since it was a little windy and then went to Vaaksy to see the canal and locks.
A boat came just after we arrived and we saw the lock fill up and then got to see it empty as a boat came from the other direction as well. We walked down to where the canal meets the lake and the kids got to throw rocks into the water. When we walked back to the car we stopped at a playground for a bit and Anja and I went to the little gift shop there.
We headed home for lunch and then almost everyone had a least a short nap.
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| Baby with rye bread. We brought this seat over for Nora in 2005. |
Penny fell asleep before lunch in an armchair. After lunch we made some calls to try to track down our suitcases. It was frustrating since everyone we talked to had a slightly different take on the situation and no one seemed to know exactly where the bags were and when we might get them. Mark took the kids to the lake for swimming and splashing. We had coffee late at the house and then Anja and I went for a swim before we moved some logs from a tree that had been chopped down.
Nora came over with the good news that our bags might be on their way.
Lulu made smoked fish for dinner that everyone liked except Penny who didn't try any. We had our second round of ice cream cones (toffee, vanilla, strawberry, chocolate). The kids got to bed around 9 and Anja and I swam again at about 10pm. The lake was beautiful and still and the sun was shining.
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