Happy Halloween!

A very social October = FUN!

Hey - long time no see on this blog! Have been kind of busy catching up with our friends here in Cinci, and also hosting our Finnish and Swedish friends and family. My sister Kati with her son Nooa came for a week, we had a good time, and what a great kid Nooa is! You all should know that he aims to be the President one day:)
Kati and Nooa arrived on a hot (+30 C) October day, and our first touch of the American culture was on a Pumpkin Patch with a Hay Ride and a Corn Maze. Actually, first time for our family, too!




The next week the Holm family (except Emilia!) honored us with their visit. Loads and loads of Cincinnati sightseeing, which is always a nice change from the everyday routines (as a mad housefwife).
Happy Birthday to Mari! ...was the reason they travelled, and since she wanted it to keep it low key, we only took her to a couple of head shakers at Kings Island on her Big Day.



The same day Jenny's family left we drove to Chicago to see Becky's family who had driven down from MN. We had a nice dinner at the Grand De Luxe Cafe and did the usual tourist stuff (this time we even went to the American Girl Place - see the hairdressers!). Benke and I went for a beautiful Sunday morning run on the Lake Shore.

There is a specially warm place in our hearts for Becky, Brodie, Calder and Quinn and I hope the story is to be continued! I can't stop telling everyone that Becky had just received a grant worth 1 million dollars from the State of MN for the new homeless shelter they are going to build in Bemidji - fully and totally thanks to the hard work, enthusiasm and intelligence she possesses as the director of the shelter and a writer of the grant application. Needless to say, we are very proud of you! (Came to think of Nooa's presidental ambitions - how about Becky??).







Now, I'm back in business doing the laundry, driving the kids to their activities and trying to run some errands and soon start packing for our fall vacation to the Grand Canyon National Park...and the Halloween night in Las Vegas!

//Hanna