thanks for a great trip everyone!

we had a really great time in the states. zoe had a blast with all her cousins, and is hoping that they will come visit her soon in sweden. the family photo shoot went much more smoothly than i expected. but then again when the subjects are this adorable, you cannot help but get good pictures. angie penrose did a great job, especially getting everybody to listen and obey! thomas and i got a couple of shots in as well. here we have grandma bonnie (mormor) with all the adorable kiddliwinks. the girls are definitely dominating in this generation! go girl power!
then there was the "elders" of the family. the original "ugly" brother, "fat" brother, "mother" brother, "female" brother, "geeky" brother, and "bald" brother. (i keep getting the names messed up cause it seems like we are all getting old, fat, bald, geeky, and ugly, but luckily not too many of us are turning more female. ha ha).

zoe had so much fun in utah with her five crazy cousins, but i think that liz won a place in her heart forever when she made her the purple and sparkly skirt. liz, you are a sewing magician!
the trip to the states was a wonderful trip, it was so fun to see everyone and catch up. as an added bonus zoe's verbal english grew by leaps and bounds. she has always understood english fine, but not talked it so much. however, now she is answering me back with full english sentences, i am so proud of my little zoe monster!