Wednesday, April 23, 2008

MY BABTISM

The 29 of March was a big day. I was babtised in the Lutheran church in Msasani, Dar es Salaam. First there was a ceremony in church which took about 30 minutes. After that we had a big party at home with around 60 guests. Here the priest puts water on my head which I didn't mind at all! Mum, dad and my Godfather Isac are watching.
Here you can see some of the people who participated in the church ceremony: grand-auntie Magda, grand-uncle David, grandma Rose, auntie Hilda, Ana, Anna, grand-auntie Eivor, grandma Margareta and Smilla.
Here I'm posing by the christening funt with mum and dad.
We had a great party with lots of food from an Italian restaurant. Here you can see dad talking to Iver and Bo.
We had a party tent in the garden and here I am sitting with grandma, granddad and grand-uncle David. Junior's friend Arnold is video-filming us.
It was great that I was babtised when grand-auntie Eivor and grandma from Sweden were here!
The party continued until late at night and I was a good host until the end!

Friday, April 18, 2008

GRANDMA AND EIVOR VISIT US

Just before Easter, grandma and grand-auntie Eivor came from Sweden to visit us for ten days. I showed them around and we had a great time! Hopefully, they will soon come again.

One day, I took them to South Beach, across the ferry from Dar es Salaam.
For Easter we went to Bagamoyo, an old town located on the coast, about 45 minutes drive from Dar es Salaam. Here we are having lunch in our hotel by the beach.
In Bagamoyo, we went on a historical tour with a guide and he told us that they used to ship slaves from Bagamoyo and that there was even an old slavemarket.
On Easter Monday, we were invited to bibi and babu (grandma and granddad) for lunch. A lot of relatives were there, like my cousin Jed who is with his dad to the left of the photo.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

BACK IN DAR!

After spending three months in Sweden, we are now back in Dar where it's very warm compared to Sweden this time of the year but cold for Tanzania.... We have moved to a house which is super nice!
Here I am playing with dad by the pool - I love it!
It was great to see my brother Junior again!
and grandma and granddad of course.

I think my cousin Jed and auntie Hilda were very impressed with how much I had grown!
After swimming it's time for another bath!
Here I am in my boat with daddy, my friend Ayla, her dad, mum and uncle.
Sometimes, a whole bunch of friends get together while our mothers drink coffee. Here I am playing with Edith and Hampus. You can also see Hampus' mum Anna and Jacobs mum Malin.