24th June first day of vacation for the children

So, today I finally was a AuPair granny. Spent the whole day with the kids. Well, Leif slept until 11:30 am and Antonia until 12 pm. You could see the difference in Leif today compared to other days. The boy simply doesn't get enough sleep. Reading and writing went effortlessly today without much fuss.

Today, we walked towards the city. Antonia needed a specific shirt to wear under her blouse. She told me that it was the first time she picked something out herself and paid for it. She was looking for something very specific, so we had to ask a salesgirl. Since I don't speak Norwegian, she had to ask herself. I could tell that she was quite uncomfortable doing that.

But afterwards, she was very proud of herself.

Both of them had their scooters with them, so we rolled from one playground to another, or I walked. In the end, we didn't get home until 5:30 pm. The meal was supposed to be on the table by then. But I wasn't in a hurry since Karin and Flo always come home later. By the way, Flo is not here at the moment. And of course, Karin was home on time at 4:30 pm. No one there, no meal on the table, so Madame had to cook herself. The kids actually wanted semolina dumpling soup from me, but they got semolina porridge from mother. They weren't exactly thrilled. But what she made for the two of us was really delicious. Frikadellen made from beetroot, simply wonderful. With garlic, oatmeal, onions, and feta cheese. Plus a coleslaw with pumpkin oil and roasted pumpkin seeds. I have to say, she can cook very, very well. Tomorrow, I'll make Schinkennudeln for both of us, and the kids will get their semolina dumpling soup.

Also, I will bake that delicious cake with the berries again.

Leif will have a friend visiting him tomorrow from 10 am.