September 2018 – xoxo-sk

The Hottest May in 100 Years. May 2018.

Denmark is experiencing the hottest May in 100 years, and we are enjoying it.

Svanmøllen Strandpark is a small beach, with a pier, just North of us. It is about a twenty minute bike ride along the coast. They were excited to get in the water.

They ventured in…

Yes, it is cold. Katherine regrets her decision.

But, they are good now.

Feeling good, they decide to take the Danish dip and jump in off the pier.

Proud of them! That water is super cold. Andy and myself remained fully clothed the entire time by the way.

And of course, what’s a beach trip without getting sand everywhere?

Tivoli. Again. We have season passes.

Andrew likes the ducks. I love the flowers and greenery.

Andrew is finally tall enough (and brave enough) to ride the big roller coaster.

My crazy people.

Walking by the Harbor.

Just the toe in.

We visited a really cool playground between the kid’s school and our house in Nordhavn. It’s on top of a grocery store/recycling center/parking deck.

Dipping our feet to cool off after the playground. They wanted to get in, but we weren’t gonna go home in wet clothes. Sooo…

A few days later we (the kids, not me, water still way too cold) brought our suits and went in our Harbor pool.

Our urban beach.

xoxo-sk

Tivoli and The Lakes. May 2018.

Back at one of our favorite places here. Tivoli. And the flowers are starting to bloom.

K is bummed she is not tall enough to ride. She rallied.

Tivoli is always so pretty at night.

Feeling pretty darn good about themselves.

Copenhagen has three man-made lakes curving west of City Central. They start in Østerbro, go thru Nørrebro, and end in Vesterbro. We walked down to the end (and then totally took the train back to our house.)

xoxo-sk

ps. Things that made me happy.

Mel and Travis are here! May 2018.

Melanie and Travis are here!! And they are tired. Understandable. Jet lag is real, especially coming east. I get it bad; Andy (the super traveler) is usually unbothered.

Katherine managed to lose a tooth while they’re here.

Night out in Nørrebro.

Mel, the wine-drinker.

The bar we went to had Mario Kart. I talked a big game, but sadly, did not back it up. All those hours I played in college obviously forgotten. But, I wasn’t the worst… Melanie was.

Twinning. (The older K gets the more she looks like her Aunt Mel.)

xoxo-sk

Spring. May 2018.

So, after a cold Danish winter, we have moved into Spring.

See, they do love each other.

Warm enough for ice cream? Why not?

One weekend, Andrew had a birthday party up in Klampenborg, a suburb North of us. We dropped him off at the party and biked five minutes down the road to check out Bakken. It is the world’s oldest amusement park. We mostly walked around, but managed to squeeze in one ride. She picked a water ride of course.

The before.

During-

And after. Not too bad, they dried quick.

Churros to celebrate.

Bakken in located in the woods of Dyrehaven (Deer Park.) Dyrehaven is a huge forest, home to huge old oak trees and over 2100 hundred deer.

Checking out the deer.

xoxo-sk

Fun and Football. April 2018.

As the weather gets a little nicer, we like to take the kids on walks again. This is Rosenborg Castle. It is a small pleasure palace in the Kings’s Garden. It was built in 1606 as a summer residence. It was only used until the early 1700s. Now, you can visit inside and see the Danish Crown Jewels. It is about five minutes from our house to this park, so we get to walk through here often.

For those that remember, K has always slept in odd places. When she was little, we would find her in the bathroom sink, on the stairs, etc. The tradition continues.

We went to the International Cultural Festival at the kid’s school. Every country sets up a booth with food and drinks specific to there culture. Very cool and yummy. For the curious- chili, Rice Krispies and brownies for the U.S.

Danish tailgating in front of the Stadium before the football game.

Go FCK! F.C. København. Yeah, I know what it looks like. What are ya gonna do?

We sat in the “family friendly” area.

A beautiful walk home after the game through Fælledparken Park.

A mural of landmarks I love on the edge of the Park.

Let’s hope April shower’s bring May flowers…

xoxo-sk

ps. Andrew lost another tooth.

Billy and Neen are here! April 2018.

We were so happy to have Billy and Neen back in Copenhagen. Kids were super excited! Billy even navigated the train solo and came directly to the flat this time.

With American visitors, comes American goodies. Cheese-its for Andrew, NyQuil for me. (They don’t sell strong OTC meds here- cough syrup, ibuprofen, most allergy meds.)