Sunday, August 23, 2009

June 2009 - Dance Recital

Caroline is getting ready for her dance recital. She has been dancing at a local studio for a little more than a year. Notice the discreet eye-shadow!
"I'm ready to perform"
Caroline and Zoe on stage.
They are performing their ballet-routine in front of 3,000 people.

Caroline and her hip-hop gang.
After the show...

May 2009 - 4th grade concert at San Ramon

Caroline and all the other 4th graders at San Ramon Elementary school gave a concert.
Part of the show was a skit where Caroline complained about the choice of songs that the music teacher had chosen.
Very concentrated!

February 2009 - Caribbean Cruise

In February 2009 we took a 10-night cruise in the caribbean with Caroline's grandparents. Here is Caroline eating an icecream right after she got washed up by a HUGE wave.
Grandfather and Grandmother ready for "formal night" at the restaurant on board the ship.
Harrison's Cave on Barbados.

Enjoying the beach

In Oranjestaad on Aruba there was a great Slavery Museum. This doll caught Caroline's interest.
Caroline, Grandfather and Grandmother all ready for dinner.
Relaxing by the pool.
Swimming with Grandmother.

Summer 2008 - Summer in Soenderborg

While we stayed at Caroline's grandparents, she convinced grandfather to cook with her. That doesn't happen too often!!! They are cooking Danish pancakes - yum!
It was strawberry-season while we were there. Caroline has taken the photo. She took 4 or 5 and grandfather was eating strawberries on every photo...
One of the days we visited "Danfoss Universe" - there was a lot of fun things to do for both adults and kids. Here is grandfather on a Segway. Notice the nice helmet!
Grandpa challenged Caroline to see who could jump the highest...
Looks like Caroline won...
Caroline is operating a huge building excavator.

June 2008 - Summer in Give

We spent over a week at Ulla's parents in Give. The entire family got together. Ulla's parents and Ulla's brother and his family.
Of course we had to visit the original Legoland in Billund. Caroline's grandmother has free access and works at Legoland.
Caroline and her grandparents.

June 2008 - Summer in Aarhus

Caroline with her younger cousins Victor & Frederik and one of Victor's friends. We were visiting in Aarhus for Victor's birthday.
Victor is super-concentrated on his new video game while his two cousins Caroline and Mathilde are watching.

June 2008 - Summer vacation in Copenhagen

Caroline, Anna and Laura are trying to keep the house upright! We spent an entire day at The "Frilandsmuseum" where you can see how people lived and worked decades ago.

From the left: Laura, Caroline, Ida and Anna. We visited our good friends Thomas & Mette and stayed with them in their new house for a week. Caroline and Anna have been friends since they were a year old.

Caroline is reading a Danish book to Ida. Time to go to bed...

Caroline in front of the preschool she went to when we lived in Denmark. It was fun to see it again. One of Caroline's comments were: "I remembered everything to be much bigger!"

Caroline is posing next to one of the queen's guards.