Since we had a 3 weeks old baby, this year we decided to stay in the city. On Friday, Juhannus eve, we had a little outdoor bbq party at my friend, Maiju's yard. Another "tradition" of Juhannus is that it's rainy. And so it was this year, too. Luckily, we got to prepare and eat the dinner before the rain started. The kids, naturally, had a blast, whether it was raining or not.
Enjoying the dinner (from left: Minna, Tikkis, Veeti, Lina, Maiju and Janne):
Tikkis and Minna watching Mikko prepare the food:
Veeti and Lina played well together:
Lina got to borrow Veeti's old bike. This was the first time Lina rode a "big" bike - so far, she has only had her tricycle. It was a struggle pedaling this, but she couldn't give up. So there she was: screaming and crying on the bike for an hour or two, but stubbornly trying to pedal one time after another. Eventually, she learned to ride it.
Like said, we got heavy rains and thus, big pools of water. Even though we had pretty good rain gear for Lina, she was soaking wet when we moved indoors to have the dessert.
Lina and Veeti:
On Saturday, Juhannus day, we drove to Lohja to my father countryside house (you can't really call it a summer cottage anymore, since it's very well equipped and like a real house...). It's a really nice place, with lots of space to run around. The weather was warm and sunny, so we spent most of the time outside.
Lina picking up flowers:
By the swing:
Drawing:
Lina and MattiPappa are good friends (...but even better friend is probably Raija, who untiringly plays with Lina.)
Lina got a brand new small wheelbarrow:
On the backyard:
A little girl with a small bouquet of clovers:
Dinner time:
Kauppi and the baby:
A proud grand-dad:
A close-up:
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