We officially survived a winter in Sweden!

Well, we made it! Our first winter in Sweden and no one lost any fingers or toes....though I have to say I think I came close with our Kiruna trip :)

Honestly, I think I was expecting it to be a lot worse than it was but either way, I am looking forward to warmer weather and more sunshine!

Here are some photos of the kids during the winter season. These first set of pictures are taken of the kids ice skating. A nice thing about Sweden is that ice skating is free. You just bring your skates and get on! There are several places around to skate. I prefer the places that are NOT on the baltic.

This is Melynn and her friend Devon, who is from Chicago and another Abbott kid. 

(different division though)

This is Darby and her friend Halee who also moved here from Chicago.

This is Jaxon with his buddy Brian, from Canada.

Melynn and Jaxon have become Snowboarding Pro's. Aaron tried to take them almost every other week when the snow was good. They found a place about 20 minutes from the house that is decent but the really good places are at least a few hours away. The 3 of them were able to make one trip up to Romme for a weekend in December. 

Here is Melynn again with Devon. 

Ashtyn went along on one of their outings.

Jaxon started off a little rusty but quickly got used to things.

This last picture is the kids on the Baltic, right next to our house, walking home from school. You get home a lot faster if you can cut through the OCEAN!!!

They are standing next to a buoy :)