A bit belated, but here it is – the first day of school (in August)… surely a sign of the chaos of the fall that it has taken me almost a month to post the picture.
Notable details:
- Annika – age 10, starting 4th grade at Stocksundsskolan. Favorite books – anything by Cornelia Funke (author of Inkheart and more). Favorite activity – anything to do with horses. Rides twice a week, taking a course to be a hästskötare (horse carer – responsibility for a horse 2 days a week). Activities – horseback riding, soccer, guitar.
- Benjamin – age 8, starting 1st grade at Danderyds Montessori. Creativity unleashed. Concentration untamed. Loves watching absolutely anything on TV. Loves fishing. Spends spare time imagining traps for “bad guys”. Favorite books – Bernstein Bears on Vacation. Activities – horseback riding, soccer, golf.
- Christopher – age 6, starting kindergarden (förskoleklassen) at Stocksundsskolan. Loves Star Wars. Training to be a Jedi warrior when not playing football/soccer. Favorite books – Kasper spelar fotboll (Casper plays soccer) and Harold and the Purple Crayon. Activities – soccer, swimming.