After having worked for about three and a half month it's time for some vacay time... Most (?) people in Norway have 4 or more weeks off in the summer--I've got a whole week off with nothing to do besides keeping Ryan company at home on the couch or occasionally leave the house should we feel like it. We're trying to save as much money as we can for the time being, and the couch feels like the safest place for that ;)... Plus Torvald likes the couch, too, and he's nice to cuddle with... 
My sister in law, Elisabeth, niece Alida and nephew Noah came and spent the night yesterday.
Ryan and Noah, walking the dog into the sunset...
My dad has been here, too, and later this week my mom will come to visit along with my niece Rikke who just finished first grade and thus gets to go on a tour of Norway with her bestemor as a treat. We're hoping for some beach and sun time for us girls and some reading in the shade time for Ryan.
Tomorrow Ryan will get to experience a major slice of Norway weirdity as we're going to a TV-show called "Allsang på Grensen," an outside concert/singalong with a few thousand other Norwegians and Swedes in a 350 year old fortress on the border.
Have a good summer vacation!!! (I'll try to get Ryan to write some more too, I promise...)
