Visit in Örserum

Hubby's buddy invited us to visit his family in Örserum, Gränna during the weekend. They had moved to a big mansion with a piece of land sometime last year. We drove down on Friday afternoon and arrived just after lunch time.

We were given a tour of the mansion and boy, this house is BIG!

This is the view from the front door, facing the driveway and the lake. It's a really nice view!


This is the view of the back of the house. I forgot to take the front view... it is easy to be distracted when you have a toddler and a baby who need your attention all the time!


The kitchen and my cool hubby with little Chris.

Dining table by the kitchen window, looking out at a blooming apple tree.

The staircase at the main hall entrance leading to the second floor.

Cozy fireplace...


There are about 5 rooms on the second floor, a big bathroom and a reasonable-sized sitting area. I didn't take any pictures upstairs because there are mainly bedrooms, which I think is a very personal space for many.

Their property includes the big forest behind the courtyard.


Around the house are several smaller storage buildings and a big stable for horses. Their second daughter, Elsa is a horse lover like Angel. She has been taking riding lessons and is very happy to show the kids her favorite pony.


Elsa was showing Jovan how to walk the pony.

Angel was really happy to be able to ride the pony!

Ivan found a helmet, put it on and was ready to ride the pony! He is just tooooo cute!

Finally he got up the pony and was trying to look cool!


While the older kids are playing upstairs, the adults, 2 toddlers and a baby were having coffee and muffins on the veranda.

Ivan really likes insects! He was trying to catch ants and gave them to Patrik after he caught them. Not so many survived the ordeal though...

And Chris was having a good time being in the sun and chewing on his sleeves!


It was very relaxing just sitting enjoying the sun with good company and the children were playing somewhere else. After dinner, we all sat in front of the tv to watch the Eurovision Song Contest together. Sweden is out of the competition this year (which is a first!) and Germany won. We all thought that the winning song was weird but as always, you can never know which song will win, most of the time the result is just surprisingly off. I think this competition has lost its focus and Sweden should just pull out and not take part anymore.

Anyway, the competition did provide us with some entertainment performed by the cute toddlers and a equally cute but slightly over-grown toddler...


We all went to bed quite late and were just dead-beaten. The next morning we woke up to a birds-singing-sun-shining beautiful morning. The kids went out to run around and play immediately after breakfast.

Ivan and his new best friend balancing on the log...


Apple trees blooming...

and flowers growing pretty...

What a good morning to wake up to!

Thank you Patrik and Jenny for your invitation! We had a good time and are looking forward to our next visit there, hopefully soon!