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I woke up early at 2 am today … maybe because it was 18 years ago around this time, I saw and had Jonathan on my chest for the very first time, as he came into my world. The feeling then was really special and through the 18 years, he keeps motivating me to be a better person.

Jon has a really funny goofy side that is so perfectly captured in the picture. He makes us laugh and he checks on us every now and then to see if we are ok. He is really sweet in that sense.

He keeps us grounded in so many ways and always makes us look at things from different perspective.

Jon has really simple needs. Yes, they could be special but all he wants is to be happy and surrounded by people and toys he loves. Of course his favourite food like pizza, hamburger, ice cream and cookies will make it even better.

On his 18th birthday, my wish for him as his mother, is that he will always feel love and be happy.

Love you to the moon and back, my dearest sweet and kind son, Jonathan. I am so proud of the person you have become.

Happy Birthday Linn. What a major milestone as you are 16 today. Celebrating you and kudos to some of your wonderful achievements in the past year.

• You pushed yourself to complete your Year 9 exams, achieved good academic scores with recognition from the school.
• You made it to the course and gymnasium of your first choice.
• You climbed some good walls with Dad and Jon.
• Your drawings and art are getting better and better each day. Getting an academic award for best woodwork in school is no small feat.
• You created a new electronic song. Love your Spotify Playlist that you put together for me.
• Your appetite for reading English literature is growing each day.
• We had some amazing trips together in London and Norway.
• You formed good friendship in school and enjoyed your movie outings with them.
• You have taken higher interest in scouts. We are proud that you signed up leadership training camp with attendees you never met, despite the hardship of an outdoor mossies infected camping ground.

For your 16th birthday, we wish you much happiness and that you will continue to reach for the sky, fulfil your dreams and follow your passions.

We love you very much our dear sweet Linn. Grattis!

This year we took a very long road trip through Norway, it was gorgeous. From fjords to mountains to rivers and cabins along the way. The highlight was probably the Nigardsbreen glacier hike we had. The glacier has been shrinking for the last 30 years so we are happy we made it before it’s all gone.

Linn, we are so proud of you for your graduation. You got two academic achievement awards despite the school rule of one award per student. We hope you will enjoy the well-deserved summer break coming up and that you will be ready for school in autumn.

Last year we took a hiatus from climbing as we tried a more social sport for Jon. I felt that we should come back to climbing as it’s a better workout and also encourages you to solve a problem. This year Linn is also a permanent climber, so they are climbing together. Beginning of the season we are focusing on bouldering to develop technique and strength, later in the season we will shift to the high wall.

Jon will turn 18 this year, time has really been going faster than we could expect. He now runs a youtube channel where he reviews toys, lego, and action figures, you should go in and check it out