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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

Jon personally selected his special buffet for his birthday feast. The family members were treated to his favourite food which includes

Hamburgers
Hot dogs
Pizza
Nacho chips
Grill chips
Viking chips
Bacon snacks
Reese peanut butter
3 kinds of tutti fruit candy
Chocolate chip cookies
Chocolate cake
Coke
Fanta blue
Fanta orange

He was happy with his party.

I cannot believe that Jon turns 14 today. It really seems like yesterday, we delivered our little Jon Jon.

Jonathan, as a teenager can be playful, angry and funny sometimes. But he is still the sweet and kind boy we have always known.

My wish for his birthday is that he achieve his fullest potential and always be contented

Happy birthday Jon and may all your sweet dreams come true.

As we are almost coming close to mid Autumn and with the cold dark winter approaching us, we canot help but think of the wonderful summer we had this year.

It was indeed a great nice summer with great weather and nice temperature.

It was also special as the Cundys came to visit and Oh Dear, they did not see any deers when they visited us. They have to come back in this case. It was wonderful that they came to visit. Thank you Cundys.

Nichlas and the kids had a beautiful vacation in Maderia swimming with dolphins and all kinds of sea adventures.

Jon, Linn and I also had wonderful vacation in Singapore where we ate, spent great days with our beloved family and friends.

Summer 2019 was indeed special and now, we just have to snuggle up for the winter.

Dearest Linn

You are 12 today and I cannot imagine how my baby has grown. You are truly beautiful and special in your own way.

My birthday wish for you is for you to be always happy, cheerful and confident. Do fulfill all your dreams and creative ideas. I know you can make it if you put your mind and effort to it.

I hope you are enjoying your stay in Singapore and are having fun. Loads of hugs and kisses…

I Love you so very much,
Mom

Spring is finally coming and soon we have summer, what better way way to celebrate than to showcase some of the winter fun we have had…..
– ice climbing
– dog sledding

Jonathan turns 13 today and he is now an official teenager. He will soon be taller than mom.

The family is also travelling to Tuscany today and will be eating a lot of 🍕 for the week. Jon’s favourite food.

Have a great birthday Jonathan.

Our dearest Linn,

Congratulations on your 11th birthday and we hope that all your wishes will come true.

It has been quite a year for you. We are so proud of you as you transitioned to a new school and had a great Year 4. We know it was not easy to leave all your friends behind and start a new school term with unfamiliar faces, in an international environment and changing the primary language from Swedish to English. But you did it in your usual style and you are taking it in your own stride. You worked hard to earn all the grades and merits. We are most happy to share your achievements and watch you grow.

You even started a new sport, skateboarding which is something that you seem to enjoy physically and socially. Keep going at it Linn and we hope you enjoy the thrills and the moves you are exploring.

It is not easy growing up, specially for making decisions. It is alot easier for grown-ups with experiences as we learn from our past decisions. Sometimes, we want to steer you to make the right decisions without realising that you need to learn for your self. Whatever it is Linn, we are here for you always.

You also had great adventures, climbing glaciers,scout camps, Harry Potter London trip and also the recent Singapore/Penang trip. We hope that you will have loads of fond memories of these trips as much as we enjoyed these with you.

So have a great birthday, our little princess. You will always be our very special princess.

Love you,
Mamma

Happy Birthday Jonathan. I hope you like the gifts.

Dear Jonathan

You are growing so fast and tomorrow you will be 12 years old. I have been watching you over the past few months, watching you mature into a teenager.

I know I don’t say it enough but I love you. Despite my inability to understand you and your toys, you always are sensitive to my needs. You always will sense my unhappiness and will try to cheer me up. Thank you my dear son.

On your birthday, I wish you great joy and may you always find happiness in whatever you do.

And I hope you will get all the toys you want.

Love you,
Mom

Dearest Linn,

Happy Birthday to you and congratulations on your 10th birthday. It is an extremely special day as you celebrate this birthday with Grandma who turned 80 just 3 days ago and your aunt, my sister, Pau Ping who is celebrating her birthday in just 3 days.

And you are celebrating in the country where you are born Linn … in Singapore, just one day before the country celebrates its 52th National day.

I hope you are enjoying the visit to Singapore and enjoying the time catching up with our family. Every time we come back, we feel like tourists as the city is changing so quickly. This time,we spent 2 full days in Sentosa visiting the Waterpark, the SEA aquarium and not forgetting catching up with the food…and you have been most adventurous trying different food.

Whilst it is difficult for Jon to understand the importance of being back in Singapore, i hope that you will enjoy the visit and appreciate our Singapore culture and the family we miss dearly when we are in Stockholm.

My dear Linn, we love you so much and hope that you will continue to enjoy what you do, continue being inquisitive, don’t ever give up and be proud of who you are. You are truly amazing.

Love,
Mamma