Today's Inspiration

Today's inspiration is the wall clock I found on the weekend. Sorry they're not very good pictures, but the clock has large white numbers on it. I love it.

Small Joys

My sister-in-law recently blogged about ten small things that bring her happiness. She challenged me to do the same. So, here are 10 things in my everyday life that bring me joy:

 Foamy lattes

 The canvas print of Matias hanging in the living room

 the sauna

 bird print

 my favourite chair

 bamboo and sunshine

 Marimekko prints

 books

baby girl hats

walks with baby girl

I have to say that this list would be somewhat different during different times of the year. In the summer, I'd have to include my patio which I love, in the fall I'd have to include the colours of the leaves...Maybe I'll make another list later in the year.

Emmi's blessing

Active kids who act like monkeys are so much easier to write about. This is true for blogs and even report cards. Case in point: Joonas. Emmi was blessed on the stage at the church on Sunday. Can you tell what Joonas thought about the whole thing?

Chicken Pesto Pizza

I found a simple recipe for chicken pesto pizza. I made the crust myself too, but you could use any pizza crust. The trick is to mix pesto in with the pizza sauce and then spread it onto the pizza. Then, shred the chicken and mix more pesto in with the chicken. Spread it onto the pizza and add fresh sliced mozzarella and a bit of freshly grated parmesan. Cook until bubbly and slightly browned. The pizza was so delicious!! We all (me, the boys and Pentti) all loved it and we generally never agree:)

Joonas started kindergarten this year. I was worried that he might be a little nervous. But, when I asked him who he wanted to drive him to school (thinking he'd want one or both parents there as security), he responded that he'd like Kim (our carpooling neighbour) to drive him. I guess mommy was the only nervous one:) In fact, Joonas was disappointed that he has gradual entry and won't be going to school for a full day until week 3. 
In true Joonas style, he also managed to soak his pants through to his underwear within 2 minutes of hitting the playground. Pentti had just told him that the slide was probably wet, so naturally Joonas had to go test it out. Luckily, I had brought spare clothes. Unfortunately, since I thought the spare clothes would just sit in his cubby at school, I had packed ugly, almost too small for him clothes with a hole in the knee. What a proud mommy moment to bring your child into his first day of school wearing a tshirt that's too small and "flood pants" with a hole in the knee...
(The picture is from the first day. Sorry the quality isn't that great...)

Bath time

Baby girl is here and I couldn't be happier. They say that the time when your kids are small are the best ones of your life. So, I am trying to enjoy every moment. Of course, Pentti has decided to take advantage of this so that every time Emmi poops, he hands her to me and says, " I just want you to enjoy EVERY moment".

We recently watched the movie Certified Copy. Pentti hated it because it was a foreign film and because it was philosophical with very little action. It wasn't one of my favourite movies of all time, but I did enjoy it. In fact, I think I enjoyed it even more when it was over...but not for the reasons you may think. I wasn't relieved that it was over, just that it was one of those movies which left me thinking. About art and forgery and reality and marriage and expectations and perceptions and communication. I also really like Juliette Binoche.
One of the lines from the movie which I found interesting: "your perception of someone can change the value of that person".