fredag 6. mars 2015

CRUFTS 2015!!

Finally - the weekend was here - CRUFTS 2015!!!!

I cannot begin to tell you how much I looked forward to this weekend! Last year I also went there, but having two children aged 2 and 4 years at a dogshow, not to mention one of the worlds BIGGEST dog shows is perhaps not the most fun I´ve had... ;)

So this year I was thrilled to be able to go without my children (yes, I do love them dearly, but they are like two tornadoes on speed sometimes....).

Me and Ada went from Holland to Dunkirk - Dover with the DFDS-ferry, and then up to Birmingham. The drive from Dover felt like the longest drive ever, due to a lot of roadworks along the way. But we finally made it up to the Royal Court Hotel, and prepared for the next day.

Someone (Ada) left a dog in my bed :P :D (Dustin ALWAYS jumps into my bed when we go somewhere - she luvvs me)
Ready to enter Crufts with my slightly small, slightly wrong-colored miniature groenendael ;)

I won´t spend forever going thru all the highlights at Crufts, I will just share some of the photos from the weekend, and then I think you can see I/we had a wonderful time with friends from all across the world - AND we got to see some gorgeous belgians, AND do some shopping - can it get any better??? :D

I want one like this.....



And the purple one, of course! :P


Leather slip leads in pink, lime and purple. Yes, I needed more leads to my dogs!!! Always!!! :D


After a lot of shopping, we were lucky enough to have these two handsome and strong men to help us get everything back to the car. ;) I am not sure that Emanuele and Pietro was very impressed by my choice of pink - but look how cute they are!!!! And Pernille was very pleased to have her very own, personal-push-around-man :D

(sorry, Emanuele and Pietro - but you were soooo cute with the pink gear! LOL)


The queen in her chariot ;)

Happy/crazy friends at the hotel :D

Did I mention crazy??? :D

Even more crazy - try do drive in England with 4 men in the backseat, doing selfies and just being CRAZY!!! :D

Queen Pernille got a new friend in Vivi ;)

DID I MENTION CRAZY DOGPEOPLE????? ;) :D
Ada and Dustins nice, blue rosettes (matching her new, blue watch *hihi*)

I was there when this beauty was made....! One Last Dance av Vikholmen - Zulu.
I LUVVV HIM <3


Another handsome chap I found in the ring - Mr. Santos - I loved both his character and his looks <3
Jeu de Vie de la Terre Sauvage at Niavana

An handsome, irish team :) Paul and Figo.


Lineup of the males, I found many things I liked there! :D

Jeu de Vie de la Terre Sauvage at Niavana

Ian de Bruine Buck - BOB winner of the day :)

Ian de Bruine Buck - BOB winner of the day :)

Jeu de Vie de la Terre Sauvage at Niavana

Nepal de Bruine Buck - the beautiful winning female of the day. 

Jetaime Janneka D'Allure - lovely female
 Did I mention my love for Zulu? The sweetest baby-boy I have seen in a long time. :) We got the chance to shoot some photos of him outside, and I think this one in B&W is my favorite:



 ....and some cool ones of Zulu in action in the ring:



We had a great time at the hotel with a lot of friends from all over the world, and despite the food being its usual not-so-great, I cannot complain about the company! :)

Last day at the hotel - do you spot the spitz? :D
Pernille was afraid I might forget her while I was packing, better to stay in the suitcase!
Finally on the ferry home from Dover - rather tired....zzzzzzz.....

Kids got new books and toys from (even more) shopping in the UK - they loved it :)

See you next year at Crufts? :)

onsdag 4. mars 2015

Ylva har bursdag!

Tenk at det no har gått tre år sidan lille frøkna vår kom til verda... Kor i alle dagar har tida gått? Ikkje veit eg, men no er ho i allefall særs bestemt på at ho har blitt STOOOR jente. Og store jenter kan ikkje ligga i baby-seng lenger, så til bursdagen har ho fått seg stor seng, og også skikkelig sykkel! Gjett om ho var glad! :D

Ho fekk feira dagen på forskudd i barnehagen, sidan ho hadde fri på sjølve bursdagen. Her nede er det ein fin tradisjon at bursdagsbarnet har med ein litan ting til alle borna på avdelinga si, og Ylva fekk velge sjølv kva ho ville gje. Valget var enkelt - bamsar! Det er noko ein aldri kan ha for mange av, helsing Ylva. :D

Egenlaga kake klar til servering i barnehagen :)



Trur ho spiate 3 kakestykker på rappen ;)


Go´ungane (ikkje alltid trollungar!) :D

På sjølvaste bursdagen var det duka for kaker og fest heime, og ekstra stor stas var det at Ada kom på besøk nettopp denne dagen. Ylva var heilt i hundre over å få vere med på flyplassen for å hente Ada og Dustin, og etterpå hadde me ein kjempekjekk "jentedag" med shopping og lunsj :)

Etter skuletid vart det fullt hus og stormande jubel med besøk frå kjekke venner, og Ylva var overlykkeleg over alle gåvene ho fekk :)

Her er nokre bileter av bursdagsbarnet vårt på den store dagen:

Frøken kul 1 og 2








Dollargliset :)








Ny jakke frå farmor - så fin!!! 

Endå ein bamse....denne frå Joakim ;) Og like glad for den, sjølv om ho har eit hav av bamsar.... ;)

Papiret går vegg-i-mellom!


Frozen-musikksett - ho ville nemleg ha ein trompet! :)


Ylva fekk sjølv velge kake - denne er bestillt på HEMA, og var supergod! :)






En slags napoleonskake - med bilde på :) Også fra HEMA ;)

Ylva med gavene ho skulle gje i barnehagen :)

Pernille i hjerte-senga ;)

Prinsessa klar for bursdagsfeiring i barnehagen

Pernille testa senga, og godkjente ;)

Frozen-sykkelen, GJETT om frøkna jubla! :D

Provisorisk bokhylle festa på senga ;)

Kvelden før barnehagefesten ;)