Today has been a beautiful day, well and truly gorgeous.  The temperature has stayed right around 25°C (pushing 80°F) all day, with just enough of a breeze to keep it from being unbearably hot (oh, how Sweden has changed me — time was, I’d barely count such a day as “warm,” let alone “hot”).  Helena and I spent most of the day out on the porch, reading and surfing the web, while the baby dozed in the carriage and Tage and Petra played out on the lawn, swinging on the swingset and digging in the sandbox and running back and forth all over the yard.  When it got to be dinnertime, Olof went to the pizzeria and picked up some food for us to eat out on the porch, where we continued enjoying the summery weather until the mosquitoes finally drove us back inside.

The best part, perhaps, is that the kids were so exhausted by all the sunshine and running around that I’ve no doubt they’ll sleep like logs tonight.