American in Norway

This weeks theme is KISSES... I have lots of kisses with Bjørn my husband... but I kept coming back to this photo from last week. Eva has ALWAYS been my little smoocher ... but all of a sudden, I have to beg & steal her kisses... & she thinks it is the FUNNIEST thing ever... I had to steal this sugar while she was in the middle of eating her lunch. *sigh* my babies will never be too big to smooch ! Head on over to I ♥ Faces to see who is playing along this week!

I am playing Black & White Wed. with Lisa over at The long road to China. Sorry to do this to y'all A G A I N.. but more photos from our little picnic lunch..on ice, at the beach, last week...(say that 10 x's fast) There were just so many shots of Eva that I LOVED... Although I have live in Norway for several years now, I am still in AWE of the beauty here... I am one of the few who am loving all of the SNOW & Ice (on the water). Shine some sun in my face & sit me beside the water & I am a HAPPY GIRL. Speaking of HAPPY GIRLS... Eva had soo much fun, being silly & taking a day off from preschool with mom. Check out the ice... Eva kept telling me.. "mommy, you go walk on it first!" ha. Stealing kisses while she finished her lunch.

Blog hopping today I found Lisa's BEAUTIFUL blog... The Long Road to China she had the brilliant idea to post B & W photos on Wed... to keep the creative juices flowing during the LLONNG winter months... ( realllly long here in Norway.) I am hoping she won't mind my joining the fun a day late... Something happens when the sun is shining & I have my camera... (it has been dark & dreary the past week... so this is a great excuse to go through pictures of a few weeks ago... I LOVE black & white... I have tons of them on my computer... guess how many I have hanging in my house? (3 from like 10 years ago... I know, SHAME) For my birthday I am thinking I would like to go ahead & invest in Photoshop ... I am CLUELESS...my baby sis said I was looking into approx a $500 investment.... Right? - I am so jealous of all of the photos I see on your blogs & I am wondering what I NEED to take my photos to the NEXT LEVEL. Suggestions? ADVICE?