Merry X-Mas Everyone!

Merry Christmas Everyone from Mike, Nivos and Sofia in Sweden!

We are celebrating X-mas this year with Sofia's family in Täby. After being here for a while, this is my first Christmas actually in Sweden. The last 3 years we have been in Germany and USA. Its a bit hard to see in the pictures, as some of them are old, but here in Linköping and Stockholm there is like over a meter of snow. That has packed down a bit, and now the snow is up to our knees. Nivos loves it! Here are some pics from our balcony in Linköping, and out in the woods with Nivos. This is a much needed Christmas break...especially for us PhD students after a stressful Fall. All is well though, and now the research is going good. I hope everyone also is able to take a break from working and eat lots of good food. We are mowing down on Lussekatter, pepparkakor, kola, glögg and many other Swedish treats! Love it!

Have a great X-mas everyone! And I will be back home in June for a little research and vacation!

Davie, Mike and Nivos out Ski Touring!

Here are a few pics from our latest adventure. Davie, Nivos and I were out for a back country ski touring trip north of Linköping. So much snow!!! Was a great trip, and was the maiden voyage for my new BC skis. However, not everything was perfect....My boots gave me bad blisters the day before while testing them (had to break 'em in a bit) then we had planned to build an igloo and stay the night, but it wasn't a good option for Nivos. Poor little guy was super cold! He has no hair on the underside of his body, and the snow comes up to his...you know what...junk. His poor little balls were so cold and red. We stopped at a cool cliff/rock and had lunch to warm up and Nivos used my jacket to warm up again. I guess it is too early for some long adventures for the little guy, but soon he'll be fine. Otherwise he loved it...oh and Davie and I loved it too! What a great trip!

Lunch at the Cliff

Davie Climbing an Ice Wall

Davie forcing his way through the snow!

Nivos and his pack! Awesome! Gore-Tex, Insulated Jacket and a Pack!

Nivos and I enjoying the view

Here's a vid of Davie Perfecting his Telemark Skills...or not! haha

And here I am showing you how to do it...or not! hahaha