The Stavdals

After having met my dear "skating-friends" in Helsinki at the European Championships 2009, we decided to meet again in Tallinn after one year, 2010! So, the one year passed as quick as always, and on Friday 22nd of January we headed towards Tallinn.

We would like to wish you a blessed 2010 with a couple of pics taken at the fireworks display from the Fløya mountain viewed from Tromsø city.

The most exciting, not to mention hectic, stressful and exhausting time of Christmas is undoubtedly the week before and Christmas Eve itself. Yet amidst the strain of Xmas preparation there are, in my mind, a few memorable parts that make it worth the trouble: The kids' excitement and joy, Church, good food and Christmas songs and carols. Here is a clip with behind the scenes footage from Øyåsbakken 13.

It is now nearly half a year since my last blog post, so finally a solid one, because here is our Christmas 2009 picture! We wish you all a blessed Christmas season and a prosperous New Year 2010!
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Last year's N.I.V. reunion at the SDA Summer Camp in Norway gave such good after-taste, that last week, SDA Finland launched a similar camp concept, and the N.I.V. were invited to be guest speakers and singers there. We thoroughly enjoyed sharing our faith in Jesus through talks, singing and mingling with the people that were there for the week.

Look at her! Isn't she just an adorable and irrestistable Newfoundland puppy? She is ours, but is still with her mum and siblings at the Kamperhaugbamsen kennel farm in Halden. She was born on May 12 2009, and is one of seven puppies. In this picture taken yesterday, she is seven weeks old. We are looking forward to picking her up at the end of our summer holiday.