Finland here we are March 2018
We're in Finland! Stuart saw snow for the first time in his life. It was amusing to notice how special that can be. He strutted around in his uggs in the snow and marveled at how cold snow is. My dad took him to Savonlinna to our summer cottage to drop the snow from the roof and try out skiing, walking on the ice, and driving a quad in snow. It was a huge change to come from the +36 degrees of Australia to the -30 degrees of Savo. Ice fishing coveralls were a good outfit in those freezing temperatures. We also spent time at my parents' place in Ryttylä. We went to the store with Penny placed in a sled and met relatives. Everyone adored Penny, she is nowadays such a cheerful little miss. Ilta-Sanomat took us to Kuusijärvi in Vantaa for a swim through a hole in the ice. I was doubled over laughing when Stuart lowered himself down the steps into the hole in the ice with an Australian flag on his shoulders. He has a stupid sense of humor. The first thing he checked after