Another year older....

Happy 19th birthday, Nicklas!

We are so proud of the lovely young man that you have become. Wishing you all the very best for this next year of your life... may it be filled with love and happiness 💙

Reflections on 2025

Asides from 2025 being a but of a dumpster fire in general, there were good things that happened too.... and I am choosing to focus on that.

Good things included travels, time with family and friends, a good work opportunity,  good laughs and awesome memories. Hoping for the same in 2026 and wishing you all the very best in the new year!

We are in Sweden for the holidays (that will be another post- just warning you all) so looking forward to spending the evening with our boys and some of Andreas' childhood friends. Still jetlagged but feeling optimistic that we will make it to midnight. 

See you on the other side!

Lots of love from our family to yours xx

Another adult in the house

Today is Nicka's 18th birthday. It was strange enough when Alexander turned 18 but, now, we have 2 young adults in the house. I know that I say this a lot but.... time really does fly!

Nicka- happy birthday! We are so proud of you! 💙

10 years of blogging

 Hello all!

Today is the 10th year of my blog. On January 20, 2014, I decided to try blogging. It was a way to document our family life, our day to day, our boys as they grow. Well, although I am not as dedicated as I used to be, I am still around and, thankfully, so are you. A big thank you to everyone who has ever read these entries and a bigger thank you for all the friends that I have met along the way. 

Happily, I am still outnumbered by boys and wouldn't want it any other way. Love to you all xox

Seventeen!!!

Today is Nicka's 17th birthday. Almost can't believe it! It is a big year ahead of him- graduation from high school, starting college in the fall, starting his driver's course soon and becoming more independent all the time. We are so proud of him!

Lots of love to our man in the middle! xox

Happy 2024!

Hello again! Long time, no hear!

Honestly, it has become difficult to keep up writing here- the boys are not so keen on my writing about them or posting pictures anymore so blog posts tend to be about the weather, walks around Montreal and other random events. Anyway, since my last entry was May 15, 2023 (Oliver's 13th birthday), I thought that I would do a little catch up...

Just after my last post, I went to England by myself to visit family and friends. I arrived at Heathrow on May 22, and made my way to Coventry to see  Harry Styles Love on Tour (great show). From there, I traveled to Liverpool, Manchester, Leicester and through Cheshire. In all, it was 10 great days with beautiful people and I definitely hope to go back soon. It was a very intense time but I will always hold these memories close to my heart.

At the end of July, we (all 5 of us) flew to Sweden to see Andreas' family/friends and to celebrate his 50th birthday. Considering that this might be one of the last family trips, we really appreciated it. Also, as the boys get older, they are more into seeing the sights as opposed to being bored by everything as they did the last time we were there. We even managed to get to Oslo in Norway and I traveled by myself on a side trip to visit friends in Copenhagen for a few days.

Since the summer, we had football, football and more football (Alexander and Nicklas). Oliver played baseball again so that was pretty busy too. Alexander entered his 3rd year of college (CEGEP in Quebec), Nicklas started his last year of high school and Oliver started grade 8. 

On November 13, Alexander turned 19 years old (?!?). Where does time fly? When I first started this blog in 2014, he was still in elementary school and was at least a head shorter than me. Now, I barely make it to his shoulder. His friends and former school mates are students in my university classes! Funny how the boys get older but Andreas and I don't age at all ;) Ha!

Flashforward to now, welcome to 2024! Hope it is a happy and peaceful year for you all! I know that it might seem like I gave up on my little corner of the internet but I did not and I am hoping that you did not give up on me ;)

See you all again soon! I promise it won't be 7 months until the next post ;)

Another teenager in the house!

Today is Oliver's 13th birthday! I honestly can't believe how fast time flies... I have clear memories of his birth, bringing him home from the hospital, the cute little squeaky voice and the babyish-ness (not sure if I just made that word up) of him. The last one... the little one. Now, although he is still small compared to Alexander and Nicklas, he isn't so little anymore and his teenager is starting to show ;)

Happy birthday, Ollie! We love you!!

A November postcard from Montreal

November, so far, has been pretty bipolar. We went from almost summer-like weather to winter in about a week. Let's just say that I started November in sandals and now have to wear boots! It is also dark so early now but- letting you all in on a little secret- leaving work and seeing all the street lights is almost cosy. Almost.

I know that I have been pretty bad at blog maintenance. The boys are WAY less interested in letting me write about them, take pictures of them and post anything about them. Sometimes bribing works but I couldn't afford that every day ;) So, to try to make ammends, I wanted to send you all a November postcard... Novembrrrrrrr is probably more accurate... here we go again xox

Merry Christmas 2021

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas in the middle of Covid wave #4... or is it #5... #6? In any case, I never thought that we would still be in it... but we are. May your holidays be filled with blessings and gratitude- it is all we have.

I am blessed and thankful that I managed to get the boys to pose for a Christmas photo 😉 Hey, this is quite a feat so I will take it 😉

xox

First day of college

Can you believe it? I can't! First day of college (CEGEP in Quebec).... where did time go?

I had to take this picture in the back of our house because Alexander was being picked up by friends (yes, his friends... driving!) who- heaven forbid- would see him pose for a back to school picture. So, this was the one and only picture that I was allowed to take... and I will treasure it :)

So proud of this kid!! Have fun on this new adventure!!

Last day of school 2021

Wow! The last day of school! This year was definitely packed with new experiences... things that we couldn't even have imagined before. No matter how it started, I am very proud of all the children and their teachers for how it ended up. They definitely showed their resilience, dedication, effort and strength during this past year. Now Alexander had his last day of high school and is off to CEGEP in the fall... Nicklas will be in grade 9, in the same school but a new building... and Oliver will be in grade 6 and looking forward to his own 2022 graduating year.

Here's to the last day and the summer ahead! May the next school year be a little more boring ;)

Happy boys!