School trip

Tomorrow, Alexander is going on a trip with school and he will be away until Friday! Part of me is very excited for him but the other part (the mother part) isn't so keen. Not that it won't be a good time- I am positive that it will- but it means that he is growing up and becoming more independent. He is part of my day to day and I miss his presence when he is not around. Sometimes I like the concept of my kids growing up but just not today ;)

Wishing Alexander and his buddies a great trip xox

All packed! You are welcome, Alexander ;)

My talented husband

Andreas is a man of many talents: when he is bored at basketball practice, he makes funny pictures of our children. He also makes some pretty mean Semlor**..... and he sometimes buys spring flowers for me so I don't totally lose my mind during the winter... That is why we keep him around ;)

**Swedish lesson for the day: Semlor are very traditional Swedish buns, filled with cream and marzipan. This is the time of the year that they are usually served. Swedes go nuts for them... almost as much as for crayfish (aka kräftor) in the summer time. Despite my non-Swedish status, I do a good job at eating Semlor.... I make my husband proud ;)

This post has not been sponsored by the Swedish Tourism Bureau but has been approved by Andreas ;)

Good night all! XOX 

Oliver as Harry Potter!?!

Semlor

The boys being very Swedish ;)

Ahhh... I cannot wait until Spring!

Running around and date night :)

I had the intention of posting a blog entry probably 3 or 4 times over the weekend but something always seemed to come up. Friday was a day off from school for the big boys and so I kept Oliver home as well. Luckily, a friend of Alexander's came over for a visit and he (so patiently) distracted Nicklas and Oliver as well. Saturday was filled with basketball and soccer (yes, I finally got to play as well!). Andreas and I had a spontaneous date night, courtesy of the sweet daughter of a good friend of mine who babysat. Not only does she like Lego, but she also plays Minecraft. Needless to say, she was a hit with the boys ;)
Today was more sports (swimming, basketball and more basketball). The basketball games today were a part of a fundraiser for the Montreal Children's Hospital so it was our pleasure to participate. Bonus was we won one of the raffle prizes :) The boys were really excited about that part!

Good week to you all xox

Next stop.... day off! ;)

Hanging out.. they are actually playing together on the same game

Cake for fika time ;)

Camouflage cat, taking advantage of a warmish day...

Date night!

Oliver at swimming

Cool dude at basketball, cheering on his brother

Nicka... action shot

Mini basketball player

Oliver action shot ;)

More cool music...

In my last post, I confessed to my "Broen" addiction. Part of it is due to the cool opening music... Here it is.... hope you enjoy!

A few moments

Today I am working from home, which always allows me more time to do "stuff" because I am not stuck in traffic :) I just wanted to post some remaining pictures from this weekend: Oliver at his first basketball practice (yes, seriously), cupcakes that I made for Nicka's class (yes, seriously, again) and happy boys at Nicka's birthday dinner! By the way, I don't just feed them deserts... they did eat a dinner too ;)
Besides being able to post some pictures, I was also able to vacuum the living room and catch an episode of my latest addiction on Netflix. Although I am not usually a "binge" TV watcher, there is something about the series Broen (link included) that is kind of addictive. When you add a cup of coffee, it is a great way to spend a working "break".
The postman brought the first of 2 Lego wall decals that I have ordered. I am going to redo the little boys' room with a Lego theme. Maybe Alexander, the LegoMaster, is just a little bit jealous? ;) Anyway, they have the only room that I have never done anything to so they are next on the list. I am excited!!!! I am planning to start this weekend, if I have a chance between the boys' social events!
Yes, it is still winter out so no comment about the weather at the moment ;)

Happy day to all!

Happy birthday, Nicka!

Today, my beautiful middle son (I call him the "sandwich filler"... in the middle of 2 slices of bread) turns 8 years old. Buddy, may your years only get happier! We love you xox
We're going out for a celebration dinner later today... I'll post more photos later on :)

Happy birthday, Nicklas! Grattis!

Newborn Nicklas

Brothers... the early days :)

We love you!

Going to kindergarten???

Today, I registered Oliver for kindergarten at the "BIG BOY SCHOOL"... I have absolutely no idea where time has gone to! Wasn't he a baby just the other day? I even remember being pregnant with him and picking Alexander up from kindergarten... then he was in the pram when I dropped off Nicka for the first time... He is so excited to go.... now we just have to wait until September :)

Wishing you all a happy weekend!