Hello May!

If you ever read my blog before, you might have noticed that I am not a big fan of winter (aka understatement of the year). I love green, sandals, warm air, sunshine, sunglasses, wine on the patio, long walks in the warm evening air, fresh strawberries, BBQs, sleeping with the window open, outdoor soccer, flowers, gardening and ice cream. Please note that the vast majority of my "likes" are better in the late spring/summer months. The only thing that I am not such a big fan of is my birthday (in June) but that is another story😉....

In any case, it is now May and I am feeling hopeful! I can feel a bit of warmth creeping into my bones.... finally! Hello May!!!!

Is it spring yet?

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!!

Postcards from March in Montreal

How the heck did it become March already? Don't get me wrong... it feels a bit closer to spring so I am not complaining but it is a reminder about how time flies!

This week is our (Andreas and my) spring break. The boys are all next week. It is the first time ever that I do not have the same break as the boys... I think that they planned it so I wouldn't nag them about their Youtube watching, snack eating or day napping 😉

Today, Andreas and I went downtown to walk in a different neighbourhood so, guess what? You get a photo spam (aka a postcard). We're not quite spring-like yet but hope is in the air.

Hope you are all doing well xox

 

Happy 16!!!

 Happy 16th birthday to our middle man! I can't believe how fast time flies. We are so proud of you!!