Big day for my big boys

Alvin and Ivar turned 8 on November 29th, and on December 4th they were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The boys had been looking forward to it for months and when the day finally came they were so excited! And I was too!

Since I'm the first in my family to be baptized into the Church, I was so happy that my sons made that same decision. On Jens' side of the family, our children are the fifth generation of Church members. And now there is a second generation on my side as well. That is pretty special!

What made it all even better was my family being able to come. My mom and Folke, my dad and my sister Merit and her family all came to witness the big event. None of them were able to be there when I was baptized almost 13 years ago, so having them there meant a lot to me.

The program was beautiful and the Spirit was so strong. When it was time for the actual baptisms, Alvin stepped into the water first, since he is 13 minutes older than his brother. Ivar stood by the funt and watched as his brother was baptized by his father. Then it was Ivar's turn and Alvin sat on the edge of the funt while he was baptized. Egon thought the ceremony was so funny, he laughed the whole time...

The boys were then confirmed by their father and welcomed into the church by the Bishop, who is also their father's cousin!

It was a day our family will always remember.

Pretty fall pics

We've had snow for a good month by now, but I thought I'd share some fall pictures of Lovisa and Egon that turned out really well.

Flash-back! First day of playschool!

One sunny August morning it was time for Egon to start preschool, the same school where Lovisa was now starting on her last year.

He was so excited he practically ran the whole way!


Finally he was a "BIG BOY"!

He started playing as soon as he got in the door.

Look at him going wild with the meatballs!

First lunch at preschool!


Egon has loved playschool from day one. He loves his teachers and you can tell that they love him and all the other children. I'm so happy that my kids have teachers who really love what they do. Egon has made many new friends and has learned so many new things.

I'm back!

Sometimes there just aren't enough hours in a day. It's been a real challenge for me to keep my head above water the last year and a half. Being a wife, mother, homemaker, translator and full time student all at the same time has been exciting and fulfilling, but also draining and overwhelming. A lot of the time I've felt as though my life was made up of nothing but demands and I've felt guilty about so many things. (A mom-thing, I know...) But I know that Heavenly Father knows our situation and knows why I have had to go to school at such a busy and important time. I know that I've truly been blessed this whole time. I've done the best I've known how under the circumstances, and I know that my Heavenly Father has filled in the blanks.

One thing I decided not to feel guilty about was not writing on my blog. For a few months now, I've been dreading having to try and catch up on everything and start writing where I left off so that there wouldn't be this big gap in the blog. But then I thought about it and realized there are bigger things to worry about!

I'm just going to start where we're at right now, and maybe, if I suddenly feel a surge of energy and inspiration, I might just throw in a few flash-backs here and there.

For now: Here's a christmas song for you! (Don't forget to turn off the music player to the left.)