End of "Spring Break"

Well....all good things have to come to an end....our "spring break" is now reaching its end and we have done many fun things this last week.
~ Spent time with our wonderful neighbor Erin and my god daughter Vivi
~ Went to a hotel and swam with Nana, then shopping and build a bear!!
~ Had friends and their families over for a little get together that was full of good food and laughter
~Took a couple naps!
~Played countless games of Monopoly Deal with my son....we are about even with wins and losses
~Watched a few movies with popcorn, m&m's and jr. mints
~Worked out EVERY day!
~Cleaned my house...it was feeling pretty neglected
~Had a sleep over for Mette with Ellie (Ellie's first one! she did GREAT!)
....and many more fun memories from this week...now it is back to the grind stone...tomorrow night brings Jerry and I to our first Parent Meeting for Kindergarten for miss Mette (she REALLY is growing up WAY too fast!) I have parent teacher conferences the next two weeks! We will be busy but we always seem to be!

Sunday at home!!!

Today has turned into a great day at home! We have gutted 2 rooms in our home so far....taking out countless bags to the garbage can...which I might add is full along with the recycle bin..which is also full! We had a late lunch and Jerry will be dazzling us with grilled pork chops and chicken wings later this evening! Gabe and Mette have been playing with the kids who live next door and are having a blast...until they had to walk home! They were almost blown away with the gusty winds we have!! Poor Gabe took a nasty fall and has a pretty big raspberry on his butt! :-) He saved his sister from falling...what a good big brother! We are looking forward to having a week off from work and school! Spring break in February was really not my idea of good timing as "spring" is still far away (especially with the huge snow storm that is moving towards us - they say we might get a foot of snow- I will believe that when I see it!). No matter what time of year, having a week off from work is ALWAYS a good thing! We have only a couple things planned other than staying home and being complete loafs! It's gonna be AWESOME!!!! I hope everyone has as wonderful of a Sunday as we have had so far!

Updates...sleeping, eating, playing....busy family!

It is not often for the Severson family to have a more laid back, not running all over heck weekend but this weekend is looking good!! EVERYONE slept through the night last night....this is NOT a normal occurrence in the Severson home! Our youngest has battled with going to bed, staying in bed, and sleeping for a LONG time now! She must be growing as she is beginning to eat us out of house and home...which also means she is SO TIRED all the time! She has only gotten up once in the night for the last couple nights and last night...NOTHING! It was BEAUTIFUL! She has been very pleasant and happy this morning too...even eating eggs with ham..."I LOVE HAM" she said when I put it on her plate. Let's hope this is the beginning of a new trend for her! Lord knows we needed it BAD!
As for Gabe...this also meant he did not get awakened by her which makes him easier to be around too! You know the pre teen stage...REALLY is all I have to say! Thank god we will only have one kid going through it at a time! He has been pretty grumpy and on edge lately but he too has been sleeping more and also eating us out of house and home! Example...he ate more than his dad did for breakfast! 3 helpings of eggs, toast, all the grapes in the house, countless glasses of juice, apple turnover....he has NEVER eaten more than Jerry- no one has! ;-)
Gabe has his last tourney for the season in Basketball tomorrow! It is in Becker- could not be closer if we tried! We are very excited to watch him play one last time! I know they have been working so hard lately and are on a 6 game winning streak! (2 first place trophies too!) My parents will be joining us and my aunt and uncle too! They love to watch Gabe play ball!
Jerry and I are going to get to see our newest family member later today- our niece Elin. She was a preemie and came home this past Monday. We will drop off some lunch for the new parents and maybe even get a little peak at her! We will not stay long as I know they are tired...remember that feeling of bringing home your first child....your emotions are on a non stop roller coaster...you are tired, hungry, tired, happy, tired, need a shower, tired, need to brush your teeth, tired.....see the repeating tired! I know they are doing well and loving her up! We can't wait until she is a little bigger so we can cuddle her too! Our kids can't wait to meet their new cousin- we have to wait until she is bigger and stronger and that is not easy for Mette (Gabe gets it!).
We will enjoy a family movie night on our new system downstairs- for those who have seen it...know it is pretty cool and LOUD! (just ask Clair A. she was not a fan during the super bowl when it got too loud!) Popcorn, M&M's, Jr. Mints, blankets, pillows, a new blue ray movie...we will be set!
I hope everyone else has an equally amazing weekend and enjoys their families and the WARMER WEATHER!