What's Going On With Us

-I started school a couple of weeks ago, but students actually start on the 12th.  It was a great summer at home with Svea and I'm so thankful for all of the time we were able to spend together.  Working four days instad of five per week is really making the transition back to school not seem so sad.  As of right now I only see her for about 3 hours a day when I'm working.  For Dan, it's even less when he's got meetings at night.  Yuk!  I guess we just make every moment count:)

 -Dan is going to redo our bathroom with some pseudo slate flooring, new tile around the bathtub to make it a usable shower, new fixtures, and refinishing the tub...whew! It makes me nervous for him just thinking about it. He might even put in some heating underneath the flooring. I might never make it to work....I may still be plastered to the floor enjoying the warmth. It'll be a step-up from the blow dryer to get warm in the mornings!
-Svea is a sleeping machine! At night she's heading to bed anywhere between 7 and 8 and then not getting up until around 9! She'll wake up after about 12 hours of sleep, but really doesn't say a peep and then puts herself back to bed. There have been a few mornings where Dan has had to wake her up. She's doing excellent at daycare as well. The transition back was nothing for her. She didn't skip a beat.

-We have a busy fall....what else is new....we always do! Between a wedding shower weekend, Dan redoing our bathroom/one more Lida lake weekend, a wedding in Bismarck, Confirmation Craziness, Svea's First Birthday party....it's going to be a hoppin' place.  I will keep taking pictures and videos as much as I can.  Fridays off is going to help!

The pictures are from two weeks ago when we stopped by the Anderson's for a day trip. They aren't the best pics, but you get an idea of how big Laila and Graham are getting.  Graham can now say Svea's name and has the cutest raspy voice I've ever heard.  Laila loves to mother Svea and is very good at making sure she's playing with appropriate toys tha are safe:)  We stayed up WAY too late talking and laughing, but it was worth it!  You just don't acquire as good of friends as them very often.  We are very thankful for them!