Where does the time go?

I tried to keep up with my blogging-and seemed to have gotten very behind. I can't believe my last post was 6 months ago. So much has changed and happened since then. Here in Minnesota, a whole entire season has gone by! So, as a very good friend of mine told me, don't worry about what I have to catch up on with blogging, just start in the present! So, with that said, I will be back soon. Here are a couple fun updated pics, and as you can see, since my last post, Miss Sage is on the move, cruising everywhere. Enjoy-check back soon!

Welcome Miss Sage Frances Bergren

Ok, the welcoming is a little late, as she arrived 3.5 months ago. Where did the time go? I swear that time goes faster with child number 2. So here are the quick stats: Sage arrived on November 4th at 6:52am. She weighed in at 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. She reminds me of a miniature Matt. Over the past few months she has already changed so much! And in her 3 short months of life she already has quite a personality! I think one of my favorite things so far having 2 kids is seeing Blake embrace his role as big brother. He LOVES his baby sister. Blake has been known to tell Matt and I things like "I love my baby sister" and "I'm so lucky". Here are some pictures of Sage in chronological order.

Just minutes old

3 days old

Blake and Sage (3weeks old)


Sage (1 month old)

Blake and Sage (6 weeks old) on Christmas AM

Sage (2 months old)

Matt and Sage on a beautiful 40 degree January day

The Bergren's-Christmas 2007

As for current pictures of Sage...those are yet to come. For Christmas we upgraded to a digital SLR camera, but only have the body of the camera. We hope to soon purchase a lens to go with the body. So stay tuned!

WDW 2007

This past June my entire family, grandma, parents, sisters, brothers, and significant others took a family trip to Walt Disney World. Now, as a family, we have ventured to this destination many times, but never have I experienced Disney World in the muggy heat of June, 5 months pregnant, having to wear support pantyhose with a 2 year old toddler-needless to say I now view the place that self proclaims "Where Dreams Come True" in a very different light. All kidding aside it was a lot of fun.

Here is a somewhat brief synopsis of our trip:

First Stop: Cocoa Beach, FL

Matt and I thought it would be fun to take Blake to the beach, so both of us including Blake flew down to Florida a few days earlier than my parents. My two sisters, brother and sisters boyfriend flew in from Reno to meet us. The only set plans were to play at the beach and surf. Blake loved the ocean.

Just a few highlights from Cocoa Beach:

• The Beach (of course)
• The nearly perfect weather
  
• The sweet townhome we rented
• Dunkin Donuts (only Teddy and Matt can appreciate this one)
• Watching a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral
• Blake spending many minutes of his life searching for Nemo
• Blake losing his newly acquired plastic crocodile into the ocean and not crying about it (although we did make sure to reassure him that we would get another one)
• Long afternoon naps
• Apples to Apples board game and Teddy (long story and probably best told by Teddy)

Second Stop: Walt Disney World Resort

After Cocoa Beach, we packed up the minivan and headed west to Orlando to meet up with the rest of the family. Thus continued the trip that Blake still talks about even 3 months later.

There are so many good memories and laughs to even begin blogging about-so again, here are some of the highlights from the Disney World portion of our vacation:

• My mom introducing Nemo fruit snacks to Blake and my sister, Dani, introducing Natural White Cheddar Cheetos, both foods (if you can call them that) NEVER existed in Blake's diet before this trip. And, yes, you guessed it, I have now even purchased these food items post trip and fed them to Blake.
• Waiting 45 minutes for the Dumbo ride, when the sign said 20 minutes. And this ride only lasted 1 minute 15 seconds to be exact
• Experiencing the Nemo ride at least 12 times with Blake (his favorite ride if you couldn't tell)
• Mastering the distraction tactics to keep a 2 year old preoccupied while waiting in line for rides. I seriously considered writing Disney after this trip to suggest a line for parents with kids 2 and under. It seemed that every line we waited in had numerous toddlers all hot, over tired, over stimulated and sick of standing still waiting in line!
• The heat
• The Buzz Lightyear toy that my dad said he would buy for Blake, only to realize that he didn't have enough cash, therefore Matt had to buy it for Blake.
• Not going to the theme parks until late afternoon...we figured this trick out quickly. Instead of getting to the park as it opened, we would show up before it closed. In doing so we beat the crowds, avoided the heat and were able to get on just as many rides, if not more.
• The numerous trips to Super Walmart. My mom would swear we spent more time in Walmart than at Disney World.

Blake and my Dad after scoring the infamous Buzz Lightyear toy

Blake and I posing in the sharks mouth after the nemo ride

Blake enjoying a popsicle at Animal Kingdom (which we never saw any animals!)


It's only 11am, and we are already hot and tired


Teddy, Allison, Dani, and myself for one final night at Epcot

Even if all my dreams didn't come true on this trip, it was still an experience we won't forget! Thanks Mom and Dad and the rest of the Smith and extended family for all the memories and leftover Nemo snacks!

Mission Statement

Alright. It's time for the Bergren's to step into the 00's and give this blog thing a go. Our first entry introduces briefly our family philosophy for the time being. We say for the time being because we accept all things change in the world. "When you're finished changing you're finished" Benjamin Franklin

Why a mission statement?
We find it a little weird when culture puts so much energy into commerce to the point where non-living, non-breathing organizations with no feelings have a mission statement and more direction then families. We believe we should have a mission statement as well to guide us.

Bergren Mission:
Create meaningful memories full of love, compassion, harmony, balance and learning.

Obviously there's much more to it, but in the end our goal when we die is to have experienced being alive. "When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness. The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure."
Joseph Campbell

Whew...we got the heavy stuff out of the way. Now it's time to document and share the Bergren Band journey for all of our family and friends.