Boys will be ... dogs?

One of the boys favorite activities is to pretend to be dogs! They have a faithful teacher in Irina, who most of the time plays along with them. She loves to clean up after them :)

Snack time for puppies!

Thor takes a drink ... yum???

Irina enjoys the end of the play time, when the boys have moved on to new games.

When I mentioned this game to our pediatrician, she said that it is advanced for Thor to do this sort of imaginitive play. Who knew that my son acting like a dog would demonstrate that he is smart! There are times when we use this game to our advantage as parents ... Puppy Vanya and Puppy Thor are very well behaved and obedient, while the boys aren't so much some days.

On another family note, Dave has gotten a position at Luther Midelfort Hospital in Eau Claire, WI as a Chaplin Resident. It is a one-year residency (tuition and all), giving him intense training and experience as a Chaplin. He did a summer position like this several years ago, and really enjoyed it. When this opportunity came along, we knew that God has been (and is!) working out all the details. We found an apartment we like enough in Eau Claire (about 100 miles from our home) and are preparing to make the change in life for the next year. We will keep our house in MN and have an apartment in WI. Fancy living (ha!) for the Bergstrom's! Please pray that all the details are worked out and that this will be a good year for Dave in his training and for our family, as we work to continue to grow together and strengthen our family in God.