Maud.
Watching somebody who quite clearly had such a great time both giving and receiving presents was just fantastic, so much so that Bah Humbug might be something i say a little less often from now on.
I don't really think we were expecting Maud to be quite so into the whole experience already, afterall she is still a month or so off her second birthday, but she was, and it was great.
here's the quickish story of Christmas so far...
The 6 hour train journey from Oslo turned into a 7 hour plus epic due to several technical gremlins so we didn't arrive in Flekkefjord until 01:30 on friday night / saturday morning. Bah Humbug indeed.
No snow again this year, more fuel for the global warming theory so to speak, but we did arrive to a great frost with what were probably the biggest ice crystals i have ever seen.
The next day was off to Oldemor in Vigeland, or more precicely Tjorteland acres, for the annual cuuting down of the Chritmas trees for all the family.
The evening of 24th is the big day over here so we're all done and dusted before you bods in the UK even begin. As expected Maud got a whole load of stuff, including....
- new shoes (a pre christmas necessity)
- Bunad - a Norwegian national dress (knitted version, tusen takk mormor)
- pyjamas
- a dress
- books
- handbag
- a dressing gown
- a kitchen - the biggest present of the day
She got to eat cake, ice cream and stay up late and i felt enormously proud and had great fun being with her the whole day..OK less typing more pictures.....
stupendously big ice crystals
a must for any sleep ...the little rabbit aka 'teddy' or 'harepus'
getting comfy in the much used chair.
car magazines another christmas must have.
Maud checks the sturdyness of the tree before allowing the decorating to commence
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