at 7 am we awoke to a canon shot and a marching band. it must be 17 mai in norway!
norwegians celebrate their constitution day with great gala by wishing everyone a happy birthday, putting on their fancy dress and parading in the streets. we considered putting owen in traditional costume--known as a bunad (children recieve them in may as part of their christening)--because he'd look smashing in a red vest
and silver buckled knickers. although the red white and blue would work quite well back in the states somehow i don't think the wool would fare as well at a 4th of july picnic.
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we made do with a norwegian flag, a fancy cow bell and a festive honker. owen enjoyed watching the parade which featured groups of schoolchildren, jugglers and the end of "russ" (see 17 mai link above)
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and ate cake:
3 comments:
I love the way Owen says "It's Norways birthday."
that is so freaking cute
Ryan
sierra loves hearing cara's voice. His ears perk up when she talks.
Ryan
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