Ok - I had to use the Google translator on my side... But I do have some Norwegian blood in me, so it rolls off my tongue. and usually into the street...
When Meri was very little, her godparents, namely her godfather (but he doesn't like to be called that) taught her the 10 little piggies rhyme in Norwegian. She was only 2, but sounded adorable when she attempted to do the rhyme to her daddys toes while we were on vacation.
Tickle tuch... tickle tuch... We had to call Mike and let her say it into the phone. He laughed and laughed! That's how she understood the following.
Denne lille grisen gikk til markedet
Denne lille grisen ble hjemme
Denne lille grisen hadde roastbiff
Denne lille grisen hadde roastbiff
Denne lille grisen hadde ingen
og denne lille grisen gråt tiss tiss tiss hele veien hjem
og denne lille grisen gråt tiss tiss tiss hele veien hjem
So anyway, we live in a very Norwegian community, as if you didn't guess by now. Uffda is a very common phrase in the nursing homes. Uffda Meg is equivalent to "omg". Or rather Uffda with more emphasis.
Every summer, the town celebrates it's Norwegian and Scandinavian heritage over a weekend. Maddy participated in the community play and Meri danced the Mamuscka.. Oh, I mean the dances of Norway! The elementary school teaches the kids different dances for each grade level and they perform in the middle of the street during the celebration. Here are some of the pics of a few of the years. I know I have more, but I can't find them. They were probably taken with an old fashioned camera and are sitting in a box somewhere waiting for a scrapbook...
This is kind of a tribute as Meri will be in middle school next year and won't be doing this anymore...
Ryan and Meri watching kids get ready to dance. Meri is in her costume for the kiddie parade.
Ryan and Meri watching kids get ready to dance. Meri is in her costume for the kiddie parade.
Maddy right after the dance and Meri with her kiddie parade entry.
Meri - right after I made her this dress last year.
2010 dances for the 4th graders.
Meri and her class watching the younger grades before their turn to dance.
Meri - right after I made her this dress last year.
2010 dances for the 4th graders.
Meri and her class watching the younger grades before their turn to dance.
10 comments:
Your pictures are so nice. It is nice to capture the kids in things they do, it is a treasure that time has captured for a lifetime. Thank you for coming by.
how fun n great pics!I love to go through my pictures and be reminded of special moments.
I have that same box of pictures!! Ok Maybe mine is about oh, ten or twenty!!! haha!!!
Looks like a great time. Around here it's German. We have BIG Octoberfest every September. Seems like every city and church gets into it, including the selling of German beer :od
That's for the lessons in all things Norwegian!
what wonderful memories - nice opportunity for them to learn about their heritage
it's always wonderful to have some cultural exposure~
xo
What great pics. And what a great tradition.
Whoa. Meri is TOTALLY Maddy's mini me...
Good times....
Around here it is all about the Polish.
I have not an ounce of Polish blood but after being here for 10 yrs. I can cook the traditional food like if my grandma had been named Zlota Andrewlavage.lol
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