Friday, December 28, 2012

Christmas Eve



On December 23rd it was time to decorate the Christmas tree at Vidar's momma's house.




Vidar's brother, Lars 



Jolin and momma

I was there


The tree last year:
 
 


  On Christmas Eve:




Vidar's dad











Traditional Norwegian 
Christmas dinner




Looks like 'someone' has tampered with
baby Jesus 


Linus catching a whiff of something interesting!




I got a full set of cross-country skis and to whole shebang from Vidar and his family - very happy!


Sunday, December 23, 2012

Celebrating Christmas


 


Vidar and his relatives are all
working extra this Christmas 
as Santa's helpers 

 


 
Even though it's the holidays
I still have to study
- I've got TWO exams straight after new years, gah 

 
 Momma cooking

 
 Steamed salapao..

.. with pork, onion and hard boiled egg filling


Mom's veranda

One of my favourite Thai desserts:
Black sticky rice with coconut milk cream 
Yum!!!

 

Skyping with Aunt Lek in Thailand as usual

 


 


The other day mom and my sister came to our house for the first round of Christmas celebrations

 
Our Christmas-Yucca palm tree

Baking..

 
 .. a lemon cheese cake!

 

 
Veronika



And of course
mom had brought her laptop and webcam
so that our Aunt Lek could join the
party 












 I bet YOUR Christmas food doesn't
contain seaweed 


 Tom yum soup with halibut fish,
pork laab and sticky rice



Mom showing off her food baby
to her sister 

My cheese cake and mom's Thai style 
coconut caramel pudding

Post-dinner stretch