December 24, 2011
As tradition in Rachel and Perry's household, Christmas eve they eat a traditional Swedish dinner. (Perry went on his mission to Sweden.) The meal consisted of: Swedish meatballs, dill potatoes, gifflar (similar to little cinnamon rolls), glugg (fruit juice), and raw herring in mustard sauce. This was my first time eating the herring. Oh my goodness! I could not handle it! At least now I can say I have tried it.
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Our delicious Swedish meal! |
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It doesn't look good. |
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I don't know about this... |
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Smelling it. |
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Tasting it. |
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Taking a bite. |
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Nope! |
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Don't like it! |
After dinner, Rachel and I made nativities. It was fun, but as you can tell I am not very artistic when food is the medium. I included a donkey, a sheep, Mary, Joseph, an Angel, a star, and Baby Jesus. See if you can find them all. Haha! Good luck!
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My creation |
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Rachel's creation |
Grant was being silly. He knows all the animal sounds.
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