Christmas videos

And to give you a more in depth look at our Christmas, here are some video highlights:

This was taken at my parents' house. We decided to make krumkakes, which are a traditional Norwegian cookie. We used to make them when I was younger, but it had been at least 5 years. As you can see, Ryan was a big fan!!

This one was on Christmas morning. Obviously, Ryan is not talking very clearly yet, but we appreciate his effort :-)

Every year, on Christmas Eve, my family does a hymn sing. When I was really little, my grandmother used to play the piano from her book of Christmas carols. Once I started learning to play, we spent many years playing together and eventually I took over on my own. This year was the first year that we weren't home for Christmas, but I insisted that we continue the tradition anyway, even if it was a few days late. Last year, Ryan slept right through it all, but this year, he was eager to join in, requesting "more? more?" after each song. As you can see in this video, he also did quite a bit of dancing and even tried to play along on the piano. It brings me so much joy to see him embrace some of my very favorite Christmas traditions.