There were ballet and hip-hop dancers stationed on all three levels of the mall, each holding a sign that had written "Touch my hand to see me dance" (in Norwegian of course). We got to see a lot of dancing because Rhiannon kept touching their hands. It was pretty funny to watch and it was actually free with no asking for donations. Here are the troops with one of the hip-hop dancers.
In the evening, Rhodri and I went to the annual Oslo Welsh Society Christmas Dinner. Poor Auntie Sioned spent most of the evening trying to get the kids back to sleep. We still haven't adjusted to this time zone :-(
On Sunday everyone slept in and we had a quiet day spent mostly inside. Before it got pitch dark (~4pm), we ventured outside for a family outing on the icy slushy roads. It was pretty miserable, really, but nice to get fresh air. We ended up in the backyard with the kids playing in the playhouse, which is a lot safer than being pulled in a plastic sled on slippery roads.
After dinner we indulged with After Eight mints on the couch while watching "Barne TV".
I love Barne TV - it is 40 minutes of varied programming for kids on from 6-6:40pm every night. Sometimes they show a few episodes of different cartoons; sometimes they have a science show where people write in with their questions ("why are farts so smelly?" was a recent one) and then experiments and demonstrations to answer the question; sometimes they have sort of a family documentary type show featuring an idyllic Norwegian mountain farm with Grandfather and Granddaughter cross-country skiing and ice fishing together. Each night's Barne TV is different, and by 6:40pm it is finished and time for our kids to start getting ready for bed.But the problem has been that the troops have been waking up around 10pm and not able to get back to sleep for at least an hour. Hopefully now that it is Monday and we are back into the barnehage/ work routine, they will adjust.
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