9th July 2010
This is Hvalstrand, a beach by the fjord. We met there with some families from church, as Annie's birthday was also on a Norwegian holiday. Had a great time with some great people!
Far right is the Amundsen family. Ågot is my visiting teacher, and Gaute is in the ward bishopric. They have 3 kids.
In the red jacket is Soveig Wyssenbach (sp?). Her husband, Arne, is in the crab-fishing picture. He's our home teacher. They have 2 daughters. Solveig helped to translate my talk in Sacrament Mtg. She does Faith in God activities with the kids James'age. (The welcome posters that I mentioned earlier were her idea.) Their family gave us the dollhouse and some Norwegian books/games for the kids.
Next (to the left) are the Høgsets. Sally is from England and has been so sweet to translate church for me, and invite us on outings. She helped us with our househunting, and even helped me to get a small job at the Elixia gym where she works watching the kids in the Kidz zone. Her husband is Halvor (Norwegian) and they have 4 kids.
Left, white shirt and gray, are Nick and Hilde. They have three sons. Nick is from Washington state in the USA! She's Norwegian.
Very left in the yellow is Marcos next to his wife, Carina. Carina is Norwegian, but Marcos is from Brazil and likes to speak with Carl in Portuguese. They have four kids and have done a lot to help us feel welcome. Marcos has spent hours at our house helping Carl with the home improvement projects, as he is somewhat of a handy man.
Little naked body sitting far left :) Norwegians are much more open with their bodies, and often change clothes right on the beach, or let small kids run naked! It takes some getting used to, but was a benefit on a later trip when Annie was getting her clothes all wet, and the mom I was with convinced me let her splash in the water "Norwegian style" (buck naked). And I did!
View of the fjord.
Hilde and Sally in front.
Swans!
James learning to fish for crabs.
Joseph caught a starfish!
