Quick trip to Norway...Skis!!!

We drove to Norway this weekend to spend some time with our family before the holidays.  It was supposed to be about a 6 hour drive, but tons of snow and slow driving trucks later we arrived in only 7.5 hours Friday night.

On Saturday, Alex and Ben's grandparents brought them out shopping for a combined birthday and Christmas present surprise.  They sized them and bought them their very own downhill skis!  They boys were thrilled and can not wait to use them!

That's when they found out they were getting skis...

Ben trying on boots...

We had a nice visit with the family, Adrian their cousin spent the day with them, and their uncle Marius and Nina came to dinner and the next day we saw their Aunt Anne-Lise before heading back 6.5 more hours, again in a lot of snow. It all felt very Christmasy!