Halloween is getting to be a bigger holiday over here, but as of yet, kids don't dress up and beg for candy at our doorstep. They wait to do that in February for a holiday called FasteLavn (kids gorge themselves on candy to kick off the fasting period that leads up to Easter...don't we call that Lent in English?)
But to celebrate our own little way, we cut up a Jack-o-Lantern and called him, what else, Jack. Max liked to take his hat on and off and blow out his light and he warmed up our oh-so-dark mornings.
The other shot is just of the booger-bear with his favorite meal: hotdogs! Or, as they are called here, pølser (pr. "puhl-ser").
Max's vocabulary is just huge these days. Conversations revolve around drawing, reading, blocks and Legos, balls, guitars and drums.
In fact, when Max gets home, he doesn't want to watch cartoons or read a Winnie-the-Pooh book: he wants to watch daddys video of the U2 - Vertigo tour. "Guitar-drums!" he says when he walks in the door, "Bono singing", "The Edge", "Larry plays the drums".
What good taste in music our son has!
Our favorites story these days:
There is a Danish phrase "Altså!" (pr. alt-sah), which people use for just about everything. It often has the same meaning as "Oh, man!", but can also be used for "I mean.....", "Uhhhhh....." "Good grief!" and all sorts of other stuff.
So, the other day, Max was begging to taste my coffee. He never gets to, so I thought, sure, why not - then he'll know that he definitely DOESN'T want coffee from now on. So, I put the cup down to his mouth and he took a big drink.
The look on his face was priceless, his nose all scrunched up and his tongue sticking out - as if someone had given him vinegar and poop mixed with a lemon. He looked up at me and said "Altså, mor!" - which translated just perfect to "Good grief, ma! What in the world are you drinking?"
1 comment:
yeay! some new blog entries.. been waiting for those :) max is a cutie!
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