Midsommar!

This year we went to the Midsommar celebration festivities in Folkets Park. We met the Trively's and the Anderson's there.

The kids got to help decorate the midsommar pole and make flower crowns to wear. Then we stood in circles around the midsommar pole and danced and sang traditional midsommar songs.

A rare picture of the elusive Mommy. Daddy must have had control of the camera.

Tipton and Lilli in their flower crowns. I like that Tipton is wearing his USA shirt.

The whole gang! From the back, left to right: Clare, Ryan, Tipton, Mia, Natalie, Anna, Lilli

Incidentally, Lilli and Anna were featured in one of the local papers! A photographer took their pictures and a reporter interviewed them.

Later that afternoon we all met up again at the Trively's, along with a few other families, for more Midsommar celebrations. There was aquavit (traditional liquor of Midsommar celebrations) and several different flavors of herring. There was also grilled salmon, hot dogs and hamburgers for the less adventurous (who far outnumbered the adventurous...). For dessert we had several different strawberry cakes, along with the limited edition Maribu Midsommar chocolate with dried strawberries.

The celebration lasted long into the night. Fortunately, we had ridden our bikes over to the Trively's.