Nordic Roots

Kelsie had an assignment at school recently where she had to tell where her ancestors were from and she didn't know so she made up Germany.  Ugh!  I am failing.  For our Sunday Family Home Evening we talked about with the kids about our Norwegian Heritage.  I remember one year my Dad did a reunion called "The Viking Line" and later he wrote a book of family histories entitled "Nordic Roots".  My Dad's family were from Norway and my Mom's family were from Denmark and Sweden.  The Vikings were from these countries so I saw it as a perfect fit to have the kids dress up like maruading Vikings and snap a few photos.  I picked up a few costumes after Halloween last fall when the movie "How to Train Your Dragon" was released and so viking costumes were available.  Amy brought over some a bunch of swords that Sunday too.  The boys thought the photo was a little bit of torture but then had so much fun playing with the swords and axes in the back yard the rest of the evening.