Norway: Oslo

We were so excited to hit Norway. We drove all the way there and I'm so glad we did so we wouldn't miss all the beauty as we drove.  These first pictures are of the Viking Museum outside of Oslo.  There were real Viking ships in there.  They found this first one floating in the ocean still intact.  My kids were excited to see this and even more excited that their ancestors were vikings!

Next you can see picture of a lake with what looks like wood floating in the water.  These are islands that the vikings built that are still there.  They would use them to float things too.  This lake was right by the house where we stayed.

Next you'll see our awesome pictures from the famous Vigeland Sculpture Park.  We thought we were so funny as we posed just like our naked friends!  "The Angry Boy" is the most famous statue in this park and that is the baby that Sam is holding his hand.

We also enjoyed a nice stroll one day as we picked up some fresh strawberries from the market and fed some cows along our walk.  We also saw several slugs...eww...  Super boy took the best naps in his stroller too.

Denmark, Copenhagen

We were so excited to get to Scandinavia.  We actually drove all the way across Germany to Denmark, through Sweden to Norway.  We did a total of 3,000 miles driving.  This part of the world is gorgeous.  Many of our ancestors come from this region as well.  My dad's maternal line, the Aagard's, come from Denmark.  My great-great grandfather was even a guard to the King in Copenhagen.  It was fun to go there and wonder what his life was like.  My sister, Katie, came with us on this adventure, and we loved every minute with her.  We also went with our good friends, the Ponds.  {Thanks for letting us tag along!}  On our trip we stayed in little cabins along the way at campsites or rented homes from different individuals {from homeaway.com}.  This was a great way {and less expensive} to see Scandinavia!

In Copenhagen we went to the palace and watched the changing of the guard.  I love all the hearts on the towers and on their money.  We also went to a park called Tivoli.  We saw the Little Mermaid statue, which is a tribute to Hans Christian Andersen who comes from Denmark.  We also went to the Church of Our Lady, where Spencer W. Kimball saw the Christus statute that would later be replicated and put in some of our LDS temples.  We also decided that Denmark had the best European hotdogs!

England: London

G and I went to London in June for a short get-a-way girls' trip.  We went with our good friends.  The highlight of our trip was definitely seeing WICKED!  G loves musicals, and we found CHEAP tickets to London, so we went on a whim.  London is a great city and we saw all of the tourist traps too.  Good times.  We went on a double decker bus tour and would hop on and hop off.  We saw London Bridge, the Eye of London, Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Picadilly Square, Buckingham Palace, and of course WICKED!  We promised the boys that we would go back and we'll hit more then.  G had fun and we practiced our British accent while we were there.  Fun times!