Fødselsdag Fest!

B had his first Danish birthday this week, so we had to do it up right! That meant plenty of Danish flags, and the Red and the White everywhere! If we'd been really traditional, we would have had buns too, but we're just ex-pats, so we're allowed to have pancakes.

Danes are pretty into the Danish flag--the Dannebrog--and decorate in red and white every chance they get. So if you go to your local Tiger (think Target, but smaller and more Danish) to buy wrapping paper and party supplies, everything will be red, or white, or have the flag printed on it. This is actually super-efficient, since it means you can use that wrapping paper or set of fancy napkins for any event at all. Birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, handball tournaments, you name it, the Danish flag will be there.

We wanted to have a great day, so B was sure to wear his tie-dyed shirt. The night before, we made cookies, since it's traditional for Danes to take a treat into their workplaces on their fødselsdag. We had a tasty pancake breakfast (on a week-day, no less!) and enjoyed some festive dinners with friends this weekend.

You can tell we're feeling very Danish lately since we still have the flags up. Actually, B's parents are visiting next week, so we thought the flags could stay for a while. Danes even take little flags to the airport and wave them at their arriving friends and family members, so we'll be in good company. Besides, we had another mini-celebration....

Behold the sweater!

Also, it's snowing again!