Days with the Dorans

We decided a while back to have a new tradition of Lefse making~ Because Great-Nan used to always bring it for my birthday/Christmas and not only is it SOOO yummy, it's a way to feel close to her. We had this date down in the calendar and then Sean's play was pushed back to the same day because of the cancellation of school because of the school threats~ So... after the play, we headed to Nana and Papa's and made the magic happen! Well everyone except maybe Joe...

 So it's kind of weird being the first Christmas without my Nana, even though she hasn't really been here for some time with her dementia. I've felt very melancholy and lonesome for her. When we were little, she and Grandpa Jonasen would come up on Christmas Eve and she'd always have Lefse with her! Lefse is Norwegian and soooo yummy but it's no small feat to make. Just like my mom's Krumkakke (which she also needs to teach us), it's very time consuming but worth it! Of course I documented the whole thing and took lots of pictures. I made one (that looked like the state of Michigan- I really should have taken pictures) but Ali made most of them herself with Nana's guidance.  Pictures below. Maddy and Steph joined us a little later and Maddy got to learn the family traditions. Of course, we had to document that as well! My hope is that this will be a yearly tradition and there will be many posts to come where we get togeth...