I'm not sure if it was my parents DNA results, or the fact that we hadn't been up to Canada for a while, or that Tina had to teach about Finland for a multicultural night at the church, but for some reason we had a more-than-usual culturally filled trip to Canada.
Our last visit to Canada was for Eric's birthday. We got to celebrate Eric AND a little bit of Canadian culture by watching Tyler and Trevor play hockey and even getting a little Poutine.
This trip was all about our Finnish culture. First Grandpa taught my kids to make karjalanpiirakka (slippers) and they were just as yummy as I remember (although I'm not sure the kids loved them, and they aren't the best reheated). Then Lisa dropped off some pulla (she is working to perfect the braided circle pulla).
The next day we had a sauna. None of us brought swimsuits, but a quick trip to Walmart solved that. And we had our steaming HOT sauna...even Summer.
The next day was Lisa's birthday. Mom made two Finnish cakes!! They were even better than I remembered.
We still had to squeeze in some Canadian chips:)
And we even got to hear some stories from my Dad about growing up in Finland...although, I think most visits we get to hear some of those stories--which I love hearing even more than eating all that delicious food.
Next visit we'll have to explore our British heritage!
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I'm so glad that you enjoyed the Finnish trip to Canada. it was fun to make some Finnish food again. The trouble is now your Dad will want it all the time. I guess since I am 10% Scandinavian that shouldn't be a problem!!!!
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