it’s hard to believe but odin’s 5th birthday is almost here and this year we decided to have a pre-birthday party at norskedalen, a local norwegian-american culture center, before his "real" birthday party with family in the upper peninsula of michigan.

of course, if your name is odin, you simply must play a few round of your new favorite game kubb, or viking chess, with guests!

since we usually typically are on vacation during his birthday, this was his first we celebrated with his friends and i must say that it was a bit daunting to plan a party for 15 youngsters and their parents!

i think everyone had a grand time.

odin really, really, really enjoyed getting together with all his friends and we’re all super appreciative to everyone who came out and made it a wonderfully fantastic, memorable day.

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