Spring in the middle of December?

We went from a White Christmas to spring weather with 40 degrees F and full snow melting in 2 days. As you can see in the photo, not much white left on the ground. This is typical winter on the coast in the north of Norway going from cold to mild and back again.

Cousins Katrine and Eirik with Veronica.

A few neighbors have put up a b-b-q house with gorgeous views. 

New Years Eve at Kirsten's house. Tony left to go back to work on the platform in the North Sea the day before. He works 2 weeks and is home 4 weeks. Good deal, if you ask me. We spent most of New Years Eve inside. A terrible storm/hurricane hit the north of Norway and actually cancelled all public boat traffic for 24 hours in the three northernmost counties of Norway. A distance almost the same as from San Diego to Portland, OR, about 1,100 miles. The good thing was that we didn't have to travel anywhere and we got snow and cold weather again