Ginger-snaps

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After having having dropped off some parcels at various locations, we went and visited my uncle Arnar, his wife Magnea and their 6 month old son, Eyþór. He was such a cutie that we had to take pictures...</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="b4e902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Hrefna with Eyþór, he's such a cutie-pie!</div> <bR> <div> We then made our way to Holla and Óli, where Halli and Adda were also (as is customary). </div> <div> There we ate a delicious pasta-salad to start the Christmas-fest with something "light" for the stomach.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b4f902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Halli and Adda with a bottle of Coke and a pasta-salad between them.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b50902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The mood was festive, candles lit and a gingery smell in the air...</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b532c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> ... which was no wonder since right after dinner we started making "ginger-snaps" </div> <div> or "peppercakes" as they are known in Icelandic (piparkökur)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b522c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Before we knew it we had a sizeable mountain of ginger-snaps</div> <div> that needed decorating...</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b512c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> ... so I whipped out Holla's whipping machine and made some icing!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b542c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> My butt got some "icing" too...!! ;)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b55902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Let the decorating begin!!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b56902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The other side of the table... Hrefna, Óli and Holla. </div> <div> Notice the industrial-strength syringe I'm holding....scary!!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b572c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Finnur, meanwhile, got started on the Jóla-glögg (Yule-glogg!)</div> <div> And yes, it contains alcohol.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b58902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> He also proved handy in the art-department. Look at all the pretty cookies!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b59902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Close up on the pretty cookies. Scary old icing-syringe in the cup in the foreground...</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b5a902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Just when we'd finished Kaja dropped by to say hi. Hi Kaja!! :)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b5b902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Then more people, i.e. Holla's siblings and their spouses, showed up.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b5c902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The rest of the night was spent doing generally silly things like frown at the camera</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="b5d902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> ... and putting double pig-tails in Adda's hair. Look familiar anybody?... :)</div> <bR> <div> At 3am we finally made our way home to Mosfellsbær again, </div> <div> happy in the knowledge that a few hours later it would be Christmas Eve, </div> <div> the grand night of eating and packet-opening! :)</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>