Easter Day 2015
[Easter Sunday was on 05 April this year. This is being posted on 30 April 2015. Praise dark chocolate! ]
We had yet another classic Easter Sunday. The kids got up at their usual 7 am time, and dragged us a along downstairs for breakfast. After they’d put on some clothes, all the big people searched for their big chocolate egg. Most of the eggs got demolished and partially eaten. Around lunchtime we went over to Finnur’s parents’ place, where we met most of Finnur’s siblings and their families, and ate excellent easter lamb.
Post-lunch, and egg-hunting we played 12 rounds of social whist and Finnur and I came in first and second! It was Finnur’s first time winning the family tournament (I’ve never won, boohoo) and he got a cup to take home!
Afterwards, we had ice-cream for late dessert, before heading home and shooing the kids to bed. Good times! (56 images total!)
The kiddos with their chocolate easter eggs. The big kids got #5, while Emma had to make do with a smaller #2.
Back to the beginning. Here is Finnur’s egg hiding on one of the (thankfully cold) radiators.
Emma, not quite sure what all the fuss is about.
“Is this what all the fuss is about!!?!?!”
The big kids hid our eggs first, and then it was time for them to search for their own eggs.
A search in progress.
The eggs were sneakily hidden this year.
Anna found hers under the big purple care bear.
Finnur, the evil sprite, hid Bjarki’s egg up in the blinds, behind the curtains. You can see its shadow behind Bjarki. It took a while to locate!
Finally!
Mmmmmine!
An egg after the chocolate plug’s been removed.
My (Hrefna’s) saying was: “Sá kann ekki að stela sem ekki kann að fela” or “A person doesn’t know how to steal if they don’t know how to hide/conceal.”
Anna with her “Hól gleður heimskan.” or “Praise pleases the dumb.”
Emma’s “Sjaldan veldur einn ef tveir deila.” or “An argument between two is rarely caused by one.”
Finnur’s “Raup er rags manns gaman.” or “A coward embellishes.”
Bjarki’s “Oft ilmar eitruð rót.” or “A poisonous root often smells nice.”
Yums all around!
We declared a chocolate-time-out after a while, and stowed the eggs. Emma’d already demolished her egg by that point!
Next up: Easter Day Party at Finnur’s parents’ place. We arrived early because we wanted to try and put Emma down for a nap. Finnur tried, and… failed. Oh well. Meanwhile, silver got polished.
Size #1 eggs. They also have sayings in them.
US plastic eggs with candy. It’s now customary to let the kids hunt for these.
Waiting for more guests to arrive.
And soon there were many!
The newest family member, Steinunn and Einar’s one week old baby boy!
Some of the kids chatting, and Steinunn with her little boys.
Emma and Þórarinn playing.
Our hosts in the kitchen.
Finnur took this arty photo of the flag reflecting on the tv.
Food starting to appear on the table.
Mr. One Week Old.
Looking at something interesting.
Hilmir, post-confirmation, and therefore ineligible to hunt for plastic easter eggs.
“There is food here somewhere… I can smell it!!”
“Seriously people, where’s the food?”
“Are you stealing my soul?”
One of four tables! And the two oldest grandchildren now both have boyfriends!
Happy father.
“You get an egg! You get an egg! Everybody gets an egg!”
Egg hiding/finding time.
The kids given the green light to go search.
Anna can still hunt, but she’ll be limited to higher up stuff next year! Or told to wait a bit to get going.
Emma with her eggs.
Decorations.
The St-Einars. (Which is funny because Steinar is a legitimate name.)
Birds.
Social whist time!
The kids huddled around youtube playing on somebody’s phone.
The traveling cup.
Babies are cute!
Margrét announcing the results of the whist tournament. Her dad usually does the honors, but him and Eyrún were traveling that day. (Which is probably also why we managed to do well!)
Finnur’s name getting called out as the victor!
FINALLY!!!
Is that a tear of joy? 🙂
The ranking.
… and then there was ice-cream, and then it was time to go home and put the kids to bed!