Toothless & Almost on Vacation

2018-07-01Finnur's family, Friends, Us Standard

[Photos taken on 01-09 July 2018, posted on 31 December 2018.  Snow lost the battle with rain and warmth.]

While we were catching our breaths after the madness that was June, Emma lost her first tooth, we celebrated by visiting the farm animal & family park, I hid at various cafes, the grass got moved, we summer-housed more, and hair got cut, as we mentally prepared ourselves for going on summer vacation for real! (40-ish images)

Sunday 01 July 2018

Emma lost her very first tooth. There was some drama involved, but once she calmed down, we dutifully put the tooth in a plastic bag for the tooth fairy to collect the following night.
The weather wasn’t terrible for a change, so I took the kids to the farm animal park for the first time in a long time. We discovered that major renovations were under way on the family park side, as the park was turning 25 years old.
It looked like the traffic school had gotten new electric cars, so the old ones had been relocated to where the little kids could drive them.
The weights and sizes of our kids are too mismatched to use this “swing”, but Emma lucked out and got someone to play with.
I decided Emma was big enough to handle the water-balls, so the kids lined up.
Moving about.
Siblings.
Anna’s turn (on the left).
It’s not a big pool!
This ‘ferry’ has been there from the beginning.
Probably Emma’s first time sailing solo!?
Captain Anna.
Fun!
Sand and water is always a classic.
Bjarki old enough to ride the Segway. Yay!
We refueled at a nearby cafe.

Wednesday 04 July 2018

The World Cup board got updated for the knock-out stages.
I discovered a cafe I visited shortly after it was opened (and found it too ‘harsh’ inside) had cosy-ed itself up considerably, so I began visiting it more often. It’s in upper-Breiðholt, very close to where I grew up.
Getting snapchat updates of goings on at home.
Adorable!

Thursday 05 July 2018

I realized I’d made a big mistake by putting fertilizer on the grass that spring. It grew so much!
I also re-learnt that gloves are a good idea when working with newly cut grass! Also a head-net, as the midge flies were out in full force still!

Friday 06 July 2018

Not surprisingly, I needed to get “a few things” from Ikea for the summer house. We’d invited some friends along, so Finnur and the kids drove ahead while I shopped.
My short shopping trip turned into a two hour excursion, which I topped with dinner and desert.
Fake excitement, as the alternative was extreme tiredness! Yes, the car was completely full of stuff. Again.

Saturday 07 July 2018

We managed to take our friends and kids to the swimming pool in Borgarnes. Of course we stopped for some post-swim goodness at our favorite cafe.
All cafes should have good books to read.
We even picked up an extra friend, who drove up as she had nothing better to do!
The rustic back porch of the cafe. I kind of want tables like that. 🙂
After dinner, the kids went out to play for a few minutes. I never seem to get tired of this view.
Meanwhile, the menfolk installed a light.
Very pretty!
Sleep schedule? What sleep schedule? This is at 10:40 pm.

Sunday 08 July 2018

Emma picked flowers.
By 5 pm we were back in the capital area, and made a quick chess stop.
Our munchkin!

Monday 09 July 2018

Hair cut time! Emma sitting in the salon, patiently waiting for her turn.
Bjarki being shorn.
Growing up fast!
Awwww! #melts!