Emma Reads, Walkabouts, & Impending Autumn

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[Photos taken 17 – 29 September 2019, posted online 11 April 2020. The Covid-19 cases are getting fewer, and spring is in the air. Here’s hoping those trends continue.]

With Finnur back at home from Japan, but jetlagged, we lay pretty low for a while. Emma began learning how to read, there were walks in various types of weather, some of us tried a racing simulator, and we generally tried to enjoy the last of the nice fall weather. (50-ish images total)

Tuesday 17 September 2019

What is more incredibly ‘boring daily life’ than a groceries basket?
After many scheduling head-aches we finally managed to invite mom for dinner. With the kids doing late-afternoon practices three times a week, life didn’t really have a lot of relaxed dinner slots open.
Emma excitedly reading for her grandmother.

Wednesday 18 September 2019

Emma had begun taking piano lessons in the music school the older two have both attended for a number of years. Her teacher was a new addition to the school though, and I only knew her by her nickname. I therefore didn’t realize the “Teacher X is sick, no class today” was her name, and dutifully drove both Bjarki and Emma to the school. After waiting for a bit I finally put two and two together, and decided Emma and I were better off waiting for Bjarki to finish his lesson at a nearby cafe.
Emma practicing reading.

Thursday 19 September 2019

I was hosting a sewing club that evening, and decided to be a ‘good little housewife’ and look under the sofa. Oh dear… How does this happen?!
An hour and a half later the living room was deemed visit-able. Phew!
I have no idea what was going on here, but it looks cute.

Friday 20 September 2019

Grinning selfie from 10:30 pm after speed-walking the neighborhood parental-watch-circle with one other parent from Bjarki’s class in rather wet and windy weather.
It was still rather warm, and the light was slightly eerie.

Sunday 22 September 2019

Not sure how that plastic bowl ended where it did, but I couldn’t resist taking photo.
I eloped to a cafe in nearby Hafnarfjörður for a bit of blogging-time, and Adda joined me.
It’s really weirdly difficult to take a level symmetrical photos of these houses with the pool that runs between then. I’ll keep trying.
A quick pit-stop at a playground to kill some time before going somewhere for dinner.
These are always great fun!
Outside exercise-equipment seems to be all the rage these days, as I keep running into them.

Tuesday 24 September 2019

I can’t remember why we found ourselves in in the toy isle post football practice, but apparently we did.

Thursday 26 September 2019

There was a team-building event at work, after work. We began with some sandwiches, and drinks.
Next we moved on to this rather cool racing simulator site.
In my seat.
Ack, at least I didn’t end in last place! 🙂
We ended by eating dinner together at a bar downtown. Yummy stuff! 🙂

Friday 27 September 2019

Bjarki was so excited about the racing seats, that he got to go there the next day with his friend.
The company posted this super nice photo of Bjarki and his friend playing. They had a great time!

Saturday 28 September 2019

The weather was too gorgeous to stay indoors, so Adda and I decided to go for a walk downtown.
The whales and the sea.
Enjoying the view.
Hrefna does awkward posing.
Anybody want to take a walk to the lighthouse?
Later, I’m pretty sure we invited ourselves to dinner at Adda and Halli’s.
Pinochle was played!

Sunday 29 September 2019

This was one of those silly busy days. For some reason I was trying to find a particular type of milk at 9:30 in the morning?! Apparently none was available.
This was the second day in a row where the weather was too gorgeous to stay inside. With the younger ones out and about with friends, I recruited my own friend to take a walk with.
Walking along the seashore in Hafnarfjörður.
The view towards the harbor entry. All those houses are fairly recent additions from around the financial crash of 2008.
In a ‘better safe than sorry’ move, I took Emma shoe-hunting for winter-boots.
A little while later, all three kiddos were on skates! I retreated to a nearby cafe while they skated.
Screenshot of a snapchat video from Anna of Emma moving with no support.
The skating rink closed at five in the afternoon. I knew that Finnur was on the other side of the treeline playing football with some ‘old boys’ so I took the kids to watch for a bit.
Action!
At home, the weather was too nice to go straight indoors.
Emma playing.
Bjarki busy practicing tricks.
Cutie pie #1.
Cutie pie #2.
There were still some roses in bloom.
Fall berries.
Checking out the summer plants that were fading fast.