Summer Vacation Ends, Real Life Revs Up Again
[Photos from 05 August – 12 August 2016, posted on 03 OCTOBER 2016. Tried a new cafe this evening. Not bad!]
The last weekend of our summer holiday, and the first working week, went by in a flash of snapshots.
Emma was adorable, we met a new human, we had dinner bracketed by handyman-jobs, I stole quiet moments where I could, the big kids returned to horse camp, and I attended a 40th birthday party! (27 images total)
Friday 05 August 2016
Emma pretending our MiFi gadget is a phone. Photo by Anna.
Anna’s feet, and the sad state of our living room. Tidying up is such a waste of energy with kids around to untidy!
Out biking, and all of a sudden a bunch of random kids rode past her!
Hmmm… probably time to get the next bike in line ready. That one’s too small!
Saturday 06 August 2016
We finally managed to go visit the newest member of the extended family. The older daughter of Finnur’s oldest sister had a baby this summer, making Finnur a grandmother-brother!
Such a cutie pie!
The proud grandmother-brother.
The sisters with the wee one!
Later in the day we visited Solla and Gunni. Our arrival inspired such can-do-ness that Finnur and Gunni ended up installing curtains in their living room!
Kids happily ignoring the men at work.
Dinner time!
After dinner the can-do-ness continued, as the two tall guys installed a light fixture in the kitchen!
Monday 08 August 2016
Emma’s daycare didn’t reopen after the 4-week-long summer vacation until at noon, so I took the Monday off work. I managed to squeeze in 35 minutes to myself between running errands like a headless chicken. It was nice!
Tuesday 09 August 2016
The big kids were signed up for horse camp for the remaining two weeks until school would start. I again took to picking Emma up early to bring her to the stables at the end of the day.
Fleeing the home in the evening at Cafe Pallett in Hafnarfjörður. I discovered I quite liked going elsewhere to work on my photos/blog. Also, I desperately needed a break from the kids and the house of things-to-do!
Wednesday 10 August 2016
Take my photo!
Thursday 11 August 2016
I went out for a short slow jog, and saw a small rainbow! It’s sort of visible there in the mid-sky.
Friday 12 August 2016
Oatmeal drenched in cinnamon and milk for breakfast. It’s great not to have to eat breakfast at home, as it saves time I don’t have.
Bjarki with some friends at the end of the day with their horse camp medals. (We have so many medals now!)
Bjarki keeping Emma company as Anna plays with the dogs.
Horse-feeding, yet again.
I took the kids swimming, but first we got the car cleaned!
In the evening I attended the 40 year old birthday party of a good friend of mine.
The sewing club, minus two. Also, I spent August fighting with my hair. Grumble!
Helga is a sporty one, so she has a lot of friends!
Cool! And tasty!
The weather was lovely!
