Post-Vacation Room Improvements
[Photos taken on 10 – 19 September 2018, posted online 24 March 2019. Currently in a cafe while the kids are at the movies!]
This year’s post-vacation room fixing energy went towards making the “storage” room off of the foyer useful. I’d rearranged it the year before, but since then stuff had just kept accumulating, so major action was needed!
Finnur also kept working on the back-yard wall and finally FINISHED IT (!!!), while Anna and I went hunting for an actual piano, as she’d declared our old keyboard to be too crappy to keep playing it. Dramatic teenage angst music needs proper dynamic range! (45-ish images total)
Monday 10 September 2018
September Gatherings
[Photos taken on 02 – 09 September 2018, posted on 24 March 2019. Having a snowy spell. Yesterday was Marel’s annual ball.]
The first two weekends in September involved a lot of people gatherings. There was a birthday, an unusually social Pokemon Go event, rarely-seen-uncle festivities, and dinner with friends.
In between, Finnur kept working on the eternal back-yard wall, and the weather kept being nice but chilly, so we began buying winter shoes. (30-ish images total)
Sunday 02 September 2018
Between Vacation and a Work-Trip
[Photos taken on 17-25 August 2018, posted on 27 February 2019. This may or may not be written from Florida!]
Getting back into the rhythm of work took a bit of time and energy. School started up again, as well as music lessons and sports. Emma finally got into gymnastics at the local club after being on waiting list for over a year, and we were visited by old CA friends we hadn’t seen in over 10 years!
The week before I was scheduled to go on a work-trip abroad, I got hit by a naaasty stomach bug, so that took a toll as well. (20-ish images total)
Friday 17 August 2018
The Last Vacation Week
[Photos taken on 07-12 August 2018, posted on 11 17 February 2019. The flu sucks. Emma’s finally on the mend, only to pick up an ear infection. Grumble!]
Emma’s daycare was closed until noon on a Thursday, so it made little sense for us to go back to work for a day and a half.
Instead we decided to get some much needed work done at homes #1 and #2: Finnur kept working on the wall in the back-yard, the garage got some attention, I stained a deck, Pokemon prompted romantic morning drives, and the kids enjoyed the unscheduled time, although we did make it to the swimming pool and family park. (45-ish images total)
Tuesday 07 August 2018
August Summer-House Week
[Photos taken on 01-06 August 2018, posted on 03 10 February 2019. It’s been quite cold lately, and it looks like Emma has succumbed to the flu.]
For the fourth week of our summer vacation, we stayed at two different summer houses. The first was the same house we’d stayed at in Úthlíð the summer before, also with Adda & Halli. The second was our own house, and we were very lucky in that two sets of visitors came to spend time with us. (90-ish images)
Wednesday 01 August 2018
Readjusting to Iceland
[Photos taken on 27-31 July 2018, posted on 27 January 2019. Snow’s still here, and more is coming down!]
The first few days after returning from Colorado were intentionally left rather quiet. Finnur kept working on the back-yard wall, as well as getting one year older, the kids hung out with their friends, and uh, I visited cafes in large quantities. We did manage to visit grandparents, the library, and celebrate a birthday though.
Friday 27 July 2018
Days #12-14 in CO: Zip-lining, Tea Factory & Going Home
[Photos taken on 23-26 July 2018, posted on 26 January 2019. Gorgeous snow outside, took the younger ones out sledding today. ]
Our last two full days in Colorado were spent visiting a couple of activities, a zip-lining house, and an actual tea factory! Then it was all of a sudden time to go back home!!! (55-ish images)
Monday 23 July 2018
Days #10-11 in CO: Farmer’s Market, Rec Center Swimming, Longmont Museum & Sopapillas
[Photos taken on 21-22 July 2018, posted on 19 January 2019. Actual snowfall this morning, it’s white outside. Hope it lasts. ]
We kept trying out local activities: revisited the farmer’s market just to buy another box of peaches, went to the surprisingly good indoor swimming pool in the recreation center, checked out the Longmont Museum, and then gorged ourselves on sopapillas, Augusto’s specialty! (45-ish images)
Saturday 21 July 2018
Days #8-9 in CO: Horsetooth Reservoir Swimming, Sofas, Shopping & More Climbing
[Photos taken on 19-20 July 2018, posted on 17 January 2019. Winter is here at long last. Not sure how long it will last.]
We happened to be in Colorado at the same time as some other old friends from California, and were lucky enough to be able to hang out for a day with them. They knew of a great beach by a reservoir a short distance away from where they were staying in Fort Collins.
The day after we re-arranged sofa pieces, went shopping for a bit, and then visited the climbing area in the local recreation center for the first, and not the last time, as the younger kids fell in love with climbing with ropes. (30-ish images)
Thursday 19 July 2018
Days #6 & 7 in CO: Tubing, Ikea-ing, & Trampolining
Photos taken on 17-18 July 2018, posted on 13 January 2019. Fiiiinally have freezing temps outside, and a whole week of frost ahead of us.. in January.]
We ventured into Boulder to ride down a river in large inflatable tubes. I was the designated driver, but the tube-riders had mixed reactions ranging from mostly fun to terrifying. It probably didn’t help that there wasn’t a whole lot of water in the river, and Finnur sported some very impressive bruises for a few days after.
The next day was designated a ‘quiet’ day, so Augusto and I spent a bulk of it in the Denver Ikea. The kids were bored though, so they ended the day in a trampoline park. (40-ish images total)
Tuesday 17 July 2018
