May-Mayhem: Gardening, e-Biking, Trevor Noah, Music & Friends!
[Photos taken 01 – 07 May 2022, posted online 13 November 2022. I see that there have been no posts since September! Well, October was do-all-the-things-at-home while I was between jobs, and my photo-time was spent assembling the annual photo-calendar. I’ve now started my new job at Controlant, and life’s settling into a more regular rhythm. Also, quite frankly, May was insane, and there have been a lot of photos to plough through…!]
May was very, very busy! In this first week we got some gardening done, I joined an e-bike trip around Reykjavik, there was an event at work, two kids saw the dentist, nature got a quick visit, I went to see Trevor Noah, attended an orchestra concert, and then had dinner with friends!
Yes, the rest of May pretty much kept up that pace! Eeek! (40-ish images total)
Sunday 01 May 2022
Annual Photos, Birthdays & Gingerbread Time
[Photos taken 18 – 23 December 2021, posted online 24 April 2022. Attended a 25 year (1+covid year) reunion last night and am sincerely hoping I didn’t make too much of a fool of myself.]
Out of some weird compulsion, the annual photo-shoot of the kids happened again. This time I experimented with a light from below, with mixed results. As usual, patience ran thin with some (most) of the participants, but a few decent images emerged.
Gift distribution was made super easy by birthday parties in both our families, I managed to keep gymming, the tree got decorated, and the annual ginger bread baking took place just in time for Christmas. (40-ish images total)
Saturday 18 December 2021
The First Snow, BBQ Fire, People Meetings & Pokemon
[Photos taken 03 – 10 November 2018, posted online 13 May 2019. Maybe.]
November feels like it happened a lifetime ago. But still, photos got taken.
We kept playing Pokemon Go to remember to get out of the house, we both had and met friends for dinner (BBQ drama!), grandparents were visited, the first real snow fell from the sky, gymnastics got practiced, and at least one cafe got visted. (35-ish photos total)
Saturday 03 November 2018
Days Pass By
[Photos from 16 January to 21 January 2016. Life continues.]
Now that my world has dwindled down to the bed or the sofa, there are precious few things to photograph. But here are a few anyway. (7 images total)
Early Saturday January 16 2016
Finnur being tested for sleep apnea. The test came back totally negative (no signs of sleep apnea), although I maintain his breathing quality varies between nights. For better or for worse, this was a good night, but that has thankfully been the trend lately.
Ice Skating With Adda and Kids
[Photos from 29 December 2015, posted 25 January 2016. Grass still visible under hail from this morning. Blue-ish skies.]
Adda called during the holiday and asked if we were up for some ice skating. I said yes, and we met up, and had a good time! (9 images total)
Daycare was open for three days between Christmas and New Year’s, and we took Emma there every day, because we’re lazy. That said, she generally arrived very late, around 11 am, after spending the morning frolicking in front of the computer, watching her favorite shows. This photo was taken at 11:11 as I was returning from dropping Emma off at daycare.
The Girls Alone
[Photos from 01 November 2014, written up on 31 December 2014. Hah! Only TWO months behind now…]
When Finnur travels, it’s become customary for Bjarki to stay overnight at his grandparents’ place for a night or two. This means it was just us girls at home this Saturday, which lead to various shenanigans. (7 images total)
Emma on her Anna-horse.
Emma’s First Day at Daycare
[Written 20 August 2014. Just barely.] Emma has officially started attending daycare. Well, she’s started her ‘adjustment’ to daycare – and because we are pros and have done this before, Finnur was the one who took her. (Yes, my maternal heart pretends to be all blue steel and “Pfffft, what’s the biggie?”, but I’m really aRead more
Family Outings
[Written 14 AUGUST 2014. In a galaxy far, far away…]
Passing time was the order of the week between our US visitors leaving, and Finnur’s summer holiday booting up again.
Since Emma naps in the afternoons, I mostly needed to figure out stuff to do in the mornings. (The afternoons were mostly Emma (and I) snoring while the big kids played on the computers.) (13 images total)
Wednesday 16 July 2014 – Laugardalur Family Park
At the family park in Laugardalur. I bought an annual pass, so the whole family can go whenever, and use all the equipment as much as we want. Of course, Emma’s favorite equipment of the day was this uninflated trampoline. Puddles are endlessly fun!