It looks like winter is finally here, at least if the weather is any indication (um… what?), which means it was time for some spring cleaning around the apartment… (wait, what?). In our world that basically means taking turns, one person tidies up and the other restrains the kids from making a mess (left handRead more
I am very fortunate to have quite a nice view out of my office window. These days the sun is rising lazily somewhere past 8am, and soon Anna will be walking to school in darkness. These photos were taken on Friday, 22 October 2010.Read more
… October 14th that brought twice as much traffic to our blog as usual?Read more
So yes, for those that keep track, it’s been quiet here. Why? Because ever since teaching began, there’s been one thing after another that’s been due outside of my regular teaching duties (which are making lectures (this involves actually reading the book!), homeworks, solutions and grading). And I’ve found that as soon as there isRead more
My brother, Pétur, and his girlfriend, Signý, had a baby boy yesterday morning!! Since all looked well, they left the hospital yesterday evening, but will be visited by a nurse for the next few days for routine checkups. Anna and I went to visit them today, and met Nökkvi and Jóhanna there too. The little boy is aaadoooooorable! Congratz to Pétur and Signý!! 🙂
Boy Signý and Pétursson
I took the kids out back to release a bit of their pent-up energy, and take pictures of the pretty fall colors.
I don't recall ever seeing these white berries before, but they're all over the backyard!
Anna lost the first of her two top front teeth today! She was very happy and excited about this development, although she thought she looked a little funny after the fact. We were lucky enough to be invited to a small family birthday party this afternoon (my nephew turned 27! Congratz dude!) so she gotRead more
[Finnur replies to a Facebook status update with a poem in Icelandic. I won’t attempt a translation – sorry!] Ein vinkonan á fésbók setti inn þennan status núna í vikunni: “Jæja. Track-recordið hjá mér og gormunum fyrir síðustu þrjár vikurnar er víst eitthvað á þessa leið: Hiti, hiti, kvef, hiti, kvef, meiri hiti, lungnabólga, gubbupestRead more
Anna has taken to dressing Bjarki up in all sorts of outfits. There’s nothing quite like having a big sister! 🙂
Early morning detour while getting dressed for the day, complete with facial breakfast leftovers!
One of the reasons we cited often with regards to moving to Iceland was that in Iceland children have more autonomy. They, for example, go out and play unsupervised from a much younger age than in the (urban) US. We believe this is a good thing because a) we are lazy, and would rather stayRead more