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
After holding it together for months, Anna finally caved in tonight and had a mental-meltdown. At issue: Where she could sit at the dinner table. Not a big issue at all, but it was the straw the broke the camel’s back after a long hard day with lots of moments that were difficult to navigate.Read more
This past Wednesday I noticed the first red leaves on a tree, and since then I’ve been seeing red and yellow leaves everywhere. This morning it looked quite blustery and cold out there, but as it happened it was windy but warm. So fall is in the air, but still has a ways to go.Read more
We spent the weekend at Laugarvatn (yes, again), this time with Adda and Halli and their kids. Saturday was gorgeous, Sunday was calm but wet-ish. The kids played by themselves with hardly any directions from adults besides “be careful on the trampline!!” Also, the swimming pool at Selfoss gets full marks for a fantastic warm kiddie pool. 🙂
By Kerið on the way to Laugarvatn. It's a big ol' crater filled with water, and not a guardrail in sight.