Dagbók Hrefnu og Finns

The Last Vacation Week

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[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

About three months behind schedule I finally attacked the garage, which was groaning from too much stuff. There I found a few of Anna’s old play-dresses, and just in time, as Emma was about to grow too big for them!

August Summer-House Week

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[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

The view from the summer house at Úthlíð.

Readjusting to Iceland

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[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

Emma outside her grandparents’ house, lookin’ gangsta!

Days #12-14 in CO: Zip-lining, Tea Factory & Going Home

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[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

We had tried to find a tree-climbing area with ziplines and ropes, but only found free-standing structures, which didn’t look as fun as climbing in actual trees. After much head-scratching, we ended up at this indoor ziplining venue, as we were about to get rained on.

Days #10-11 in CO: Farmer’s Market, Rec Center Swimming, Longmont Museum & Sopapillas

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[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

Three very warm children sucking on popsicles at the Farmer’s Market.

Days #8-9 in CO: Horsetooth Reservoir Swimming, Sofas, Shopping & More Climbing

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[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

This fine day, we drove up to Fort Collins to meet up with old friends from California. They took us to this place: The beach at the Horsetooth Reservoir.

Days #6 & 7 in CO: Tubing, Ikea-ing, & Trampolining

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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

The tubers, before they knew what they were about to get themselves into.

Day #5 in CO: Museum Day

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[Photos taken on 16 July 2018, posted on 10 January 2019. Spring weather conditions continue in January. Heard birds singing in pitch darkness at 7 am this morning.]

This was deemed a good day to visit a large museum: The Denver Museum of Nature & Science. It was yet another very warm day, so it was nice to spend it indoors. (25-ish images)

Monday 16 July 2018

The girls leading the way to the entrance.

Day #4 in CO: Climbing, Cafe-ing, & Chilling

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[Photos taken on 15 July 2018, posted on 6 January 2019. It’s the last day of the yule season, and the weather has decided to grace us with a little bit of snow for a few hours.]

The weather was rainy, so we found a climbing gym nearby to let the kids spend some energy. Since I have too many not-quite-good joints, I opted for a cafe-trip downtown instead. The rest of the day was spent lounging. (15-ish images.)

Sunday 15 July 2018

Days #2-3 in CO: Hiking, Google, Farmer’s Market, Shopping & Creeking

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[Photos taken on 13- July 2018, posted on 5 January 2019. It’s been ridiculously warm outside since the new year started, next predicted frosty spell is 13 January.]

As we slowly adjusted to the time difference we went on slightly larger adventures.