This post is just to commemorate that Bjarki ‘read’ for the first time today. And by ‘reading’ I mean that he sounded out words and figured out what the words were. Now he just needs to learn what all the letters say, and he’s good to go! (He currently knows quite a few upper caseRead more
Ok, I’m doing this. I’m really finally doing this. Yes. I’m about to go make picture book for the years that have passed. One per year. Preferably. Starting randomly with 2010. But first: Importing photos left and right. Here’s an oldie I found in the pile: A YOUNG FINNUR! 🙂Read more
Anna stayed home all day today, recovering from a sore throat and a mild fever. She played with Emma a bit, and I played with the camera.
The sisters.
The kids have a pretty big costume chest but it’s not been used for a long time. This weekend though the kids got all interested in costumes. Here’s the evidence:Read more
[Written 8 July 2013]
I’ll be the first to admit that kiddie birthday celebrations have gotten completely out of hand. But, at the same time, I couldn’t tell Bjarki that he wouldn’t be getting to celebrate his birthday with his daycare buddies after he asked about it nonstop… soooo… to the celebratory place we went!
(Last year we hosted the boys at home, but a) Finnur swore never to do that again, and b) the weather forecast has been too unstable to plan anything which requires playing outside these days, so we went to one of those party venues instead.)
The play structures at Ævintýragarðurinn (The Adventure Garden).
It’s creepy how little I leave the house. The result: More photos from the home.
Wednesday 3 July 2013
We grew radishes!! They actually grew! And we ate them!! Sure, they’re not that big, but they’re still radishes!!
Finnur reading for the younger ones.
[Written 7 July 2013]
Because the weather forecast looked so un-outside-able for Bjarki’s birthday, we decided to limit his formal birthday party to ‘family’ for space reasons and have some of our friends over later.
‘Later’ turned out to be the next day, when the Hollas and the Guðrúns came over for lunch and some hot tubbing, before we jumped in the car later that afternoon to meet the Addas at the Laugarvatn summer house for an overnight stay. Click here for all the photos from the weekend.
Bjarki very happy to be getting MOAR PRESENTS!!
Google Plus is getting scary clever. I uploaded the pictures from Bjarki’s 6th birthday to Google Plus (for backup), and the photo-site AUTOMATICALLY made an animated gif of Bjarki blowing out his candles:
Bjarki blowing out his candles. Animation made by Google Plus. Without me asking. But I appreciate it! 🙂
Bjarki turned 6 years old today!! Oh my!! 🙂 Click here to read this whole post – there are a lot of pictures!
One standard chocolate cake, check!
He woke me up at 06:30, we went downstairs to eat breakfast, and then I collapsed back into bed, forbidding him to open any presents until after 7 am. There was little rest to be had though because of course Emma had awoken by then…
Shortly after 7 am we woke Anna and Finnur up and let Bjarki open his first presents:
Bjarki’s first present of the day: a snorkel set complete with fins from his sisters.
Emma’s rapidly expanding her bag of tricks.
Monday 24 June 2013
Toes are yummy!