{"id":11242,"date":"2014-07-16T20:25:50","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T20:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=11242"},"modified":"2014-08-14T22:45:11","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T22:45:11","slug":"family-outings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/family-outings\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Outings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[<em>Written 14 AUGUST 2014. \u00a0In\u00a0a galaxy far, far away&#8230;<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>Passing time was the order of the week between our US visitors leaving, and Finnur&#8217;s summer holiday booting up again.<\/p>\n<p>Since Emma naps in the afternoons, I mostly needed to figure out stuff to do in the mornings. \u00a0(The afternoons were mostly Emma (and I) snoring while the big kids played on the computers.) (13 images total)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wednesday 16 July 2014 &#8211; Laugardalur Family Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_11243\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140716_104421.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11243\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11243\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140716_104421.jpg\" alt=\"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!\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140716_104421.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140716_104421-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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&#8217;s favorite equipment of the day was this uninflated trampoline. Puddles are endlessly fun!<\/p><\/div><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11244\" style=\"width: 366px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/VID_20140716_104652.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11244\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11244\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/VID_20140716_104652.gif\" alt=\"Emma _drinking_ the water in the puddles.  Oh, joy!\" width=\"356\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emma _drinking_ the water in the puddles. Oh, joy!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11245\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140716_124410.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11245\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11245\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140716_124410.jpg\" alt=\"The big kids shooting some tennis balls at moving targets.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140716_124410.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140716_124410-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The big kids shooting some tennis balls at moving targets.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11246\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/VID_20140716_123143.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11246\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11246\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/VID_20140716_123143.gif\" alt=\"The endlessly popular waterballs.  There was only one going at a time, which made it somewhat less fun.\" width=\"408\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The endlessly popular waterballs. There was only one going at a time, which made it somewhat less fun.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11247\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/VID_20140716_123411.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11247\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11247\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/VID_20140716_123411.gif\" alt=\"Anna's ball being inflated.\" width=\"408\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna&#8217;s ball being inflated.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11248\" style=\"width: 419px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/VID_20140716_123528.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11248\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11248\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/VID_20140716_123528.gif\" alt=\"Walking on water!\" width=\"409\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Walking&#8221; on water!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thursday 17 July 2014 &#8211; L\u00e1gafellslaug<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11249\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140717_170533.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11249\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11249\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140717_170533.jpg\" alt=\"We finally made it to the L\u00e1gafellslaug swimming pool in Mosfellsb\u00e6r (affectionately dubbed &quot;Mos Eisley&quot; by the US-ers), after trying for several weeks.  It was fun!\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140717_170533.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140717_170533-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We finally made it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=l%C3%A1gafellslaug&amp;espv=2&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=viTtU9XqHq2O7Qb03YCgDQ&amp;ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&amp;biw=1395&amp;bih=678\">L\u00e1gafellslaug<\/a> swimming pool in Mosfellsb\u00e6r (affectionately dubbed &#8220;Mos Eisley&#8221; by the US-ers), after trying for several weeks. It was fun!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Friday 18 July 2014 &#8211; Laugardalur Family Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11250\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_103727.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11250\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_103727.jpg\" alt=\"It was a rainy morning, but we decided to visit the family park again anyway.  It was such a hit two days before!  Here's Bjarki on his twentieth fall-tower turn.\" width=\"439\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_103727.jpg 439w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_103727-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was a rainy morning, but we decided to visit the family park again anyway (no lines!!) because it was such a hit two days before! Here&#8217;s Bjarki on his twentieth fall-tower turn.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11251\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_103728.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11251\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11251\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_103728.jpg\" alt=\"Fall-tower attendant.  Probably wishing time passed faster.\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_103728.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_103728-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fall-tower attendant. Probably wishing time passed faster.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11256\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_105839-MOTION1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11256\" class=\"wp-image-11256\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_105839-MOTION1.gif\" alt=\"Two waterballs are more fun than one!\" width=\"660\" height=\"496\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two waterballs are more fun than one!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11253\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_105902.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11253\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11253\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_105902.jpg\" alt=\"We somehow managed to rope Gu\u00f0r\u00fan and family to join us.  Here Gu\u00f0r\u00fan's  riding on a boat with her littlest one.\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_105902.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_105902-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We somehow managed to rope Gu\u00f0r\u00fan and family to join us. Here Gu\u00f0r\u00fan&#8217;s riding on a boat with her littlest one.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11257\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_131129-MOTION.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11257\" class=\"wp-image-11257\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_131129-MOTION.gif\" alt=\"Anna and two other kids circling each other on the boats.\" width=\"660\" height=\"496\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna and two other kids circling each other on the boats. \u00a0Emma really enjoyed sailing too!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11254\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_171656.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11254\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11254\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_171656.jpg\" alt=\"Emma doing her usual food experiments with her afternoon tea.\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_171656.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140718_171656-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emma doing her usual food experiments with her afternoon tea.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[<em>Written 14 AUGUST 2014. \u00a0In\u00a0a galaxy far, far away&#8230;<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>Passing time was the order of the week between our US visitors leaving, and Finnur&#8217;s summer holiday booting up again.<\/p>\n<p>Since Emma naps in the afternoons, I mostly needed to figure out stuff to do in the mornings. \u00a0(The afternoons were mostly Emma (and I) snoring while the big kids played on the computers.) (13 images total)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wednesday 16 July 2014 &#8211; Laugardalur Family Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11243\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140716_104421.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11243\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11243\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140716_104421.jpg\" alt=\"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!\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140716_104421.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140716_104421-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-11243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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&#8217;s favorite equipment of the day was this uninflated trampoline. Puddles are endlessly fun!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/family-outings\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[41,42],"class_list":["post-11242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-2","tag-family-park","tag-swimming","post-container col-md-12"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11242"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11270,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11242\/revisions\/11270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}