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<\/a>Obligatory sofa-picture of Deirdre and Owen, now 5 months old. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
<\/a>Their house is a small palace (compared to regular houses in the area anyway). Here the kids are busy looking at things before we headed out.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>A nifty way of displaying pictures on the wall. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Time to eat! This image has a view of the lawn...<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>... while this image shows off the hilly back-yard. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The kids soon found the best bug ever: A roly-poly! \ud83d\ude42 It literally rolls itself up in a tight ball when it wants to defend itself.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Look ma! Look MAAA! See what we found! \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Matt is a better child-entertainer than we are. He actually went out into the yard to play ball with the kids. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>We went on a quick stroll to a nearby playground since the kids were apparently ready for some action. What a gorgeous setting!<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Deirdre chatting to Owen. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Owen is by all accounts a 'happy' child. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Mr. Bjarki with his new hat.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>When we got back, Matt's strawberry-rhubarb pies were ready! Mmmmm! \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Deirdre's brother and his girlfriend showed up later in the afternoon. He's following in his big sister's footsteps at Stanford. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Time for a good laugh! \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Finnur is a legendary 'baby-charmer'. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Owen and Finnur.<\/p><\/div>\n
We left the mini-palace close to dinner, and collapsed into bed soon thereafter.<\/p>\n
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Next up on the friends-travaganza were Deirdre and Matt, whose son, Owen, was born last December and we therefore hadn’t seen in real life. \u00a0We arrived around lunch-time, and hung out for the entire afternoon, California-style! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n