{"id":8019,"date":"2013-06-05T22:06:27","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T22:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=8019"},"modified":"2013-06-10T01:12:05","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T01:12:05","slug":"spring-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/spring-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anna&#8217;s school formally ended instruction on June 5th, and will reconvene in late August sometime.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to articulate just how <em>ready<\/em> I am for her to be on vacation! \u00a0It&#8217;ll be great to have no more homework (we basically gave up on having her read out loud in April sometime) and there&#8217;ll be a lot less morning stress now that she doesn&#8217;t have to be dressed and fed and out the door before 7:50.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate, there was a Spring Festival at her school, and Bjarki&#8217;s adjacent daycare center. \u00a0Thankfully the weather behaved nicely, because the two days prior were nothing but wind and rain. \u00a0This has been a cold spring, and the summer is turning out to be a wet one so far.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8020\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6226.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8020\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8020\" alt=\"Spring Festival, with a climbing wall, jumping-castles, snacks for sale, and a band playing in the gymnasium.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6226.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6226.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6226-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spring Festival, with a climbing wall, bouncy-castles, snacks for sale, and a band playing in the gymnasium.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8021\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6229.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8021\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8021\" alt=\"Anna shows Emma off to her classmates at Bjarki's daycare.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6229.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6229.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6229-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna shows Emma off to her classmates at Bjarki&#8217;s daycare.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8022\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6230.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8022\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8022\" alt=\"The daycare center.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6230.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6230.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6230-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The daycare center.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8023\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6236.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8023\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8023\" alt=\"We ran into Steinunn and \u00de\u00f3rarinn there!\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6236.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6236.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6236-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We ran into Steinunn and \u00de\u00f3rarinn there!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8025\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6249.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8025\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8025\" alt=\"The playgroup Lotta came and entertained the kids for a while.  They were quite fun! :)\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6249.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6249.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6249-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leikhopurinnlotta.is\/Velkomin.html\">playgroup Lotta<\/a> came and entertained the kids for a while. They were quite fun! \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8026\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6244.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8026\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8026\" alt=\"Can you spot Anna and Bjarki? :)\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6244.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6244.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6244-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Can you spot Anna and Bjarki? \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8027\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6255.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8027\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8027\" alt=\"Bouncy-castle time!\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6255.jpg\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6255.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6255-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CNgL0E2BFEM\">Bouncy-castle time<\/a>!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8028\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6259.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8028\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8028\" alt=\"Anna decorating the schoolyard.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6259.jpg\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6259.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6259-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna decorating the schoolyard.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8029\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6262.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8029\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8029\" alt=\"Emma once we returned home.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6262.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6262.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_6262-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emma once we returned home.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anna&#8217;s school formally ended instruction on June 5th, and will reconvene in late August sometime. It&#8217;s hard to articulate just how ready I am for her to be on vacation! \u00a0It&#8217;ll be great to have no more homework (we basically gave up on having her read out loud in April sometime) and there&#8217;ll be a<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/spring-festival\/\" 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","post-container col-md-12"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8019","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=8019"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8030,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8019\/revisions\/8030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}