{"id":9106,"date":"2013-10-21T22:28:08","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T22:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=9106"},"modified":"2013-11-17T23:30:49","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T23:30:49","slug":"ice-skating-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/ice-skating-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ice Skating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Written 13 November 2013]<\/p>\n<p>Finnur didn&#8217;t actually take any time off for our little trip. \u00a0Instead, he boarded a train every workday morning, rode an hour to London, and worked out of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmodo.co.uk\/2011\/12\/googles-london-victoria-office-resembles-a-tron-themed-bachelor-pad\/\">one of the Google offices in London<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the rest of us did various things, such as visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/silver-blades.co.uk\/page\/About_Us\/Gillingham\">the local ice skating rink<\/a>\u00a0(9 images total, only 2 from ice rink).<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_9107\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_132535-MOTION.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9107\" class=\" wp-image-9107 \" alt=\"Siblings on skates.  Anna did really well, and zoomed right off, while Bjarki was unhappy until we rented him a guide-penguin.  Then he got a lot happier.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_132535-MOTION.gif\" width=\"438\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siblings on skates. Anna did really well, and zoomed right off, while Bjarki was unhappy until we rented him a guide-penguin. Then he got a lot happier.<\/p><\/div><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9108\" style=\"width: 367px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/VID_20131021_133607.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9108\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9108\" alt=\"Skating on ice!\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/VID_20131021_133607.gif\" width=\"357\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skating on ice! \u00a0Meanwhile, Emma got left behind with dad and Shirley.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9109\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_090849-MOTION.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9109\" class=\" wp-image-9109 \" alt=\"Back at dad's, Emma had a great time watching laundry get laundered.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_090849-MOTION.gif\" width=\"438\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back at dad&#8217;s, Emma had a great time watching laundry get laundered.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9110\" style=\"width: 451px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MG_0753.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9110\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9110\" alt=\"Dad and Shirley then took the big kids to Toy's R Us to let them pick their Christmas presents.  Emma examined some firewood while they were gone.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MG_0753.jpg\" width=\"441\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MG_0753.jpg 441w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MG_0753-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dad and Shirley then took the big kids to Toy&#8217;s R Us to let them pick their Christmas presents. Emma examined some firewood while they were gone.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9111\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MG_0798.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9111\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9111\" alt=\"I want that camera!!\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MG_0798.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MG_0798.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/MG_0798-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I want that camera!! \u00a0Note sideways coffee table, to protect the books.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9112\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_172215.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9112\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9112\" alt=\"After the epic shopping trip, I took the kids to the park again, this time in lovely weather.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_172215.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_172215.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_172215-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the epic shopping trip, I took the kids to the park again, this time in lovely weather.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9113\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_172241.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9113\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9113\" alt=\"I naively thought this was Emma]s first time in a swing, but no, Anna's taken her swinging before in Iceland apparently on some of their walks.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_172241.jpg\" width=\"438\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_172241.jpg 438w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_172241-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I naively thought this was Emma]s first time in a swing, but no, Anna&#8217;s taken her swinging before in Iceland apparently on some of their walks. \u00a0I don&#8217;t think they have these kinds of bucket swings here in Iceland though, so this may be her first solo-swinging! \u00a0She loved it by the way. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9114\" style=\"width: 451px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_173026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9114\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9114\" alt=\"Bjarki's gross motor skills have grown leaps and bounds since our visit two years ago.  This time he had no problem navigating the big castle\/climbing structure.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_173026.jpg\" width=\"441\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_173026.jpg 441w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_173026-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bjarki&#8217;s gross motor skills have grown leaps and bounds since our visit almost two years ago. This time he had no problem speedily navigating the big castle\/climbing structure.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9115\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_173146.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9115\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9115\" alt=\"Yay for having a great playground nearby! :)\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_173146.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_173146.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_173146-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yay for having a great playground nearby! \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Written 13 November 2013]<\/p>\n<p>Finnur didn&#8217;t actually take any time off for our little trip. \u00a0Instead, he boarded a train every workday morning, rode an hour to London, and worked out of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmodo.co.uk\/2011\/12\/googles-london-victoria-office-resembles-a-tron-themed-bachelor-pad\/\">one of the Google offices in London<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the rest of us did various things, such as visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/silver-blades.co.uk\/page\/About_Us\/Gillingham\">the local ice skating rink<\/a>\u00a0(9 images total, only 2 from ice rink).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9107\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_132535-MOTION.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9107\" class=\" wp-image-9107 \" alt=\"Siblings on skates.  Anna did really well, and zoomed right off, while Bjarki was unhappy until we rented him a guide-penguin.  Then he got a lot happier.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131021_132535-MOTION.gif\" width=\"438\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-9107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siblings on skates. Anna did really well, and zoomed right off, while Bjarki was unhappy until we rented him a guide-penguin. Then he got a lot happier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/ice-skating-2\/\" 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-9106","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\/9106","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=9106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9116,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9106\/revisions\/9116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}