Patterns

Zelia LOVEs to play with these mats and beads....this is what she made the other day. Took me a moment to understand. :)

longer days

Wow, it is just mind boggling how quickly we get the light back here. This morning Zelia slept in until 9 (we had a late night last night)and there was already light outside. It isn't pitch black out until about 8pm at this point. Wild. Exhilarating. Relieving.

Feels good.

Also feels good that about 60 women from Skagastrond have signed up and have been attending our health intensive. Tuesday - Pilates, Wednesday - circuit training, tonight - weights. Next week? A whole new schedule!

check out the pictures from the first day!

Lazer´s 6 month photo shoot

It is getting harder and harder to get this picture....he wants the paper!

Lazer is 6 motnhs old, Zelia is sick and Jacob goes to London

I have been surprised, as a parent, that my most favorite feeling is when I see Lazer and Zelia so happily playing together. While Lauren and Ian were here Zleia was sick for a few days and after a week of being at leikskoli happily, she is sick again! It is nothing serious, all the kids seem sick these days. Yesterday only 3 kids were in Zelia´s class, 9 out sick!

The 3 year appointment was very sweet and I was especially proud of Zelia and her self awareness. Sigga was sitting with her and asking her questions. She was being very shy and not answering. I finally asked Zelia if it would be better if Jacob, Lazer and I waiting outside of the room and she said 'yes'. We left and she stayed happily talking to Sigga. Sigga did tell me that Zelia answered her only in English, Sigga spoke only Icelandic. At one point she pointed to pictures and asked Zelia to repeat after her, for ex. stór bolli and Zelia would answer big ball. when she was finished Lazer had his 6 month check-up, but the vaccination hadn't arrived so we will go back.

I also chatted with the doctor...I have been having headaches since he was born, 6 months, so we will take some blood tomorrow and see if anything comes up.


Zelia was making soup!!!!! Jacob left last Tuesday for Reykjavik and then Thursday he flew to London for his first business trip and first talk about lumpfish...all very exciting and very successful. We did great here at home, playing, going to leikskoli, taking naps together, etc. We also had some meals with friends, like Friday night. We went to Uma, Shiloh and Rolan'ds place for pizza and playing and had a grat time. Actually when we left we saw the most spectacular display of northern lights i have seen yet. Yhey were all green, some bowing across the sky, some swirling, some jagged, at times with bright light green and other times duller. The minute I blinked they would shift in some small but noticeable way...amazing. I tried to capture some pictures when we got home, but I couldn't - there is one below and the fact that you can see the green speaks to how strong they were. Jacob returned Saturday night for a late dinner and Zelia was SO excited to see him.
These are little beads that Zelia's plays with at school, although there they are bigger. She really loves them almost as much as building puzzles. Jacob brought her a new puzzle from London of Noah's Ark and she jumped right in to make it.

On Saturday we met Uma, Melody and Roland for a nice walk and a short visit with this pony.

Is this love or what?

Walking toward the beach.

Northern Lights

Here he is, Lazer Harry, just a few days short of 6 months when the picture was taken.

Uma and Zelia painting at our house.

Lauren, Ian and food

This is what happens when Zelia does not nap at school...poor girl and now poor Ima who has to wake her up! It is never easy waking from a late nap.
We just love that she still prefers to sleep outside if possible. Yesterday she and Lazer slept together in their stroller happily.
Danielle came for a visit and goodbye before returning to the US in 2 weeks. They are making kibbe for kibbe hamdah soup. I loved this soup when they served it in school in Panama and would have it at Shabbat dinner at Aliza's house...lemony and delicious.
here are Lauren, Ian and Lazer in our favorite hot pot Grettislaug. Every once in a while strong gusts of wind would smack us....getting dressed and undressed was probably a site to behold! The weather during their visit was not great, super mild and rainy and the snow was gone. but we did make it here to actually share some of the wonderful parts of this country. It was a lovely visit, always feels short and they looked fabulous! So freakin' cute together. We miss them both terribly and hadn't realized how much until they came here. Zelia fell in love with her Aunt Lauren and quickly had uncle Ian reading her stories and building things together.
Oh the oranges have been SOOOOOOO good and juicy.


Days before uncle Ian and Aunt Lauren arrived, Lazer had his first taste of food. A few weeks before his 6 month birthday which we were waiting for he just erupted in wanting something more....so of course we sat there eating delicious vichyssoise and he had a bite and LOVED it. the next day when I gave him spelt cereal I am sure he wondered where is that really good stuff.

Rick and Anthony

Our friends, Rick and Anthony came for a fabulous visit. After a week of wild, crazy weather, snow and winds of 70 mi/hour, I told them "pack your ski goggles if you have them!" Luckily, for all of us, they arrived for the most beautiful weather yet!!!! Calm winds, if any, beautiful snow and mild temperatures.

They landed on Friday morning and had a nice drive north and even stopped at Bónus for us! Jacob had prepared an Icelandic meal for Shabbat...well except for the hallah and salad:) there were boiled potatoes, boiled salted lamb with white sauce, and Skyr cake for dessert.

On Saturday morning, after sour dough pancakes we headed to Tindastóll, the ski area on the way to Saudarkrókur. Here is Zelia getting her first real taste of some skiing. She was pretty excited especially when she saw big kids skiing and likes the idea of the t-bar heading up the mountain.

All geared up with helmet and ski goggles.

After the ski we headed to Hofsos for an AMAZING swim. The pool was gorgeous with a view of the ocean, really spectacular. the building was also really nice, all cement construction and reminded us of the hot water beach in Reykjavik...wonder if it is the same architect. they had one large pool and one hot pot that was split into two temps...it was really spectacular. We will be making that long drive again!

As we headed back through Saudarkrókur we were all pretty hungry so we stopped at Olafshús for dinner, salads, soup, chicken pita sandwich and arctic char, oh yes and french fries!

Sunday was absolutely amazing, the stillest day we have had here yet, seriously NO wind. the ski was blue and we headed out for a nice walk which ended up at Samkaup for some svið, lambs' heads. We had a some lunch with rye bread and then heade to Olafia´s house for ponnukokur and hot chocolate.

It was a wonderful visit with friends and we hope they come back!