My New Wheels!

Now that's more like it! This is my new way of getting around - grab onto something that has wheels and put one foot in front of the other and away you go! Easy! I learned this trick all by myself, I started off by holding onto a chair and sliding it forward - that was a few days before my mum and dad bought me this blue cart - they were a bit slow catching on but hey, I can forgive them. 

They just need to keep up as I'm figuring new stuff out each day like eating with your hands and opening drawers and cupboards and finding the remote control for the tv. Life is getting a lot more interesting.

Party, Party!

I went to two birthday parties on Saturday! First, we went to Jonsi's summer house at Miðdalur in Kjós, which is in the countryside about a 35-minute drive from Reykjavík. It was Anna and Arni Bjartur's birthday and the sun shone and the sky stayed blue. It was very hot, well, hot for Iceland at least, but that was alright because I had my sun hat on and mum put sunscreen on my face. This is a picture of me and my dad at the party. 

Mum couldn't be in the photo because she was eating, as usual.

After that we went back to Reykjavík for the birthday party of my twin cousins, Aðalbjörg and Sigrún, and their brother Hörður Már. 

Dad went to the Iceland v Holland football match. I wish he was at the party, he wouldn't have let them stick those rabbit ears on me. Everyone thought it was cute - but I thought it was uncool.

No Dad! This One!

It was time to do a bit more rearranging... 

I needed to go through the dvd collection and see if there was anything for my generation. Not much to be honest, although mum seems to have similar taste to me in movies - Disney films and musicals - dad says it has something to do with "nothing too taxing for the brain," or something. So, anyway, after pulling them all off the shelves, I finally decided on one that looked like it might be for me, but then I spotted the cd collection and decided that needed rearranging as well!

Seal of Approval!

Today we went to the Húsdýra- og Fjölskyldugarðurinn where I saw lots of animals, including a seal that was born this morning. 

I saw cows and pigs and horses and goats and sheep and rabbits and chickens, a turkey, fish, seals and lots of geese. Best thing was when I got to stick my hand through the fence and pet a baby sheep. I didn't dare do that with the goats, though! 

We also met Rannveig Erla and Helga Vala and Ísak Þór who were with their mum and dad, Óli and Halla. It was a nice place and mum says she is going to take me back there again. Mum also said that when we go to England next month she will take me to Finkley Down Farm and Petting Zoo with my Grandma and Granddad. Animals are cool!

The Day I Met a Legend!

This weekend I met Óli Þórðarson, who told me he is a football legend! I don't think he was as good as my dad but I suppose if you play 72 or 73 times for the Icelandic national team you might be quite good. 

Óli doesn't play football anymore, my dad says he's too slow and too old so now he just shouts and coaches a team who are doing very well.  My dad says the only thing he doesn't understand about Óli is that he likes Manchester United. 

I think Óli should be a Saints fan like me, because my dad says we need some more fans, preferably some with a lot of money. 

Óli has a nice wife called Friðmey. They have two daughters, one son, two dogs called Skotta and Jarl, and five chickens but Óli didn't tell me their names. 

They all live in a place called Akranes, which Óli insists always has the best weather in Iceland.

Happy Birthday Mummy!

It was my Mummy's birthday yesterday and as it was a public holiday in Iceland it meant that dad had a day off work so we were able to spend the whole day together. As it was nice weather I decided to be good to mum and went to sleep while she trained with dad's team. We also went for some breakfast at a cafe/bakery and in the evening Linda and Chris and Noah came over and dad grilled some lamb. 

I didn't buy mummy a present because I am too little to go to the shops on my own and besides, my mummy hasn't given me any pocket-money yet. Anyway, I didn't know what she wanted but dad said we are going to pay for her and me to go and visit her friend Anja in Sweden in August and also to visit Grandma and Granddad in England in July. It means that we will be away from dad for two weeks each time but dad won't be in Iceland anyway because he is going with the U19 national team to Belarus and with the A team to Finland. Anyway, just wanted to say Happy Birthday again to my mummy and to say sorry for waking up in the night - not!

Happy Birthday Amma!

It was my Amma Sæunn's birthday on May 8th, last Friday. She recently stayed with us for two months but is now back in Sweden. I wished her a Happy Birthday! using that Skype thingy. My dad wishes her a belated Happy Birthday also and thanks her for all the babysitting she did. Dad told me he was very grateful for that because it meant that my mum could go training and dad says that if my mum is happy then his life is a lot easier and happier!