Eldar Leo almost 22 months old...

So...just some words on Eldar Leo's development since would be interesting to read and remember when he is Tamara's age...

He is still not speaking much...Just very basic words...yes, no, fell, mama, papa...He can make sounds of the car - very well! Dogs adn cats as well...But it is easy to understand him if there is something that he wants or does not like:).

He is still at "day nanny" from 8 am to 4 pm. We have received the letter that he will be admitted to kindergarten in the August of 2013. Not a very happy news...Wanted to get him in now...Since he is very bored at day nanny's place.

Almost Spring 2013

So..Christmas is over...New Year celebration has finished...Bondadagur and Konudagur are over too...Time flies these days...

But 8th of March is still yet to come in a little over than a week...so I am planning to take Mom to a nice dinner at the restaurant in downtown Reykjavik.

We also had a nice women's retreat with colleagues from my work for two days in a summer house :). It was great! Nice food, nice chatting and relaxing...

Tamara Lind at a glance

So...since I am not updating Tamara's journal on her growth, etc...then better to add something here so it would be fun to read after 5 years time :)

Here is the picture of Tamara that I took today, on November 6th before going to kindergarten:

Tamara was putting away this Lotta toy - some kindergarten game they have - each of the kid can get this Lotta (a rabbit toy) to take home for one night - and spend time playing, dressing, or whatever they want ..and there is also a notebook where a parent writes on what happened during the day and the child paints, puts stickers...or something else....Lotta has some clothes and also a sleeping bag. We have also given her a cute hat!

Time flies

Wow...time flies indeed...
Last time I have posted at entry on August 10th..and now October is almost over and Christmas is near!

So..what has been happening during these times?

I have pictures from our vacation on my desktop computer at work  - picture gadget - so it is nice to look at them occasionally during these rainy days of Autumn or even nice sunny days of Autumn...

Though we have not had snow yet in Reykjavik...so my search for perfect winter tires continues...

Summer is almost over

So..vacation is over...Two weeks in July in Spain went by too fast :)

It was quite a nice relaxing holiday. Hotel / apartamentos were nice. Food half board was excellent. Beach was just 300 meters away. There were ways sometimes a little bit too much but still sun was available most of the time to be enjoyed :)

Flight to Almeria from Iceland was about 4,5 hours. Kids behaved all right. No major crisis.
On the way back it was a little bit more difficult. Tamara was difficult, demanding this and that...Eldar was cranky and wanted to walk all the time..So...Conclusion - next time summer travel will be in two years...So I can rest as well...

Here are some pictures:

This is the view from the hotel room - nice swimming pool.

Here is Eldar Leó enjoying the water melon on our balcony. We ate quite a lot of them :)

Tamara Lind is trying to eat hew dinner. Usually it took us at least ah hour to eat dinner..First half an hour she was playing with whatever she found on the table, then she was eating very fast, and after she was finished with her food, she was allowed to eat ice-cream - it was a selection every evening..ice cream, sauces for it and little candies...Paradise for kids....

Our last evening - we went for a walk on the promenade and dropped in some hotel to take a picture...During the vacation time our schedule shifted a little bit :) Tamara went to be late, we were eating dinner late...And usually tried to go for an evening walk on the beach promenade...Was nice...

So...can't wait for a next holiday season / in two years...Hopefully Iceland will resume its routes to Greek islands...

Social networking

Ok..so..last time that I put an entry into the journal - was long long time ago...Not good...I admit Facebooking is taking my attention so...I will try from now on to update a journal at least once a week...

So...what is new?
Baby boy is not a baby boy anymore but becoming a toddler - already 13 months old.

Here is the picture from celebration of his BD on May 10th...

Tamara Lind is now 5 years old. I had a nice party organized for her birthday on June 18th.

 We have chosen the Princess theme this year, etc. (Last year it was all about Hello Kitty). Took some time to do some research on themes, decorations, games and other preparations...

Spent lots of money on decorations, ingredients for the cake, etc. Here are some photos...

This is the cake that we created with Raggi. He did the flags..I did the rest.

Here is another side...Cake was nice. tasted great, etc. However, one of the girls tried it and did not like it...Said it was bad...so all the rest of the girls did not want to eat any more of it...
Of course - i was disappointed...I tried not to take it close up personal...But still it left a sour feeling...

Here is the princess herself - new outfit - dress created by a talented grandma Tamara...wings and tiara - new, bought by dearest Mommy :)

The beautiful decorated table.

 Morning of Tamara Lind's BD....We filled the room with the balloons...

 Eldar Leó is participating too...

Mom the Queen, daughter the Princess....

So...on the overall picture, the BD celebration went well...But maybe considering all the emotional and financial costs involved, next year maybe we will just order time at "Adventure Club" for kids and have the celebration there...

What else - today we went to apply for the passport for Eldar Leó for our upcoming vacation trip to Spain in July for 2 weeks...Passport for kids and elderly is much cheaper than for adults. Wait is 2 weeks,hope to get it in the beginning of July :)

That's all for today...

Baby boy is 3 moths and 7 days old

So....yesterday, we went for a regular 3 months old check-up to the local health clinic. The baby boy is now 6.270 gr....and 62 cm...Growing well...right on his "curve". Going to be a real viking.

Also...he had his first two shots/vaccines....Poor boy...So after that, he had a fever later in the night...So, we had to give him some paracetamol...now feels better!

Sleeping habits: Usually during the day, the boy is awake for 1,5-2 hours and then needs his sleep - 1 to 2 hours....At night - it still varies...Can be sleeping from 10 pm til 5 am without waking up....or can wake up once... But sometimes he also wakes up at 2 am or 4 am....then sleeps til 6 am...

Tamara is going to kindergarten as usual...Looks like the kindergartens teachers are planning to strike on Monday, August 22nd...so she will probably stay home of course...that would be fun again....