summer arrives in Iceland complete with snow, wind and hail..

hello all! Last Thursday was officially the first day of summer in Iceland and it was very sunny for that day at least..T says that the day after was the first day of winter and as I look out at the snow that seems a little less of a joke than one would imagine! On Sunday J and I had to get out of the (outdoor) swimming pool as we were being attacked by rather sharp hailstones!!Apparently, so I'm told by Helga, who is Toti's aunt, this is an unusually cold winter... ;-)
We are all doing fine despite the rather changeable weather-J spent Friday pm with his Amma K and Grandad F and the two boys went to see Ice Age 2 and ate popcorn, nachos,sweets, fizzy pop etc etc. It was good for J as he is missing his time with his Grandmum and Pops and wanted time alone with T's parents. We had a nice lie-in on Saturday as Eli B def has the Freysson genes and was quite happy to sleep until 8.45am!!(only when his big bro is not around).
And I am actually going out tomorrow as I have been invited by the aforementioned Helga to an english-speaking book club. I am really looking forward to getting out and meeting people and am busy reading the chosen book, which is Lady Chatterleys Lover. Amazing that it is famous for all the adult-bit but that it is actually a great story about social and economic change.
Book club aside..of course the biiiggg social event of this week is our littlest Burton and his first birthday on Wednesday. We are all looking forward to seeing Jolyon's little brother turn 1 year old-how time flies..only a year ago and I was busy redesigning our back garden in Princess Close, awaiting impending arrivals..and now here we are, four of us enjoying a new life and me having to start again with another garden!
Anyway-J will be home soon (he finishes school at ten past one!!) so will be off now. Love to you all and see you on friday Deb and JT.Love J and boys xx
PS will put some leaving pics on family album this week xx