{"id":15671,"date":"2016-12-03T22:11:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T03:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=15671"},"modified":"2016-12-04T21:38:32","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T02:38:32","slug":"a-little-holiday-cheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=15671","title":{"rendered":"A little holiday cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I put aside all of the work thoughts and health issues and clutter (mental and literal), and went out for a day of holiday fun!<\/p>\n<p>We started at the karate holiday party (and sale) where I purchased a few Christmas presents and the kids played games and are donuts!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wp-image-1923161229jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"711\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wp-image-1923161229jpg.jpg\" title=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15666\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Look at Miss Eve back on the floor!  They had a blast!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then we headed over to the annual Gingerbread Festival where we looked at houses, lamented the old days when the crafts weren&#8217;t so babyish (or the kids weren&#8217;t so not babyish), and had a little lunch.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_214908_collage-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"624\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_214908_collage-1.jpg\" title=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_214908_collage-1.jpg 1304w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_214908_collage-1-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_214908_collage-1-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_214908_collage-1-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_214908_collage-1-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">An ice blue castle, an Appalachian cabin (notice the snow shoes?), and 17 Cherry Tree Lane from Mary Poppins.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_215049_collage-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"624\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_215049_collage-1.jpg\" title=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_215049_collage-1.jpg 1304w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_215049_collage-1-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_215049_collage-1-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_215049_collage-1-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161203_215049_collage-1-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The GingerBand Stand with ice skaters out front, a Hobbit hole, and the three little pigs.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wp-image-1250403738jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"888\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wp-image-1250403738jpg.jpg\" title=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15669\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dothan Brook School subdivision.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wp-image-2093038418jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"711\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wp-image-2093038418jpg.jpg\" title=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15670\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eve decided to decorate a cookie, but Lex&#8217;s face says it all about the babyish craft projects.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The kids weren&#8217;t interested in bidding on a house, so when we finished lunch we headed out. &nbsp;We dropped Lex off at home, then Eve and I headed to a holiday craft fair where we found great little teacher fits and Eve made a cool coaster. &nbsp;Then I dropped her at a birthday party and I went to the pharmacy and swung by The Paper Store for some impulse shopping!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Home again for dinner and a movie.<\/p>\n<p>Happy holidays!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I put aside all of the work thoughts and health issues and clutter (mental and literal), and went out for a day of holiday fun! 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