{"id":8109,"date":"2012-07-03T19:25:51","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T00:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=8109"},"modified":"2012-07-03T19:32:03","modified_gmt":"2012-07-04T00:32:03","slug":"easy-fun-with-old-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=8109","title":{"rendered":"Easy fun with old friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We went down to visit Julie and her girls last week. It may be our last visit. Sob! I wish we had been doing this weekday visits for the past five years! The kids played with water balloons and made a huge mess in Molly&#8217;s room (and everywhere else in the house!) and were generally silly together. Kate gave me all her love and snuggles. Julie and I hung out and chatted. Good times!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8110\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3978.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8110\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8110\" title=\"eve with water balloon\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3978-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"eve with water balloon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3978-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3978-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3978-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At first they weren&#8217;t sure exactly what to do with the water balloons&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8111\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3980.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8111\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8111\" title=\"three kids\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3980-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"three kids\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3980-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3980-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3980-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230; but they figured it out pretty quickly!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8112\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3981.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8112\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8112\" title=\"baby love\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3981-e1341360406914-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"baby love\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3981-e1341360406914-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3981-e1341360406914-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baby love! This is what I saw all day! :) It&#8217;s off center because I didn&#8217;t want to make her wait too long trying to aim the camera.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8113\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3982.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8113\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8113\" title=\"snowman\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3982-e1341360709707-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"snowman\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3982-e1341360709707-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3982-e1341360709707-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lex made a water balloon snowman. He was very proud. :)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8114\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3985.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8114\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3985-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"running\" title=\"running\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3985-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3985-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3985-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is what water balloons are for!  And big backyards.  And summertime!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8115\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3988.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8115\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3988-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Lex\" title=\"Lex \" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3988-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3988-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3988-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I love this one.  Lex likes babies. :)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8116\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3990.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8116\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3990-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"planks\" title=\"planks\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3990-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3990-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3990-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julie is a genius!  Look at the fun they have in their backyard!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8117\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3997.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8117\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3997-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"balloons\" title=\"balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3997-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3997-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_3997-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They filled up a bunch and hid them around the yard.  Then they had a water balloon hunt.  These were the found ones.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8118\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8118\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4001-e1341361682300-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"shoes\" title=\"shoes\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4001-e1341361682300-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4001-e1341361682300-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For awhile we were blurring the lines between summer fun and Easter activities. :)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8120\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8120\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4006-e1341361017437-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"lex pulls\" title=\"lex pulls\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4006-e1341361017437-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4006-e1341361017437-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the water balloon fun ended we all went out for a walk.  Or a ride, depending on who you talk to.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8119\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8119\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4005-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"group\" title=\"group\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4005-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4005-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4005-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This makes me smile. Why are we not neighbors?!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8121\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8121\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4010-e1341361081208-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"lex p1\" title=\"lex p1\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4010-e1341361081208-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4010-e1341361081208-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I couldn&#8217;t decide which of the following four to post!  They all make me smile. :)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8122\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8122\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4011-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"lex p2\" title=\"lex p2\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4011-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4011-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4011-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kate was asking and doing the sign for her hat. :)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4012-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"lex p3\" title=\"lex p3\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4012-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4012-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4012-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4013-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"lex p4\" title=\"lex p4\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4013-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4013-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4013-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8125\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8125\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4017-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"eve pulls\" title=\"eve pulls\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4017-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4017-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_4017-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eve&#8217;s turn to pull the heavy load.  :)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I just checked her blog to see what&#8217;s new and found this: <a href=\"http:\/\/tinybabyk.blogspot.com\/2012\/07\/sign-goes-up.html\">The sign goes up<\/a>.  Sob!  Err, um&#8230; I mean, best of luck to them and happy new life in the old state.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We went down to visit Julie and her girls last week. It may be our last visit. Sob! I wish we had been doing this weekday visits for the past five years! The kids played with water balloons and made &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=8109\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8109"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8128,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8109\/revisions\/8128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}