{"id":8444,"date":"2012-08-10T14:49:58","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T19:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=8444"},"modified":"2012-08-10T14:56:30","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T19:56:30","slug":"summer-fun-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=8444","title":{"rendered":"Summer fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m slacking a bit with my blog posting here, I know.  Lots going on, I guess, and at the same time nothing that moves me to blog.  Sorry.  Here are a few pictures anyway to tide you over.  I have a good post I&#8217;m formulating in my head, lots of words and few pictures&#8230; though maybe &#8220;good post&#8221; is a matter of preference. :)   Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve been up to this week!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8445\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4841.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8445\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4841-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"blueberry picking\" title=\"blueberry picking\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4841-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4841-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4841-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blueberry picking again.  This time we made blueberry jam!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8446\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4844.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8446\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4844-e1344627332549-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide\" title=\"slide\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4844-e1344627332549-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4844-e1344627332549-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new (to us) playground with a huge slide.  Too bad it was SUPER hot so no one could use it.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8447\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4850.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8447\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4850-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"car\" title=\"car\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4850-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4850-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4850-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A neat tire and wood car for the kids to drive.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8448\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4855.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8448\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4855-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"see-saw\" title=\"see-saw\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4855-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4855-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4855-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This thing is always fun!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8449\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4863.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8449\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4863-e1344627443485-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"lex on the sns\" title=\"lex on the sns\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4863-e1344627443485-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4863-e1344627443485-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slip-n-sliden&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8450\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4866.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8450\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4866-e1344627486549-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"eve on the sns\" title=\"eve on the sns\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4866-e1344627486549-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4866-e1344627486549-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eve&#8217;s turn.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8451\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4871.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8451\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4871-e1344627523754-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"drink break\" title=\"drink break\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4871-e1344627523754-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4871-e1344627523754-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drink break!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8452\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4876.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8452\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4876-e1344627556718-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"close up\" title=\"close up\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4876-e1344627556718-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4876-e1344627556718-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I love sunny close-ups!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8453\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4880.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8453\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4880-e1344627599733-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"eve&#039;s sandwich\" title=\"eve&#039;s sandwich\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4880-e1344627599733-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4880-e1344627599733-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eve got mad at me for misunderstanding her dinner order one night and decided to make her own sandwich, including cutting the bread by herself!  (don&#8217;t worry, I supervised)  Of course she ate this AND the mini-bagel I had already made for her.  We&#8217;re a carb crew in this house!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8454\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4881.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8454\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4881-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"3d\" title=\"3d\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4881-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4881-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4881-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doesn&#8217;t everyone eat breakfast with 3D glasses on?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8455\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4913.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8455\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4913-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"museum\" title=\"museum\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4913-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4913-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4913-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Today we went to the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8456\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4918.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8456\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4918-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"flamingos\" title=\"flamingos\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4918-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4918-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4918-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It consisted mostly of stuffed animals in glass boxes.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8457\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4938.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8457\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4938-e1344627825899-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"stairs\" title=\"stairs\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4938-e1344627825899-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4938-e1344627825899-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They also had lots of spiral staircases.  I learned today that Eve is quite nervous on spiral staircases.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8458\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4943.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8458\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4943-e1344627889222-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"planetarium\" title=\"planetarium\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4943-e1344627889222-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG_4943-e1344627889222-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While waiting for the planetarium to open, Lex impressed the silent crowd by reading the captions on the video out-loud to Eve and I (and everyone else!)  I started reading quietly to the kids, but apparently his eye sight is much better than mine and he took over when I wasn&#8217;t reading fast enough!  (he&#8217;s reading over my shoulder right now, as I do this blog post!)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We got home from the museum earlier than I had expected today.  It wasn&#8217;t exactly a big place!  It rained off and on the whole way home.  It&#8217;s a weird, muggy, stormy day.  Eve insisted on quiet time, despite just coming off a long car ride, so we all went our separate ways for awhile.  Time to re-engage.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m slacking a bit with my blog posting here, I know. Lots going on, I guess, and at the same time nothing that moves me to blog. Sorry. Here are a few pictures anyway to tide you over. I have &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=8444\">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-8444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8444","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=8444"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8461,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8444\/revisions\/8461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}