{"id":1305,"date":"2010-11-23T01:06:59","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T05:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handsful.com\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2010-11-23T01:09:38","modified_gmt":"2010-11-23T05:09:38","slug":"pre-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1305","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Virtually no time for words here, but wanted to share our evening.  We attended the Carolina Christmas at the Charlotte Motor Speedway&#8230;huge drive-through light show with music and tons of other fun stuff.  Given we&#8217;ll be gone for half of December, we wanted to make some Christmas memories early.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200110813\/\" title=\"DSCN1552 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4108\/5200110813_8cc06f539f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"DSCN1552\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We stopped the car so the kids could run out to the sign and pose.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200110005\/\" title=\"DSCN1550 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5041\/5200110005_3724868e81.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"DSCN1550\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200702176\/\" title=\"DSCN1546 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4091\/5200702176_6c600b1d80.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"DSCN1546\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I only had our point and shoot camera, but you get the idea.  It was really pretty!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200704438\/\" title=\"DSCN1554 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5125\/5200704438_b7d5e7a3c7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"DSCN1554\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, we looked at race cars.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200705064\/\" title=\"DSCN1555 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5050\/5200705064_c5a4688004.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"DSCN1555\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lainey found one just her size.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200705822\/\" title=\"DSCN1562 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4126\/5200705822_025cf8d415.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSCN1562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were ponies to ride.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200114267\/\" title=\"DSCN1564 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5090\/5200114267_3f43c19819.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"DSCN1564\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And animals to feed.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200708394\/\" title=\"DSCN1569 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4133\/5200708394_e8fffe46b7.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSCN1569\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200116335\/\" title=\"DSCN1570 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4085\/5200116335_c58af69948.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSCN1570\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200707846\/\" title=\"DSCN1567 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4087\/5200707846_1724438c4b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"DSCN1567\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200710494\/\" title=\"DSCN1572 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5242\/5200710494_8372d2eda6.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"DSCN1572\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, a first.  A smiling Lainey with Santa.  She still didn&#8217;t want to stand or sit by him without me, but it&#8217;s progress!  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200118265\/\" title=\"DSCN1575 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4153\/5200118265_f97dba4918.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSCN1575\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was a lot of food.  Delicious fudge, cinnamon almonds and pecans, and funnel cake.  Lainey decided the powdered sugar shouldn&#8217;t go to waste.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200711486\/\" title=\"DSCN1576 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5202\/5200711486_5d9866c1d8.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSCN1576\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, what happens when you eat too much sugar?  Crash!  Sorry, it&#8217;s blurry&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5200694496\/\" title=\"DSCN1528 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4148\/5200694496_1f993efd05.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"DSCN1528\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, what does this picture of our morning milk remind you of?  Our Gotcha Day for Dylan, of course!  I&#8217;m off to do more packing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtually no time for words here, but wanted to share our evening. We attended the Carolina Christmas at the Charlotte Motor Speedway&#8230;huge drive-through light show with music and tons of other fun stuff. Given we&#8217;ll be gone for half of December, we wanted to make some Christmas memories early. 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