{"id":1016,"date":"2016-01-06T20:36:12","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T02:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2016-01-06T20:36:12","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T02:36:12","slug":"some-christmas-break-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/2016\/01\/06\/some-christmas-break-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Christmas break fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a few pictures and videos from Christmas Eve. We start with an innocent little man on a stair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/who.me_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1015\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/who.me_-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"who.me\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/who.me_-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/who.me_-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/who.me_-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And a dog that got a new present.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gizmo.xmas_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1004\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gizmo.xmas_-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"gizmo.xmas\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gizmo.xmas_-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gizmo.xmas_-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/gizmo.xmas_-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Being a dollar store stuffed bone, he pulled a hole in it right away. It needed surgery, but Gizmo didn&#8217;t want to wait.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NqZYRduW4ic\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe only problem was that when he got it, the sewing needle was still in it. We got the needle out and gave him his bone back.<\/p>\n<p>This is what happens when these 4 cousins are together. Imagine what it will be like when all 8 are together!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/crazy.cousins.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1001\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/crazy.cousins-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"crazy.cousins\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/crazy.cousins-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/crazy.cousins-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/crazy.cousins-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And no Christmas blog is complete without a picture of the Christmas prime rib!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/the.roast_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1012\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/the.roast_-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"the.roast\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/the.roast_-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/the.roast_-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/the.roast_-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Near our house is a person who really gets into Christmas. Their home must singlehandedly keep Com-Ed in business! This year, they had a sign in the yard directing you to tune to a radio channel. This is what you see and hear if you follow the directions.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-c533ee3FaM\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nOn the Sunday following Christmas, Kevin and I each took a girl on an adventure. Kevin took Kayla to the Basement of the Dead. It is an indoor, military style laser tag facility that also doubles as a haunted house at Halloween. It&#8217;s tactical combat with authentic look &amp; feel weapons. Kevin took all of the older cousins and Kayla along with his sister and brother-in-law. They ran around like crazy for 3 hours, then had pizza and came home.<\/p>\n<p>I took Ashley and her friend Becca on a downtown trip. We started with a train ride.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/train.ride_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1014\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/train.ride_-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"train.ride\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/train.ride_-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/train.ride_-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/train.ride_-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then a chilly 1.5 mile walk along Wacker Drive to Eataly. This is a restaurant that is more like a little market, with multiple counters that serve a variety of food types. We started our lunch at the bakery counter, with a small loaf of crusty bread, a brioche bun, and a tomato and mozzarella foccacia. We had to take the glass elevator up to the second floor first.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/elevator.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1003\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/elevator-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"elevator\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/elevator-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/elevator-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/elevator-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/lunch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1006\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/lunch-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"lunch\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/lunch-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/lunch-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/lunch-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A couple of lemon sodas rounded out that part of lunch. The real reason for going, however, was THIS counter:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nutella.bar_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1008\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nutella.bar_-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"nutella.bar\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nutella.bar_-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nutella.bar_-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nutella.bar_-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everything there was made with Nutella. They even have buckets of the stuff. Check out the weight on this container. For reference, the standard grocery store jar is 13 oz.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/lots.nutella.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1005 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/lots.nutella-e1452133705210-575x1024.jpg\" alt=\"lots.nutella\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/lots.nutella-e1452133705210-575x1024.jpg 575w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/lots.nutella-e1452133705210-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had our Nutella made into a crepe. Here are some videos of one\u00a0being made for us! I love the cool little batter squeegee thing! And the Nutella spreading technique is pretty fun too.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cW8OSbIHe-w\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uiLq7FgJATA\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nHere is our finished crepe, oozing out Nutella goodness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nutella.crepe_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1009\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nutella.crepe_-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"nutella.crepe\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nutella.crepe_-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nutella.crepe_-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nutella.crepe_-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the girls attacking it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dig.in_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1002\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dig.in_-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"dig.in\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dig.in_-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dig.in_-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dig.in_-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They wrapped up with a little bit of chocolate chip vanilla gelato. We then walked back, stopping by a sculpture for some pictures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/people1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1010\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/people1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"people1\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/people1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/people1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/people1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/people2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1011 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/people2-e1452133924622-575x1024.jpg\" alt=\"people2\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/people2-e1452133924622-575x1024.jpg 575w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/people2-e1452133924622-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3 miles of walking and all that Nutella really wears out girls!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tired.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1013\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tired-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"tired\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tired-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tired-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tired-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everyone had fun on our adventures. And one final picture to close out the post. Here is new baby Malcolm&#8217;s baby blanket!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/malcolm.blankie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1007\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/malcolm.blankie-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"malcolm.blankie\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/malcolm.blankie-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/malcolm.blankie-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/malcolm.blankie-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a few pictures and videos from Christmas Eve. We start with an innocent little man on a stair. And a dog that got a new present. Being a dollar store stuffed bone, he pulled a hole in it &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/2016\/01\/06\/some-christmas-break-fun\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1016"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1017,"href":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016\/revisions\/1017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/thegirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}