{"id":25,"date":"2009-12-27T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-27T09:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/knightware.net\/blog\/?p=25"},"modified":"2009-12-27T09:01:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-27T09:01:00","slug":"long-christmas-weekend-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/?p=25","title":{"rendered":"Long Christmas Weekend Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Christmas season always promises to be a fast paced blur of playing with toys and attending a series of family get-togethers, and this year was no exception.&#160; Beyond the normal dinner-breakfast-dinner family events at Melissa\u2019s grandparents house, we were able to squeeze in a trip to the Phoenix Zoo Lights and spend plenty of time with Lily playing with her new Barbie Power Wheels ATV in the front and back yard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/12282009Import061.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; 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