{"id":4371,"date":"2016-12-25T23:25:54","date_gmt":"2016-12-25T23:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/?p=4371"},"modified":"2025-06-15T09:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T09:08:14","slug":"merry-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/merry-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Merry Christmas Everyone! I hope you all enjoyed a lovely holiday. Karl and I went out early for breakfast at Waffle House before opening gifts at home and taking a nap. On Christmas Day we traditionally have the mornings to ourselves and then visit with Karl&#8217;s family in the evening. His mother makes an awesome German meal of rouladen, red cabbage, and potatoes every year. Karl cooked some super fancy mac and cheese and graham cracker brownies to go with it while I spent some time working on photos. Karl woke up sick and continued to get worse throughout the day so I&#8217;m going to try to get him to go to the doctor before we head out of town for our Christmas vacation. -fingers crossed- he recovers quickly.<\/p>\n<p>We finished decorating our Christmas tree last night. Normally I like to get it up right after Thanksgiving but we didn&#8217;t have a place for it. We ended up putting it in my studio which is obviously under construction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4372\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4372\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4372 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00002-267x400.jpg?resize=267%2C400\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00002.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00002.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00002.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00002.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Christmas Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4373\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4373 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00005-400x225.jpg?resize=400%2C225\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00005.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00005.jpg?resize=200%2C112&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00005.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00005.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa has arrived!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h3>Waffle House Breakfast<\/h3>\n<p>I woke up at 4 am full of energy but waited until about 7 am before waking Karl up with the promise of a Waffle House Breakfast. It worked!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4371 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00012.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00012.jpg?fit=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00012.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00012.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00012.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00012.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00012.jpg?resize=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4374'>\n\t\t\t\tIt was just cool enough for me to wear my Christmas sweater during the early morning hours. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00013.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00013.jpg?fit=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00013.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00013.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00013.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00013.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00013.jpg?resize=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4375'>\n\t\t\t\tAll American Breakfast\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00014.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00014.jpg?fit=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00014.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00014.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00014.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00014.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00014.jpg?resize=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4376'>\n\t\t\t\tHashbrowns: Scattered, Smothered, Chunked, and Diced\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00015.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00015.jpg?fit=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00015.jpg?w=675&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00015.jpg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00015.jpg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00015.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4377'>\n\t\t\t\tKarl loves waffles.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr>\n<h3>Gift Exchange<\/h3>\n<p>Exchanging gifts was fun. Karl and I were both surprised by our gifts and impressed. I got Karl a bunch of geeky shirts, some Star Wars figures, legos, and a custom photo-book of our anniversary party from this past spring &#8212; I&#8217;m pretty sure I won Christmas with it. Karl got me some smelly good stuff: candles, lotions, cuties, candy, a gaming headset, and a Fitbit. I&#8217;m excited about the Fitbit. Hopefully having something on my wrist that is constantly tracking me will help me be more mindful and active.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4371 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00016.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00016.jpg?fit=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00016.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00016.jpg?resize=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00016.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00016.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00016.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4378'>\n\t\t\t\tA Toothless Piggy Bank for Karl\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00020.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00020.jpg?fit=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00020.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00020.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00020.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00020.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4379'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat&#8217;s in the box?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00021.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00021.jpg?fit=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00021.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00021.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00021.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00021.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4380'>\n\t\t\t\tThese Star Wars figures are really well made. Karl likes.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00023.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00023.jpg?fit=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00023.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00023.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00023.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00023.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4381'>\n\t\t\t\tThe proper way to open Christmas presents.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00024.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00024.jpg?fit=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00024.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00024.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00024.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00024.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4382'>\n\t\t\t\tFor the Horde! Karl got lots of geeky shirts for Christmas.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00036.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00036.jpg?fit=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00036.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00036.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00036.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00036.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4383'>\n\t\t\t\tStocking time! Mine was super big and heavy.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00044.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00044.jpg?fit=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00044.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00044.jpg?resize=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00044.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00044.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00044.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4384'>\n\t\t\t\tKarl loaded me up on candy and Ramune. My sugar is spiking from just looking at this photograph.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00047.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00047.jpg?fit=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00047.jpg?w=675&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00047.jpg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00047.jpg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00047.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4385'>\n\t\t\t\tDiablo Lucky Loot T-shirt\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00048.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00048.jpg?fit=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00048.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00048.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00048.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00048.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4386'>\n\t\t\t\tThis Minions wrapping paper is the cutest. ($1 at the Dollar Tree)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00051.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00051.jpg?fit=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00051.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00051.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00051.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00051.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4387'>\n\t\t\t\tKarl got me some super nice gaming headphones. Sweet!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00053.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00053.jpg?fit=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00053.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00053.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00053.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00053.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4388'>\n\t\t\t\tCheck out my awesome bow work. I&#8217;m very proud.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00057.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00057.jpg?fit=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00057.jpg?w=675&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00057.jpg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00057.jpg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00057.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4389'>\n\t\t\t\tI got a Fitbit to go with all that candy in my stocking. lol\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00059.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00059.jpg?fit=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00059.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00059.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00059.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00059.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4390'>\n\t\t\t\tTreasure Goblin piggy bank. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Karl&#8217;s big gift from me this year was a photo-book I made through Shutterfly.com. It took a lot of time to make and it came out really nice. I can&#8217;t wait for Karl to sit down and read through it. I will definitely have to make more photo-books in the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-4371-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/carolandkarl.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/IMG_7172.jpg?fit=600%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4403&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_7172&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/carolandkarl.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/IMG_7173.jpg?fit=600%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4404&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_7173&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/carolandkarl.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/IMG_7174.jpg?fit=600%2C450\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4405&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_7174&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/carolandkarl.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/IMG_7175.jpg?fit=600%2C450\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4406&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_7175&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/carolandkarl.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/IMG_7176.jpg?fit=600%2C450\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4407&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_7176&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/carolandkarl.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/IMG_7177.jpg?fit=600%2C450\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4408&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_7177&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<hr>\n<h3>Dinner with the Records<\/h3>\n<p>We drove to Karl&#8217;s parents around 4 pm for his mother&#8217;s traditional German Christmas Day meal. It was super yummy!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-4371 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00065.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00065.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-4392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00065.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00065.jpg?resize=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00065.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00065.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00065.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-4392'>\n\t\t\t\tRouladen, red cabbage, mac and cheese, and potatoes.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00066.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00066.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-4393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00066.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00066.jpg?resize=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00066.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00066.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00066.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-4393'>\n\t\t\t\tChristmas Dinner: Karl with his father Ken and brother Andrew\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00067.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00067.jpg?fit=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-4394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00067.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00067.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00067.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00067.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-4394'>\n\t\t\t\tKarl&#8217;s youngest brother Ammon\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00072.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00072.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-4396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00072.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00072.jpg?resize=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00072.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00072.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00072.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-4396'>\n\t\t\t\tThis year all the siblings drew names. Kelson got us our very first cast iron cookware. Sweet!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00070.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00070.jpg?fit=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-4395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00070.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00070.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00070.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00070.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-4395'>\n\t\t\t\tCast Iron pans!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7170.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7170.jpg?fit=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7170.jpg?w=675&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7170.jpg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7170.jpg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7170.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr>\n<h3>More Pictures<\/h3>\n<p>I made Karl try his clothes on when we got home. He had a low fever so he wasn&#8217;t too thrilled to be trying clothes on but they all look great on him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-4371-2-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/carolandkarl.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/DSC00076.jpg?fit=400%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4398&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSC00076&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;To Boldly Go&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/carolandkarl.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/DSC00077.jpg?fit=400%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4399&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSC00077&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lucky Loot&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/carolandkarl.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/DSC00078.jpg?fit=400%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4400&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSC00078&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Warcraft&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/carolandkarl.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/DSC00080.jpg?fit=400%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4401&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSC00080&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Star Trek Long Sleeve Shirt&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/carolandkarl.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/DSC00082.jpg?fit=400%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4402&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSC00082&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Super awesome Murloc Hawaiian Shirt&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merry Christmas Everyone! I hope you all enjoyed a lovely holiday. Karl and I went out early for breakfast at Waffle House before opening gifts at home and taking a nap. On Christmas Day we traditionally have the mornings to ourselves and then visit with Karl&#8217;s family in the evening. 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