{"id":774,"date":"2014-02-13T07:30:51","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T13:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidcox.org\/family\/?p=774"},"modified":"2014-02-12T21:15:21","modified_gmt":"2014-02-13T03:15:21","slug":"you-serious-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/davidcox.org\/family\/2014\/02\/you-serious-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"You serious, Clark?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Better late than never, right? Here’s a continuing purge of a backlog of photos which needed to be retouched. This post is only 1.5 months late. That’s an improvment, right?<\/p>\n

This post contains video and is best viewed in your browser. If you are reading via email, please click “You serious, Clark?” above to view this post in your browser.<\/p>\n

Christmas 2013<\/h2>\n

The following post attempts to document a whirlwind tour of Texas locales last month celebrating Christmas with friends & family.<\/p>\n

\"Madeline
\nMadeline, Grandpa & and a salt pig.<\/p>\n

\"Madeline
\nMadeline got new wheels!<\/p>\n

\"Madeline<\/p>\n

\"Madeline<\/p>\n

Maddie was thrilled that Grandma, Grandpa & Taylor Hart came to Austin to celebrate Christmas!<\/p>\n

\"Grandpa,<\/p>\n

Grandpa, Grandma Hart, & Taylor with Maddie<\/p>\n

\"Grandpa,
\nGrandpa, Grandma Hart, & Taylor with Maddie<\/p>\n

\"Madeline<\/p>\n

\"Maddie<\/p>\n

\"White<\/a>

White elephant says you’re stuck, Michael..<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Aunt
\nAunt Tay-Tay, Maddie & Mommy<\/p>\n

\"Everyone<\/a>

Everyone needs a ridiculous costume<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Ron
\nRon & Robyn G.<\/p>\n

\"Joaquin
\nJoaquin G.<\/p>\n

\"Madeline<\/p>\n

\"Joaquin<\/p>\n

\"Daddy,<\/p>\n

\"Joaquin
\nJoaquin G, Madeline & Grandma Hart<\/p>\n

\"Jennifer,
\nJennifer, Amy, Tyree & Robyn<\/p>\n

\"Mommy<\/p>\n

\"Santa's<\/a>

Santa’s Little Helper<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Does<\/a>

Does this make my ensemble?<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"The<\/a>

The beauty of Austin in December is the weather – break out the fire pit!<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Jen<\/a>

Jen & Dave with our Christmas tree this year<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Dave,<\/a>

Dave, Taylor & Jen enjoy a little shopping money!<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Grandma<\/a>

Grandma Cheryl & Maddie<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Go<\/a>

Go away Big Green Monster!<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"I'm<\/a>

I’m a monkey<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Grandma<\/p>\n

\"Maddie
\nMaddie & her new cow<\/p>\n

\"Mommy,<\/p>\n

\"Grandma<\/p>\n

\"Maddie
\nWho needs presents when you could just have packing materials?<\/p>\n

\"Grandma<\/p>\n

\"Grandma
\nGrandma Cox, Maddie & Grandma Hart<\/p>\n

\"Grandpa
\nGrandpa Hart & Maddie<\/p>\n

\"Grandpa<\/p>\n

\"Grandpa
\nGrandpa Cox & Maddie<\/p>\n

\"Uncle
\nMaddie with Joe, who was Dave’s best man and was visiting from Houston.<\/p>\n

\"I<\/a>

I can empty the dishwasher in less than 30 seconds!<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Maddie<\/p>\n

\"Maddie
\nMaddie with Tyree, who was taking a break from the cold of Saint Paul visiting her old stomping grounds.<\/p>\n

During the break, Grandpa Mike’s daughter Micki, her husband Jim, and their kids Elli, Emmy, & Ewing drove down to Texas from Grand Island, Nebraska where they were delighted to find weather appropriate for shorts. We smoked a pork loin outside and Maddie had a fantastic time meeting her cousins.<\/p>\n

\"Ewing\"
\nMaddie’s 2nd cousin Ewing<\/p>\n

\"Maddie
\nMaddie & Ewing<\/p>\n

\"Maddie
\nMaddie playing with Emmy (Elli in the background).<\/p>\n

\"Maddie\"<\/p>\n

\"Maddie
\nIt turns out that 30 year old Avon perfume Christmas “ornament” bottles can still have a bit of liquid sludge in them. And that liquid sludge is rank<\/em>. Wow, like WAY <\/em>rank. Maddie helped mom & grandma clean them out.<\/p>\n

\"Maddie\"<\/p>\n

Finally, for those of you still puzzling over whom Clark is, the title of this post is taken from this classic cinema masterpiece:
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