{"id":6009,"date":"2014-02-10T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=6009"},"modified":"2014-02-09T18:54:42","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T00:54:42","slug":"year-of-the-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=6009","title":{"rendered":"Year of the Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was Austin&#8217;s annual Chinese New Year celebration, and after all the fun we had <a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=3221\">last year<\/a>, we decided to attend again.\u00a0 We met up with some friends, enjoyed the party for a while, and then headed out to lunch at our favorite Chinese restaurant. It was lots of fun, and here are some pictures from our day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6008\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?attachment_id=6008\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6008\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6008\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6008 \" title=\"Walking with Cake: James on motorcycle\" alt=\"Walking with Cake: James on motorcycle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/James-on-motorcycle.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/James-on-motorcycle.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/James-on-motorcycle-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(James &#8220;driving&#8221; a police motorcycle.)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6007\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?attachment_id=6007\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6007\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6007\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6007 \" title=\"Walking with Cake: Rhys on motorcycle\" alt=\"Walking with Cake: Rhys on motorcycle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Rhys-on-motorcycle.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Rhys-on-motorcycle.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Rhys-on-motorcycle-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Rhys makes the same face.)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6006\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?attachment_id=6006\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6006\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6006\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6006 \" title=\"Walking with Cake: Chinese Lanterns\" alt=\"Walking with Cake: Chinese Lanterns\" src=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chinese-Lanterns.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chinese-Lanterns.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chinese-Lanterns-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Chinese lanterns.)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6005\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?attachment_id=6005\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6005\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6005\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6005 \" title=\"Walking with Cake: Mini service horse\" alt=\"Walking with Cake: Mini service horse\" src=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Service-mini-horse.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Service-mini-horse.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Service-mini-horse-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Wiggins, a miniature service horse.)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6004\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?attachment_id=6004\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6004\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6004\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6004 \" title=\"Walking with Cake: Dragon flag\" alt=\"Walking with Cake: Dragon flag\" src=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Dragon-flag.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Dragon-flag.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Dragon-flag-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(A gorgeous dragon flag.)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6003\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?attachment_id=6003\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6003\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6003\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6003 \" title=\"Walking with Cake: Dancing Lions\" alt=\"Walking with Cake: Dancing Lions\" src=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Dancing-Lions.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Dancing-Lions.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Dancing-Lions-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Dancing lions in the background.)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6002\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?attachment_id=6002\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6002\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6002\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6002 \" title=\"Walking with Cake: Dragon Dance\" alt=\"Walking with Cake: Dragon Dance\" src=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Dragon-Dance.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Dragon-Dance.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Dragon-Dance-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Here comes the dragon!)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We were too early for the fireworks this year, but the weather was gorgeous, everyone was so friendly and excited, and we all had a wonderful day!<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=6009\"><\/div><script>\r\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\r\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1395755;\r\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\r\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" 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