{"id":4189,"date":"2012-02-23T08:28:13","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T16:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/?p=4189"},"modified":"2012-02-23T08:28:32","modified_gmt":"2012-02-23T16:28:32","slug":"kids-are-so-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/?p=4189","title":{"rendered":"Big kids are so fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I usually have quite a few extra kids here on any given day, or all given days.  I don&#8217;t mind.  Other children love my house and my children love having buddies over.  But during the winter it can be a little less fun since we are all crammed inside.  It can get a little cramped in here.  <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0604.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0604-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0604\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4193\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0604-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0604-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So when the first really nice day came and we had extra kids over for the day my Niah sprang into action.  She set up a puppet show for all the kids (they were all under 6).  Niah LOVES to take charge and when she has such a captive audience, it&#8217;s even better for her!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0601.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0601-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0601\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4191\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0601-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0601-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0602.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0602-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0602\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4192\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0602-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0602-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0605.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0605-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0605\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4190\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0605-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.unboundpotential.com\/sami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_0605-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It kept kids entertained outside for 2 hours.  She&#8217;s such a good helper and big sister.  She&#8217;s a natural leader.  Confident in who she is and not afraid of being the center of attention.  She seems to happily skip through life.  <\/p>\n<p>But interestingly enough she is petrified of her baptism coming in November.  The end of November!  Just last night she broke down in tears about how nervous she is.  I tried to help her calm down but I think we were both really tired.  So we just sat on the couch and read and then went to bed.  <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never really been a worrier.  What do you do with a worrier??  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I usually have quite a few extra kids here on any given day, or all given days. I don&#8217;t mind. Other children love my house and my children love having buddies over. But during the winter it can be a little less fun since we are all crammed inside. 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