It was so much fun to have the kids. Amos is 6, Simon 5, and Esther 3. Josiah loves having his cousins around and they love Josiah. They could make him laugh like crazy just by dancing around. It was a joy to watch.
Joey and I enjoyed the opportunity to practice parenting a big family. We kept thinking that in 5-6 years we could actually have a family of 4 kids. We made some pretty big parenting mistakes. Like Parenting mistake #143- Kids don't eat as much as adults. We were sitting at a restaurant after we had ordered all the food. With three small pizzas, a hamburger and a sandwich. At least one full pizza came home with us! Then there was Parenting mistake #7 - Don't give kids too much sugar before bed. They were all loaded up on soda and ice cream, and suddenly it was bed time. It wasn't as bad as it could have been but they were pretty antsy. Luckily we're just the aunt and uncle so its ok if they get a little riled up, eventually we send them home :-)
At the end of the weekend, we were glad for the time with the kids and glad to get back to just Josiah. Praise the Lord that he usually only gives us one kid at a time so you have time to learn what works and what doesn't, and Praise the Lord for nieces and nephews who let you practice on them!
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