{"id":6079,"date":"2014-07-08T00:06:15","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T07:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=6079"},"modified":"2022-03-25T18:04:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T01:04:47","slug":"creating-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/07\/08\/creating-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating fun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My girl has a knack for creating fun wherever she goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several different play structures at this park, but where does she want to play?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bike<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

on the bike rack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bike<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I love this playful, joyful approach to life. I relish in it. It makes me happy to see her explore things in new ways. I love things like bike racks being used for other than their intended purposes. This is where creativity and invention kicks in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bike<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

She’s getting so big now – taking on more challenges, like tree climbing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"tree<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

She’s growing so strong, so tall, so confident…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"stripes<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I hope she doesn’t outgrow her sense of playfulness and whimsy. I hope, in the life before her, she continues to find creative ways (but not too dangerous, I’m still a mama bear) to have fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are several different play structures at this park, but where does she want to play? The bike rack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[138],"tags":[272,671,440,677],"class_list":["post-6079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-parenting-living-well","tag-gem","tag-life-lessons-2","tag-park","tag-raising-strong-girls","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bikerack2.png?fit=1853%2C1236","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bikerack2.png?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bikerack2.png?fit=1853%2C1236",1853,1236,false]},"categories_names":{"138":{"name":"Parenting & Family","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/parenting-living-well\/"}},"tags_names":{"272":{"name":"gem","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/gem\/"},"671":{"name":"life lessons","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/life-lessons-2\/"},"440":{"name":"park","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/park\/"},"677":{"name":"raising strong girls","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/raising-strong-girls\/"}},"comments_number":0,"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bikerack2.png?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"cvmm-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bikerack2.png?resize=300%2C300",300,300,true],"cvmm-medium-plus":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bikerack2.png?resize=305%2C207",305,207,true],"cvmm-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bikerack2.png?resize=400%2C600",400,600,true],"cvmm-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bikerack2.png?resize=600%2C600",600,600,true],"cvmm-large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bikerack2.png?resize=1024%2C1024",1024,1024,true],"cvmm-small":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bikerack2.png?resize=130%2C95",130,95,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bikerack2.png?fit=1853%2C1236",1853,1236,false]},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1fDeG-1A3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":244,"url":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2008\/06\/25\/gas-works-park\/","url_meta":{"origin":6079,"position":0},"title":"Gas Works Park","author":"Judy Schwartz Haley","date":"","format":false,"excerpt":"Jutting 400 feet into Lake Union and offering a spectacular view of Downtown as well as the Queen Anne and Eastlake neighborhoods, Seattle's Gas Works Park is one of the city's most unique landmarks.The Seattle Gas Light Company converted coal to gas from 1906 to 1937 and oil to gas\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Seattle"","block_context":{"text":"Seattle","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/life-skills\/adventure-living-well\/seattle-living-well\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"062","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3020\/2609079981_c53d9e1674.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":218,"url":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2008\/05\/31\/a-family-outing\/","url_meta":{"origin":6079,"position":1},"title":"A Family Outing","author":"Judy Schwartz Haley","date":"","format":false,"excerpt":"Canadian geese can be pests (and create a mess), but when they take their little family out for a walk in the park, it can be quite fun to watch.These geese used a lot of teamwork in watching the babies. 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