We'll start out with good intentions and try to get a blog up early. For our first big trip together Tom and I went to Germany for a couple of weeks with Ingrid and it was on that trip that I started journaling our travels (though at that time it was just pen and paper. I tried to keep up the trend on future trips...Dominican, cruise, Arizona - and managed to stay pretty consistent until we had kids. Now the moments that I want to remember most are more likely to slip away so I'm really going to try and dedicate some time to writing each day.
I was reflecting last night (this morning technically, but who's counting hours?) when I was finishing up the itinerary for the trip just how lucky we are to not only take this trip but to be able to show our kids some wonderful stuff AND get to go with my parents. For the parents, they've never been most of the places that we are going so it's a nice treat to be able to see someone experience the beauty and wonder of our country for the first time. And for the kids, will they remember it? Well, that depends what you mean. When they are 40? Probably not. But when Max is 4, will he remember it? You betcha. And it's this joy for traveling, adventure, and discovery that we are hoping to instill at a young age so that our kids have a thirst to live life to its fullest.
Oh, and if I could put a picture up, it would be of Mom learning geography from the kids' toy map (in response to her question about going through the mountains of Tennessee and Kentucky...oy!)
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