A Look Back at All of Our Vacation for the Past 23 Years
I stumbled upon this wonderful blog post by Lindsay's Sweet World last week and just loved the idea! With my husband and I celebrating our 16 year anniversary this past weekend I couldn't help but think back over married life (and the 23 years we've been together). One thing that really stands out for me is all the wonderful vacations we've taken together.
It's fun to look back through the photos too. I realize that I was not very good at taking pictures those first few years and we are still quite bad at making sure we are both in any picture together; guess that's a new goal to set for the next 20 years.
Once I finished writing this post I was humbled by just how lucky and fortunate we have been. I honestly had no idea that we had taken as many wonderful vacation as we had! We truly are blessed to have so many wonderful relaxing times together.
Now onto the trips!
Old Orchard Beach, Maine-- 1994 & 1995
One my very earliest memories is heading to Old Orchard Beach with my husband and his WHOLE ENTIRE family (mother, brother, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.). I was still in high school and while I am sure my mom was nervous about me going I have such fond memories of the beach and the beach house. We spent our nights playing at the arcade, playing mini golf, and checking out the amusement park. Days were spent lying in the sand, searching at low tide for sand dollars, and walking out along the pier.
Old Orchard Beach and Kittery/ York, Maine-- 1996
Once we were off in college, we tacked a few extra days onto the end of his family's Old Orchard Beach trip and enjoyed a few nights by ourselves in York, Maine. We enjoyed browsing the shops in Kittery and the beaches in York as well as visiting the York Park Zoo and eating the largest ice cream cone ever right near the light house.
Niagara Falls, New York-- 1998
Hubby had a job to do near Niagara Falls so I re-worked my schedule at the last minute to go with him on a road trip. We only stayed over night but we had a great time eating at the Hard Rock Cafe and walking over to the Canadian side of the falls at night to see them all lit up. We took an elevator down behind the falls on the american side and I had never been that close to the mist and the roaring water.
Las Vegas-- 1999
He was being sent to Las Vegas for a convention through his work and I was invited to tag along. We stayed at the Monte Carlo. The trip landed exactly during my spring break from college so I was thrilled to go. Part of my husbands family was also attending the convention so all the men went to the convention during the day while us women went sight seeing and then we all went out to dinner and to a few really great shows in the evening together. It was a perfect trip!
Old Orchard Beach-- 1999
We planned a fun couples vacation with friends of ours in Old Orchard Beach. It was great showing off our old stomping ground with new friends and even better-- this couple is still great friends of ours to this day!
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire-- 1999
We stayed in Hampton beach and enjoyed the beach and the town tremendously. We also took a side trip up to the Polar Caves.
Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania- 2000
We went to an all inclusive couples resort called Paradise Stream in the Pocono Mountains and that is actually where we got engaged! We had a fabulous weekend biking, hiking, and swimming.
Honeymoon Cruise-- St Maarten, Nassau Bahamas, St. Thomas-- 2001
We cruised the seas on Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas. We enjoyed snorkeling, a kayak tour of a Mangrove lagoon, and eating so many new foods. We had wonderful weather and calm seas.
Ocean City, Maryland-- 2001
Later in the summer we headed to Ocean City Maryland with a couple that my husband and I have known since grade school. We spent a lot of time at the go- kart track and it is one of the only times in my life that I can ever remember winning a miniature golf game. The only downside to this vacation was the phone call that my husband's grandmother had passed away.
Lake Winepesaukee, Hew Hampshire-- 2002
We stayed in a charming lakeside cabin on Lake Winepesaukee for our first anniversary. We went hiking, toured Castle in the Clouds and went on a lovely dinner cruise around the lake.
York, Maine-- 2004
Ian's first vacation with us and he was not even a year old yet. We spent a long weekend in York, Maine taking in the zoo, walking along the town, and giving him his first taste of ice cream.
Conway, New Hampshire-- 2005
Ian was not even 2 years old yet and I was pregnant with Alec when we decided we might as well try another family vacation. We went to Storyland and stayed at a hotel right on main street in Conway. We also visited Santa's Village. Unfortunately, Ian got sick in the middle of the night and I'll always remember this as the first time he ever had a febrile seizure. Luckily the staff at the Conway emergency room were fantastic and they had a pharmacy right on sight that filled a prescription for us right away.
Cape Cod, Massachusetts-- 2005
My mother in law and her friend rented a summer cottage in Cape Cod for the week and invited us up for a mini vacation. Ian enjoyed his time at the beach and even cooperated so nicely for a seafood dinner out. It was a really nice and fairly rural area so we were able to put him in his stroller and go for long walks. I will never forget sitting in that house watching the coverage of Hurricane Katrina and all the damage it left behind.
Camden, New Jersey-- 2006
We took both of the boys to Camden New Jersey when Alec was still just a baby. We went to the Camden Aquarium, the Philadelphia zoo, checked out a children's museum, and had our first visit to Sesame Place.
Walt Disney world-- 2007
Our first trip to Disney when I was still pregnant with Evan. We tried just a short 4 day trip and while we had fun it was a lot of work; especially when I was feeling a bit under the weather in the mornings. I swore never to take really young children to Disney ever again.
Quebec, Canada-- 2008
Our town had planned a bus trip to Quebec and my husband and I decided to go as a late anniversary gift to ourselves; leaving the boys at home. We had 4 days to explore the city; both new and old and had a wonderful time learning all about the area. You might think travelling with a bus full of people that we might have had a photo taken together... but nope!
Sesame Place, Pennsylvania-- 2008
We headed back to Sesame place in 2008, remembering what a great park it was, even with young kids. My mother in law came with us for the first time and it started a new family tradition of taking "grammy" on all our family vacations.
Walt Disney World, Orlando Florida-- 2009
We left Evan home with my mother- in- law since he was still a baby and my husband refused to go if we had to take him along. Reminding me of my vow not to take young children to Disney again, I ignored that and booked the trip anyway. The boys enjoyed meeting ALL the characters, riding the rides, and swimming in the hotel pool at the Wilderness Lodge.
2009-- My husband was working in Orlando for a few weeks while I was home alone with the kids and we decided that I would fly down myself and meet him in Orlando when his job finished up. We spent 4 glorious days in Disney World alone. It was the best second honeymoon ever! We finally got to see all of the wonderful shows (that the kids would never have sat through), try some of the most amazing restaurants (that were not kid friendly), and go on all the "big kid" rides! For some reason it felt like more a honeymoon than any other trip we had ever taken without the kids. Maybe because I was finally finished with pregnancy, nursing, and babies.
Sesame Place 2010-- With all three boys at a good age to enjoy the park, the characters, the parade and the food we headed back to Sesame place in 2010. My mother in law opted not to join us and wanted us to enjoy our vacation alone.
Hershey Park, Hershey Penn.-- 2010
On our way to Sesame place we stopped and spent a few days at Hershey Park. Evan was getting better with meeting characters and all the boys loved the chocolate tour. We did have problems riding ride with three young kids and only two adults. We ended up taking turns whenever we could.
Walt Disney World, Orlando Florida -- 2010
We met up with our friends at Disney one year; they had girls the same age as our older two boys and we spent a wonderful night at dinner and through the Magic Kingdom with them. Evan was not a fan of meeting characters at all; until we met Snow White and Chip. My mother in law came with us and spent a few afternoons with them at the hotel while they napped and my husband and I went to lunch, lounged around in a hammock, and spent some time riding adult rides the boys couldn't do; it was like a mini honeymoon inside of our family vacation!
Wilmington, North Carolina-- 2011
My parents and sister were living in North Carolina for a few years and we decided to take a long road trip to see them. We had a great time checking out the Cape Fear Serpentarium, the aquarium, the children's museum, and, of course, the beach. We had a fabulous time even though my husband had been diagnosed with Lyme disease and we had to stay out of the sunshine. We spent our days indoors and our evenings on the beach.
Las Vegas, Nevada-- 2011
We wanted to celebrate our 10 year anniversary in a big way so we headed to Vegas and spent many a days sitting poolside at the Mandalay bay pool. We toured the Hoover Dam, checked out the sights on Freemont street and enjoyed a fabulous show each and every night.
Jefferson, New Hampshire- 2011
We went to StoryLand, Santa's Village and 6 Gun City and stopped at the Polar Caves and water country on our way home. We had such a great time this vacation that we decided to add one more day onto the end of our vacation while we were already driving home!
Walt Disney World-- 2012
We had another fabulous family vacation in Walt Disney World. It was the last time we visited Disney in the spring.
Orlando, Florida-- 2012
We started a new tradition the year we began homeschooling boys and started vacationing in the fall. In September we decided to try a Florida vacation and not just a Disney vacation. We stayed in the Nickelodeon hotel and went to Sea World, Medieval Times dinner show, Legoland, and tubing down a natural springs. We got to eat dinner with the Ninja Turtles and my parents drove down from North Carolina to spend a bit of time with us as well. It was wonderful having so many grandparents on vacation with us!
Walt Disney World-- 2013
The next year found us back at Walt Disney World. It was a whole new experience visiting in September than visiting in February or March. The boys were finally big enough to ride everything and no one needed any naps at all anymore. We actually saw street performers at EPCOT, watched the boys participate in a Jedi Academy show, and tried out one of the water parks for the very first time.
Nashville, Tennessee-- 2014
My husband had to go to Tennessee for a last minute job. Airfare was expensive and he asked if we were serious that we'd drive with him. We packed up some bags and canceled some plans to head off last minute for a 4 day trip to Nashville. His company paid for our gas and hotel (since they'd be paying that for him anyway!) and we had a very fun, if short, family vacation. We toured the Opryland hotel, checked out the adventure science center, went to see the Athena Parthenon, and enjoyed an afternoon at the water park. On the way home we discovered an armory museum on the side of the road so we decided to stop and check that out too!
Orlando, Florida-- 2014
Taking a break from Disney but still enjoying the warm Florida weather we took a trip to Universal Orlando, Legoland, kayaking down a natural springs, and over to the shore to see the Camden Aquarium (home of Winter from Dolphin Tale). My boys could not wait to explore the Harry Potter world! My mother in law elected to stay home; feeling like the boys no longer needed her on vacation... so of course they spent the whole week fighting over who had to ride alone and wishing Grammy had come with us.
Great Wolf Lodge, Massachusetts-- 2015
We had received gift cards from my in-laws for Christmas and since no one could agree on any sort of family vacation we decided to just plan an overnight trip to Great Wolf Lodge, take a few fun day trips and call it a family vacation. We had a fun time and were so thankful that the trip didn't cost us a dime!
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-- 2016
We decided it was time to find someplace new for a fun family vacation. I had fond memories of Myrtle beach from when I was a kid and and after looking around on the computer at the various places to stay and things to do the whole family finally agreed on a vacation. We drove to South Carolina (with my mother in law) and had a wonderful stay at the Dunes Village resort. We enjoyed the beach, the water park (in our hotel), and spent a lot of time at Broadway at the Beach. We went miniature golfing, go kart racing, checked out the aquarium and a pirate themed dinner show.
I know my husband and I had a few more long weekend and overnight trips away from the kids. I tend to leave the camera at home when it's just him and I and focus on enjoying our time together.
I can distinctly remember a trip to Cape Cod and a duck boat tour, walking around eating Ben and Jerry's ice cream afterwards.
We also went to Boston a few times to see shows and do some sightseeing. Somehow we always seemed to pick really cold and snowy days but I definitely remember eating at the Cheers pub, taking the T, and most recently taking a duck tour around the harbor.
We've also been back to Pennsylvania and the Pocono mountains to hike, shop, and remember the weekend we got engaged.
We're planning another trip away for just the two of us this year as we both reach milestone birthdays and want to celebrate a late anniversary... we just can't decide where to go!
Any suggestions? What is your favorite vacation spot?
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It's fun to look back through the photos too. I realize that I was not very good at taking pictures those first few years and we are still quite bad at making sure we are both in any picture together; guess that's a new goal to set for the next 20 years.
Once I finished writing this post I was humbled by just how lucky and fortunate we have been. I honestly had no idea that we had taken as many wonderful vacation as we had! We truly are blessed to have so many wonderful relaxing times together.
Now onto the trips!
Old Orchard Beach, Maine-- 1994 & 1995
One my very earliest memories is heading to Old Orchard Beach with my husband and his WHOLE ENTIRE family (mother, brother, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.). I was still in high school and while I am sure my mom was nervous about me going I have such fond memories of the beach and the beach house. We spent our nights playing at the arcade, playing mini golf, and checking out the amusement park. Days were spent lying in the sand, searching at low tide for sand dollars, and walking out along the pier.
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| Our first trip in 1994 |
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| Boardwalk in 1995 |
Old Orchard Beach and Kittery/ York, Maine-- 1996
Once we were off in college, we tacked a few extra days onto the end of his family's Old Orchard Beach trip and enjoyed a few nights by ourselves in York, Maine. We enjoyed browsing the shops in Kittery and the beaches in York as well as visiting the York Park Zoo and eating the largest ice cream cone ever right near the light house.
Niagara Falls, New York-- 1998
Hubby had a job to do near Niagara Falls so I re-worked my schedule at the last minute to go with him on a road trip. We only stayed over night but we had a great time eating at the Hard Rock Cafe and walking over to the Canadian side of the falls at night to see them all lit up. We took an elevator down behind the falls on the american side and I had never been that close to the mist and the roaring water.
Las Vegas-- 1999
He was being sent to Las Vegas for a convention through his work and I was invited to tag along. We stayed at the Monte Carlo. The trip landed exactly during my spring break from college so I was thrilled to go. Part of my husbands family was also attending the convention so all the men went to the convention during the day while us women went sight seeing and then we all went out to dinner and to a few really great shows in the evening together. It was a perfect trip!
Old Orchard Beach-- 1999
We planned a fun couples vacation with friends of ours in Old Orchard Beach. It was great showing off our old stomping ground with new friends and even better-- this couple is still great friends of ours to this day!
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire-- 1999
We stayed in Hampton beach and enjoyed the beach and the town tremendously. We also took a side trip up to the Polar Caves.
Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania- 2000
We went to an all inclusive couples resort called Paradise Stream in the Pocono Mountains and that is actually where we got engaged! We had a fabulous weekend biking, hiking, and swimming.
Honeymoon Cruise-- St Maarten, Nassau Bahamas, St. Thomas-- 2001
We cruised the seas on Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas. We enjoyed snorkeling, a kayak tour of a Mangrove lagoon, and eating so many new foods. We had wonderful weather and calm seas.
Ocean City, Maryland-- 2001
Later in the summer we headed to Ocean City Maryland with a couple that my husband and I have known since grade school. We spent a lot of time at the go- kart track and it is one of the only times in my life that I can ever remember winning a miniature golf game. The only downside to this vacation was the phone call that my husband's grandmother had passed away.
Lake Winepesaukee, Hew Hampshire-- 2002
We stayed in a charming lakeside cabin on Lake Winepesaukee for our first anniversary. We went hiking, toured Castle in the Clouds and went on a lovely dinner cruise around the lake.
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| The view from our room |
York, Maine-- 2004
Ian's first vacation with us and he was not even a year old yet. We spent a long weekend in York, Maine taking in the zoo, walking along the town, and giving him his first taste of ice cream.
Conway, New Hampshire-- 2005
Ian was not even 2 years old yet and I was pregnant with Alec when we decided we might as well try another family vacation. We went to Storyland and stayed at a hotel right on main street in Conway. We also visited Santa's Village. Unfortunately, Ian got sick in the middle of the night and I'll always remember this as the first time he ever had a febrile seizure. Luckily the staff at the Conway emergency room were fantastic and they had a pharmacy right on sight that filled a prescription for us right away.
Cape Cod, Massachusetts-- 2005
My mother in law and her friend rented a summer cottage in Cape Cod for the week and invited us up for a mini vacation. Ian enjoyed his time at the beach and even cooperated so nicely for a seafood dinner out. It was a really nice and fairly rural area so we were able to put him in his stroller and go for long walks. I will never forget sitting in that house watching the coverage of Hurricane Katrina and all the damage it left behind.
Camden, New Jersey-- 2006
We took both of the boys to Camden New Jersey when Alec was still just a baby. We went to the Camden Aquarium, the Philadelphia zoo, checked out a children's museum, and had our first visit to Sesame Place.
Walt Disney world-- 2007
Our first trip to Disney when I was still pregnant with Evan. We tried just a short 4 day trip and while we had fun it was a lot of work; especially when I was feeling a bit under the weather in the mornings. I swore never to take really young children to Disney ever again.
Quebec, Canada-- 2008
Our town had planned a bus trip to Quebec and my husband and I decided to go as a late anniversary gift to ourselves; leaving the boys at home. We had 4 days to explore the city; both new and old and had a wonderful time learning all about the area. You might think travelling with a bus full of people that we might have had a photo taken together... but nope!
Sesame Place, Pennsylvania-- 2008
We headed back to Sesame place in 2008, remembering what a great park it was, even with young kids. My mother in law came with us for the first time and it started a new family tradition of taking "grammy" on all our family vacations.
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| Evan, Ian and myself meeting the Count (Alec was terrified of the characters 2008) |
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| Alec's look of panic at the character breakfast |
Walt Disney World, Orlando Florida-- 2009
We left Evan home with my mother- in- law since he was still a baby and my husband refused to go if we had to take him along. Reminding me of my vow not to take young children to Disney again, I ignored that and booked the trip anyway. The boys enjoyed meeting ALL the characters, riding the rides, and swimming in the hotel pool at the Wilderness Lodge.
2009-- My husband was working in Orlando for a few weeks while I was home alone with the kids and we decided that I would fly down myself and meet him in Orlando when his job finished up. We spent 4 glorious days in Disney World alone. It was the best second honeymoon ever! We finally got to see all of the wonderful shows (that the kids would never have sat through), try some of the most amazing restaurants (that were not kid friendly), and go on all the "big kid" rides! For some reason it felt like more a honeymoon than any other trip we had ever taken without the kids. Maybe because I was finally finished with pregnancy, nursing, and babies.
Sesame Place 2010-- With all three boys at a good age to enjoy the park, the characters, the parade and the food we headed back to Sesame place in 2010. My mother in law opted not to join us and wanted us to enjoy our vacation alone.
On our way to Sesame place we stopped and spent a few days at Hershey Park. Evan was getting better with meeting characters and all the boys loved the chocolate tour. We did have problems riding ride with three young kids and only two adults. We ended up taking turns whenever we could.
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| Sorry it's a bit blurry; kids do not like to stand still for photos! |
Walt Disney World, Orlando Florida -- 2010
We met up with our friends at Disney one year; they had girls the same age as our older two boys and we spent a wonderful night at dinner and through the Magic Kingdom with them. Evan was not a fan of meeting characters at all; until we met Snow White and Chip. My mother in law came with us and spent a few afternoons with them at the hotel while they napped and my husband and I went to lunch, lounged around in a hammock, and spent some time riding adult rides the boys couldn't do; it was like a mini honeymoon inside of our family vacation!
Wilmington, North Carolina-- 2011
My parents and sister were living in North Carolina for a few years and we decided to take a long road trip to see them. We had a great time checking out the Cape Fear Serpentarium, the aquarium, the children's museum, and, of course, the beach. We had a fabulous time even though my husband had been diagnosed with Lyme disease and we had to stay out of the sunshine. We spent our days indoors and our evenings on the beach.
Las Vegas, Nevada-- 2011
We wanted to celebrate our 10 year anniversary in a big way so we headed to Vegas and spent many a days sitting poolside at the Mandalay bay pool. We toured the Hoover Dam, checked out the sights on Freemont street and enjoyed a fabulous show each and every night.
Jefferson, New Hampshire- 2011
We went to StoryLand, Santa's Village and 6 Gun City and stopped at the Polar Caves and water country on our way home. We had such a great time this vacation that we decided to add one more day onto the end of our vacation while we were already driving home!
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| Storyland; Alec didn't like water rides so I sat off with him while my mother in law and my husband rode with the other two boys |
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| 6 Gun city was a huge hit with the boys. They loved chasing the robbers around and putting them in jail. |
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| All the boys hiked the whole park and panned for gold and gems! |
We had another fabulous family vacation in Walt Disney World. It was the last time we visited Disney in the spring.
Orlando, Florida-- 2012
We started a new tradition the year we began homeschooling boys and started vacationing in the fall. In September we decided to try a Florida vacation and not just a Disney vacation. We stayed in the Nickelodeon hotel and went to Sea World, Medieval Times dinner show, Legoland, and tubing down a natural springs. We got to eat dinner with the Ninja Turtles and my parents drove down from North Carolina to spend a bit of time with us as well. It was wonderful having so many grandparents on vacation with us!
Walt Disney World-- 2013
The next year found us back at Walt Disney World. It was a whole new experience visiting in September than visiting in February or March. The boys were finally big enough to ride everything and no one needed any naps at all anymore. We actually saw street performers at EPCOT, watched the boys participate in a Jedi Academy show, and tried out one of the water parks for the very first time.
Nashville, Tennessee-- 2014
My husband had to go to Tennessee for a last minute job. Airfare was expensive and he asked if we were serious that we'd drive with him. We packed up some bags and canceled some plans to head off last minute for a 4 day trip to Nashville. His company paid for our gas and hotel (since they'd be paying that for him anyway!) and we had a very fun, if short, family vacation. We toured the Opryland hotel, checked out the adventure science center, went to see the Athena Parthenon, and enjoyed an afternoon at the water park. On the way home we discovered an armory museum on the side of the road so we decided to stop and check that out too!
Orlando, Florida-- 2014
Taking a break from Disney but still enjoying the warm Florida weather we took a trip to Universal Orlando, Legoland, kayaking down a natural springs, and over to the shore to see the Camden Aquarium (home of Winter from Dolphin Tale). My boys could not wait to explore the Harry Potter world! My mother in law elected to stay home; feeling like the boys no longer needed her on vacation... so of course they spent the whole week fighting over who had to ride alone and wishing Grammy had come with us.
Great Wolf Lodge, Massachusetts-- 2015
We had received gift cards from my in-laws for Christmas and since no one could agree on any sort of family vacation we decided to just plan an overnight trip to Great Wolf Lodge, take a few fun day trips and call it a family vacation. We had a fun time and were so thankful that the trip didn't cost us a dime!
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-- 2016
We decided it was time to find someplace new for a fun family vacation. I had fond memories of Myrtle beach from when I was a kid and and after looking around on the computer at the various places to stay and things to do the whole family finally agreed on a vacation. We drove to South Carolina (with my mother in law) and had a wonderful stay at the Dunes Village resort. We enjoyed the beach, the water park (in our hotel), and spent a lot of time at Broadway at the Beach. We went miniature golfing, go kart racing, checked out the aquarium and a pirate themed dinner show.
I know my husband and I had a few more long weekend and overnight trips away from the kids. I tend to leave the camera at home when it's just him and I and focus on enjoying our time together.
I can distinctly remember a trip to Cape Cod and a duck boat tour, walking around eating Ben and Jerry's ice cream afterwards.
We also went to Boston a few times to see shows and do some sightseeing. Somehow we always seemed to pick really cold and snowy days but I definitely remember eating at the Cheers pub, taking the T, and most recently taking a duck tour around the harbor.
We've also been back to Pennsylvania and the Pocono mountains to hike, shop, and remember the weekend we got engaged.
We're planning another trip away for just the two of us this year as we both reach milestone birthdays and want to celebrate a late anniversary... we just can't decide where to go!
Any suggestions? What is your favorite vacation spot?
Linking Up With:
What a fun look back!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Dawn
You guys have seen a lot of neat things! I wish we traveled more. April's trip to San Diego for Sam's graduation was the first time our family has been in a hotel since my grandmother's funeral in 2013. I've taken some of the kids to Disneyland, and we did a family trip to Legoland when Jack was a toddler. I'd love to build awesome family memories before the kids are all grown & gone.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Growing up we went on a family vacation every summer and I knew I wanted to try and make that a goal of ours; even if we just went an hour or two away and spent our time at the beach or the pool. We are so very lucky to have far exceeded my expectations.
DeleteSuch a good idea to look back and remember good times. I must do the same thing with our holidays as sometimes it is wonderful at the time but then we come home, life takes over and we forget. Thanks for sharing with us at #overthemoon link party. I'm sharing on social media. Hope to see you at next week's linkup
ReplyDeleteThat wound be so fun to do with holidays! Thanks for the share. :)
DeleteHi there Congratulations! Your post was my favourite at this week's #OvertheMoon Link Party. You can see your feature in the link up next week!
ReplyDeleteSue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond
Wow! Thank you! :)
DeleteThis is such a FUN post! You must have had the best time reminiscing while you were gathering all these photos. I should do a post like this one of these days... Thanks for linking up to the August Take Me Away Party! Enjoy your weekend!
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It was so great! I truly had not remembered some of these trips as they tended to blend into one another year after year.
DeleteWow I love this idea. I started going away with my now husband back in 1998 and our first holiday was Greece we then went to a different Greek island every year and I went to Malta when I was pregnant with my first in 2005. Since then holidays have been few and far between our last was 2008 in Majorca and we also went to Paris in 2007. Sarah #ExplorerKids
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to visit Greece! It's certainly not easy travelling with kids (mostly because of the added cost!).
DeleteAww... this is so lovely! This must have been a little down the memory lane for you all. Happy Anniversary!! I think you both deserves a really good treat just the two of you. You have build such a great memory together. Sometimes it is great to look back on these great memories to really appreciate them. Which was your favourite out of these? Perhaps, you can revisit just the two of you? xx
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for linking up with us on #ExplorerKids Linky
It was so fun looking back on all these memories! We are so blessed to have enjoyed all these wonderful trips together. I'm not sure I could pick a favorite though Disney is always on the brain but while lots of fun it is one more of the more exhausting vacation ideas.
DeleteWhat a wonderful idea to look back on two decades of family holidays! You have seen and done so many things, it's impressive! x
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Thank you!
DeleteWow, you have had some amazing adventures! The northeast is definitely some place I would love to explore more!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking your post!
Shelly
And I'd love to explore Texas and really just about anything west of the Mississippi!
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