Thursday, June 16, 2016

Making Memories...

This morning when I logged into my Facebook account, a photo came up under the See Your Memories section of my page and I just had to smile.  It was a photo of our family taken 6 years ago at Mt. Rushmore on our very first big vacation ever.


As I looked at the picture, I smiled and even laughed, thinking about all of the sights we took in and the fun times we had.  Our boys were 3.5 and 2 at the time, so our way of traveling then was definitely different than it is now.  Our South Dakota vacation was planned around frequent stops to let the boys run around, meal times, and the ever important nap time! Although that wasn't a favorite time for the boys, mom and dad knew we had to be back to the cabin by about nap time to make the rest of our day more enjoyable for everyone.

We have ventured many different places as a family since that first vacation.  Some of our destinations have been to the nearest parks while others have been states away.  Wherever we go, no matter what we do, we're making memories as a family and that's something no one can take away from us.

The older we get, the more we have seen couples/families wait for the "perfect time" to take a certain vacation/trip and once that time arrives, someone has been stricken with health problems and they are unable to go.  My father-in-law used to tell my husband all the time, "The Golden Years aren't so golden!" and we've taken that to heart.  We've decided to travel and make these memories while we are still able to.  I challenge you to do the same.  Your family will love it and you'll be creating wonderful memories of your own.