Traveling fools!

In the few short years these two have been alive, they have had so many experiences. One of the best parts of being a parent is watching your children's faces as they encounter something new. Nothing does this quite as good as taking them someplace new. It could be to a new library, a new park, a city they haven't been to before, or an element of nature they haven't experienced (i.e. their first snow).

Recently we were in Mt. Shasta for our annual family camping trip. My family has been coming to Mt. Shasta for 65% of my life. We brought Will here when he was just 4 months old so technically he has been there before, but not really experienced it before.

Watching the boys swim in the lake, play in the dirt, pee in the woods, cuddle up in their sleeping bags, use their first fishing poles, eat camp food every night (all the food they refuse at home suddenly sounds good to them), and ride on the pontoon around the lake, was more than joyful. Each time they did something new you could watch their faces contort with emotion as they tried to take everything in.

I hope to inspire a love of travel and exploration in the boys. Right now exploration is just part of who they are, but I hope that from all of their adventures thus far, and those to come, that they grow their own desire to see the world.

So far they've done pretty good....
(though some of these state visits could be disputed...ha ha!)



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