but to say what I am grateful for. I just finished an article on how awful it is to travel with kids and it really hit me:
- Leilani loves to travel to new places.
- Actually she loves to travel. Even if she has been at the destination before.
- Airports and airplanes are very cool and exciting to her, so are busses and trains.
- Camping is a lot of fun, she don’t understand why Mommy dislikes the mud when it rains.
- Rain is fun.
- Cold does not matter.
- Hiking is fun – as long as she is allowed to walk part of the way and play occasionally, and is carried when she is tired.
- Kayaking is great. Very relaxing, time to sleep and meditate.
- Beaches of course are fun.
- New food tastes good. Sushi and Chinese food, Mexican and Italian food all great. “I am learning to eat spicy.” Thai she really likes if it is not too hot.
- No fixations on places, toys, books or other favorites. If it’s not here it’s OK. (If it is here I want it to be read 5 times in a row though :)
- No shopping or gift-receiving fixations. (Thanks goodness for no TV)
- If her friends are here that’s great. When she is traveling she pretends to call them – without whining that they are not here.
- She likes museums. The kind that has art.
