At the last minute, we decided to fly by the seat of our pants and take the family on a little sojourn. Since we all had passports, we headed for the border and warmer weather. We flew to San Diego and boarded a cruise ship and set sail for Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, and Manzillo Mexico. Traveling with the kiddos was a learning experience, but very rewarding.
Currently I'm experiencing technical difficulties uploading our pictures from my memory stick. I've only been able to access 170/680 pictures, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we'll be able to salvage them. It would make me so sick to have lost all of those pictures. I've called in reinforcements and help will be offered next weekend. You can cross your fingers for me too.
But for now I'll offer you my advice for traveling with little ones:
-if you and your children don't have passports, get them
That way you can take advantage of last minute travel deals and not be restricted on where you can go.
-instant oatmeal a lifesaver for our early morning flights
-pack lots of treats and little surprises to reward good behavior
-take along an inflatable bathtub (a real must for a cruise as you only have showers)
People laughed when they saw us carrying it up around. I guess they figured we were going to use it as a raft and put our little ones in, but that sounds a little dangerous to me. It served as a great little playpen to keep the 7 month old off yucky floors of the ships or the sand at the beach
-bag the strollers, get a backpack
-Make t-shirts that tell your kids ages.
It was fun to have your children doted over, but it got a little old being asked how old they were.
-be prepared to make sacrifices when you're traveling with kids
You simply won't be able to do it all and see it all.
-Enjoy your time! Since the kids are there you won't miss them and spend your time worrying about them.
4 comments:
Welcome back! We missed you. It looks like Hudson is trying to take a bit out of Lanie in that first picture.
It sounds like you had a ton of fun! I was begining to worry about you because there were no updates for so long!
Chris keeps saying, "She's just SO CUTE!" I think he might have a crush on little Lanie.
I hope you get your pictures recovered so we can share your fun and sun. I'm all sorts of jealous to see you guys in shorts and swimming suits!
WOW! What a fun adventure. Manzanillo is our favorite quick qet away (if your at the right resort). We're going to miss the access to the beaches when we leave. That's awesome you guys did that. From the looks of all your pictures so far I can see you had a wonderful time!
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