Seasoned Travellers {The Ordinary Moments}
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LP and Little Man are four and six and yet they have stayed away from home more than I did in my whole childhood. We often stay at hotels or go away for the weekend to self catering accommodation. We are away as often as possible, going to tourist attractions, seeing more of the country and just trying to pack as many memories in as possible.
Because of this I can pack pretty quickly. I am used to what we need for a night or two away. Dave packs the bathroom stuff and all the children have to do is decide which cuddly toys to take with them – one, sometimes two.
We then load up the car and see where we end up. The children have a new magazine if it’s a long journey or they might watch a movie. We’ll relax and get into holiday mode.
When we get to our destination the children will pick where they’re sleeping, marking their bed with their cuddly toys and then they’ll relax – seeing what there is to eat, what there is to do and whether there’s a swimming pool.
At first being away from home wasn’t something the children were used to. They missed their rooms, their toys and the cat. But, as time has gone on they’ve relaxed into being away. They’ve loved the variety, seeing new things and being on an adventure.
And now they love going away. They love not knowing where we’re going to end up, knowing it will be somewhere new and different and knowing that they get to sleep in a lovely bed with fresh sheets and have a bath with fluffy towels.
As long as the children are with us and have their favourite cuddly toys then they’re happy. It’s so nice getting to see more of the country, show the children new things and have quality time together too. I’m sure we’ll be travelling throughout the children’s childhood as much as possible.
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I love travelling with the children too and that it really does teach them so much about security and what you really need. Sounds like you have it down to a tee x #theOrdimaryMoments
It definitely gets easier the more you do it BUT we only started having real success when Little Man was probably about 2.5. Before that, it was hard. Babies don’t understand travelling as much as bigger children do! x
Now Holly is older we’re going to do this more often. I love seeing the world we live in and want the girls to see it too x
We don’t do a lot of travelling, but making a big trip over the summer. I think it does get easier the more you do it though. You are doing amazing and love these photos xx
This is what I really want to try and achieve this year, there’s so many great places for children in this country to visit and see, and for us adults aswell. There’s a lot we haven’t seen either. Got to make those memories while you can.
Having adventures is a fantastic way to live. I’d love to see more of the world and country. #theordinarymoments