My daughter recently asked us to email her some photos from her childhood. She needed a photo to share with her co-workers during a staff meeting. Interestingly, she chose a picture with her siblings in a life size picnic basket and Yogi Bear at Story Book Island in Rapid City, South Dakota. Why? It was the last stop of. 6000+ mile trip from our home to the west coast. Our family was on the road for 5 weeks. For some reason, Disneyland, Old Faithful or the Grand Canyon are not what she remembers most vividly. It was a little park designed around children's characters in a small community in the Black Hills near Mt. Rushmore!
This is what vacations are all about. Experiences are more important than gifts. But what is the crown jewel experience for your children? It may be far different than you think? That's why lots of different experiences are so vital. Road trips provide lots of opportunity for these types of memories.
Road trips take planning, Many times, lots of planning. We have a child on the autism spectrum and our road trips have not always been easy on him or us but they have been such a great way to expand his world. We have done lots of other types of road trips. We spent seven weeks in Europe when our son was in elementary school. He learned to use public transportation and do many things that "stretched him". My husband and son have done lots of Civil War road trips seeing battlefields and sites. My husband instituted a new version of "on the road again." He takes one of our daughter's and husband along with our son on a baseball trip. This year they will see 6 Major League Baseball games in 8 days in 7 cities. I have.a little vacation at home. It is a win-win for all of us.
Roadtrips are a great way to experience new things, connect with each other and help everyone move out of their comfort zone and grow as a person!
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