In honour of our little man's one year milestone, we sort of predicted we would be ready for our first family vacation this spring. I had visions of warm sand, ocean waves, maybe even a cruise! As the year has progressed however, I find myself wanting to plan things specifically for Zack to enjoy. Sand, sure. Water, absolutely. But now I'm picturing a sandbox and a pool...maybe with a toy boat thrown in for good measure.
A big part of me wants to do an all out kiddie vacation - Disney World, Great Wolf Lodge or something of the like. The logical part of me knows that a one year old is too young to fully appreciate all that these locations have to offer. Is it a waste for us parents to go somewhere "parent-friendly" with our child? If we simply crave the beach and ocean waves maybe we should go just the two of us. But at this stage it's also silly to fully invest in a child-centered vacation that he'll never remember.
It seems that, for now, our vacation needs are little more then a new surrounding for Zack to explore, a comfy bed to rest our heads and a few "exciting-to-a-one-year-old" activities thrown in. We've come along way from our newlywed Mexico adventure but we're still a ways off from a fun-filled Disney excursion. I'll enjoy the simple things along with Zack (and save my money) in the meantime but I'm still longing for strawberry daiquiris or Mickey Mouse! Perhaps a Niagara-Falls-hotel-with-a-pool getaway is in our near future...
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