As I sit here and ponder the meaning of family vacation, it is with great conviction that I proclaim that a family vacation is indeed an oxymoron. First case and point: it is a lot of WORK and a test of PATIENCE getting four kids (we had our niece Lexi), two parents, 10 pieces of luggage and hundreds of miles later to a fun destination...however the fun hasn't started yet. After forgetting the camera bag in St. George (yes we got the camera back) and lugging Spencer, who ways 65 pounds, around in MY ARMS, at Disneyland, California Adventure and Sea World, coming home completely exhausted, sticky from sweat and smog, dealing with crowds...aka annoying teenagers on field trips...paying 5 dollars for a bottle of water, and spending 100 dollars on plastic souvenirs that were made in China and that will break inevitably two weeks later only after the boys have turned them into weapons of mass destruction. Yes, a family vacation is indeed an oxymoron! However...
What great memories we made, freaking out at the dummy (no not a verb, a NOUN) sitting in the passenger seat, coming home every night to our own house and pool, swimming until 11:00 at night, riding some of the greatest rides in North America and seeing Elijah hardly crack a smile in the pictures. Eating at the best hamburger joint, In N Out Burger, and the list goes on and on...this is why we as parents go through the pain of giving our kids a great vacation. Yes, it is a lot of work for the parents, and maybe our kids don't appreciate it...but they will. They will look back at the times we had at Disneyland, smile and realize what an amazing time we had as a family.
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