Vacation With Toddler

Posted on 03. May, 2007 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein in Blog

We just got back from our first real vacation-with-kid, to the Big Island in Hawaii (pictures to come when I find the cord to connect the computer to my camera). When I say "real," I mean a vacation that was not people tagging along on a , or a trip to visit family. I mean a vacation with no actual purpose, except to relax and spend time together. But is vacationing with a 2 year old relaxing? In a word … no. Not really. I feel like I need a vacation from my vacation, and was excited to put Gracie back in on Monday. As wonderful of a time as we had, as a family, with minimal business work (Mark worked 1-3 hrs/day and I still checked ) in one of the most beautiful locations on earth … it was not really a complete vacation for me. Because even though I didn’t take my business with me, I still took my kid and my husband. So a big part of my "work" was still there. And, since Mark threw out his back on the first night, and then caught a bad cold the next day, I had two babies to mother. So now I am planning a girls-only, adult vacation for just me. I’m planning to visit a college friend this summer (who is still sans-child), for adult-only, no-kids, no-boy fun. As much as I love and cherish both my family and my business … sometimes I just need a break!

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  • My parents started taking me camping when I was just 3 months old. Every summer we went to a differant one. There are many out west in warm climates. However, my personal favorite is Acadia on Mt. Desert Island in Maine. My father later started working there as a Park Naturalist and eventually retired there some 20 yrs ago. He still does boat tours in the summer months on the 'Sea Princess'. A little chilly for the time your taking a trip, but the scenery is gorgeous. Plenty of fun things for kids of all ages. If your not in to camping, there are plenty of hotels/motels or you could look into renting a house as well.
  • With young children you rarely ever get a break from them unless they are sleeping. I hope you had a great time visiting Hawaii, it is quite a beautiful island to visit.
  • Nice and usefull post, thanks, this is one for my bookmarks!
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