I have mentioned before how excited Brooks gets when his Opa comes to visit. Earlier this week, my dad (Opa), stopped by to see his grand kids who were ALL in one place. Brooks loves to stand on his hands and I was able to get some pictures of it.
Watching Brooks stand on his hands or be silly with Opa brings back super good childhood memories. We had (and still have, of course) a close family. I was just telling Greg about how "back in the day" (all the way through elementary school) my parents flipped houses (bought them, fixed them up, and sold them) just so we could go on family vacations. We never knew that until recently when my parents were telling us about the different houses they have owned. My mom was telling me how they would have discussions about ways to save money on trips and would do things like pack sandwiches instead of eating out while on trips and finding any type of free entertainment that they thought we might enjoy.
The memories I have of our annual family trips are awesome and I never would have known they were on a very tight budget. I am so glad that having a close family who loves each other and has fun together is what I remember instead of that each trip was a financial hardship and was on a very tight budget. Oh, and thanks Mom and Dad for investing in good family fun. It was really important to us and is some of my best memories.
Watching Brooks stand on his hands or be silly with Opa brings back super good childhood memories. We had (and still have, of course) a close family. I was just telling Greg about how "back in the day" (all the way through elementary school) my parents flipped houses (bought them, fixed them up, and sold them) just so we could go on family vacations. We never knew that until recently when my parents were telling us about the different houses they have owned. My mom was telling me how they would have discussions about ways to save money on trips and would do things like pack sandwiches instead of eating out while on trips and finding any type of free entertainment that they thought we might enjoy.
The memories I have of our annual family trips are awesome and I never would have known they were on a very tight budget. I am so glad that having a close family who loves each other and has fun together is what I remember instead of that each trip was a financial hardship and was on a very tight budget. Oh, and thanks Mom and Dad for investing in good family fun. It was really important to us and is some of my best memories.
