For starters you have extra bodies to accommodate and well that changes a lot of things; how much it costs, where you want to go, the needs you have when you are there, how you tolerate the weather, the flight time etc.
Pre Daisy and Alex we would simply scroll through the internet and find a holiday, book it and go. Now we have to think a little more about it. And when we are there we have to think about them, are they cool enough, eaten enough, drinking enough water, are they bored? Where as before I guess we were a little more care free and just went with the flow a little.
But I am not saying holidays have changed for the worst. They are just different now. We have different memories from our family holidays so far, things we may not have done pre-babies.
Some of my new favourite past times:
- Building Sandcastles and burying toys and feet endless times on the beach
- Chasing Daisy around the beach and in the sea (or the other way around!)
- Watching Daisy mix with other children around the pool and beach
- Ice creams on the beach become a lengthy past time, not a simple snack! And they are messy activities too!
- Finding caves and rock pools (Cornwall is great for this!) and seeing what we can find in them, or in Daisy's case swimming!
- Writing in the sand and drawing pictures
- Photography - Before I had children I didn't have much of an interest in this but since I love seeing what I can capture. The same goes for videography
Hayley x
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