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Vacations Are Valuable For Making MemoriesWe went there because he loves reptiles, especially alligators. We brought two of his best buddies-stuffed alligators. David wanted to show them where they came from. I let him decide everything we did: where we went, what we saw, what we ate. He even picked the rental car (PT Cruisers come at a premium). This trip fulfilled many of his dreams: airboat ride, lots of close-up gator sightings, a trek on the everglades bike path, and even holding a baby alligator. We were making memories that we would both carry for our lifetimes. Here's the wonderful part: on the drive home from the airport, I asked him "David, what did you like most about our trip?" I expected him to say "holding the alligator" or "squirt gun fights in the pool". But what he said really touched my heart: "Dad, the best part was spending time with you" Just like the credit card commercials: Priceless Making Memories By Family TravelAs you look back on your life, you'll likely find that some of your best and most vivid memories are from vacations. This truth became clear to me a few years ago.Capturing MemoriesAs a combined Mother's Day and Father's Day gift, the siblings on both sides of our family gave our parents "Memory Boxes". Click Here to learn where I got this wonderful idea.Basically, I had a bunch of 4" x 6" cards printed up that said "I Remember When..." Each child was tasked with filing out 100 of these with memories from our family. When they were completed, we put them in a decorative box with a family photo on the top. The box sits on a coffee table, and our parents can read a few cards each day and remember things from our past. Here's what amazed me about my memories as I wrote out my 100 memory cards: Most of my memories were from trips we took as a familyFamily travel offered focused, quality time. Memories are created while traveling and vacationing. I'm seeing the same thing as my children are growing. That's why I took this Everglades trip with David.Research confirms that vacation experiences generally become embedded in our brain's long term memory. We forget most of the mundane, routine things we do. This truth is important to anyone interested in making memories. This same research also revealed that people who make planned, annual vacations a high priority have:
My wife is a respected Marriage and Family Therapist. She recognizes the great potential for making memories with family travel. She is always planning the next two or three get-a-ways. She'd far rather live a modest lifestyle allowing time and money for family travel than spending all of our funds on other things.
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