Family Vacations.

Family vacations may seem like a good idea with little siblings but is it really worth it?

You're all cramped in a small space,

Its always loud,

Its hard to contain little kids,

It takes way too much effort to take the whole family anywhere,

There is nothing to do,

You cant escape to your room,

The question is, are the memories worth all of the struggles?

I guess once we all grow up, memories are all we have to take with us.

Memories of the good times and the bad.  

The ones that make for good stories, the ones you'll tell your kids eventually.

I remember swimming with stingrays in the Grand Cayman, but I was too scared to stay in the water more than 6 seconds, so I watched my sister get a picture with one. 

I remember playing with a baby jaguar at a zoo in Mexico because they have no laws.

I remember floating down a river through a tunnel in Hawaii with my whole family for christmas. 

I remember driving in the 120 degree car in Costa Rica because my brother-in-law wouldn't turn the A/C on.

I remember rock climbing, roller skating, the all you can eat ice cream and pizza, the flow rider, and the midnight party I never got to go to because my parents failed to wake us up for it on the cruise ship.

I remember off roading in Moab.

I remember hiking down to Havasupai, swimming in perfectly clear water all week surrounded by waterfalls, then taking a helicopter out because we were "too tired" to hike back out.

I guess the memories are worth it.

I wouldn't trade those memories for anything. 

After all, the best thing about memories is making them.

xoxo caroline