The Maldives
We did so much of this....
Enjoying the beauty of the sand and ocean.
Walking out straight to our little section of beach
and swimming in to snorkel.
We saw everything. Even sharks!
Oscar wasn't a huge fan of the ocean...
or of Mama being out in it without him!
Daily beach exploring
It felt like we owned this entire beach it was so deserted.
Thankfully they had fun kid activities.
Cooking class making sushi & chocolate cake.
Tennis
Kids Club
The older kids activities allowed us to have
some relaxation time with THIS LITTLE ONE.
so cute but oh so busy.
Enjoying the sunset just Oscar & I.
Even sharing my sunset drink...
Not really of course it was Jeff's:)
Cheers!
We did venture off the beach every so often.
Max's favorite activity was trying to catch the sand crabs.
Oscar loved the washing up bucket!
The big boys went fishing with Daddy and caught tons of fish!
And then we had a nice family dinner
eating the freshly caught fish that night!
We went from beach to pool
to beach to pool.
It was a tough choice.
We played and played.
And had some quite moments together too.
And then before we knew it
we were saying goodbye to Paradise.
Back to reality.
Reality hits so so quickly!!
This post was a tough one to write.
I want to be honest in how our life is portrayed.
But honestly who wants to see photos
of angry ugly moments in a family?
Tantrums, melt downs & struggles.
We don't want to remember them either.
This trip was a once in a lifetime trip
and it had some amazing moments.
This post is about the good moments captured.
Be assured that travel for us is NOT easy,
not calm and not usually even very happy.
We capture the good moments to hold on to
in the midst of tears (the boys AND mine)
battling angry brothers and
toddlers that wake up at 4am ready for the day.
This is not the season of life I would have chosen
to be doing this kind of travel with our boys.
But we've been given this time and adventure NOW
so we're making the most of the wonderful moments along the way.
I want to be honest in how our life is portrayed.
But honestly who wants to see photos
of angry ugly moments in a family?
Tantrums, melt downs & struggles.
We don't want to remember them either.
This trip was a once in a lifetime trip
and it had some amazing moments.
This post is about the good moments captured.
Be assured that travel for us is NOT easy,
not calm and not usually even very happy.
We capture the good moments to hold on to
in the midst of tears (the boys AND mine)
battling angry brothers and
toddlers that wake up at 4am ready for the day.
This is not the season of life I would have chosen
to be doing this kind of travel with our boys.
But we've been given this time and adventure NOW
so we're making the most of the wonderful moments along the way.
2 comments:
Jamie, I left a really good first comment, but google deleted it. :( Nevertheless, I love seeing these pictures, love following your updates and loved even more your comments at the end! Isn't that so true though? That looked like an absolutely wonderful adventure and I have to say, I would be disappointed if you didn't take full advantage of this season in life and travelling to as many places as possible!! Don't ever apologize. Besides, I love living vicariously through you! :) (Well, I get to take a few trips of my own which have been equally fun!) These days will pass quickly...thanks for sharing them with us!
Love your adventurous spirit and honesty! I love that part of the world. Glad you're enjoying it for me. :)
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