Experiencing & Going & Playing & Sharing admin | 31 Dec 2009
A Review of Our Travel in 2009 and What Is To Come…
Happy New Year, everyone! I can’t believe that it is already 2010. So much has happened in the last decade to me and my family. In honor of this new year, (and since this is my very own blog where I can write about what I want 
!)I decided to take a trip down travel memory lane. Travel is such an integral part of our family. Even if we are not traveling, we love to explore our own city. Here are some of our favorite adventures from the past year!
We rang in the year, 2009, in Europe where we spent three weeks exploring Germany, Austria and cold weather…colder than we have ever felt before. Ever. It. was. freezing!
We headed to the Happiest Place on Earth and spent a fun filled day at Disneyworld Magic Kingdom.
We revisited our favorite southern city, New Orleans and explored the Insectarium for the first time.
We spent some time visiting friends and family in Jacksonville, FL…
And Panama City, Florida…
We did some family camping…
and even more nature walks…
We spent some of the summer helping my sister and her family move to Virginia. In between the tears and sadness of leaving her behind, we had many great adventures as a family. We saw the Virginia Aquarium, the ships in the Navy Yard, explored the Mayfield Dairy, and traveled over 1000 miles and through nine states.
We only live a few minutes from the beautiful Gulf Coast but work and life sometimes gets in the way of the beach trips. That being said, we made a resolution to spend more time at the beach during 2009. We spent many days at the beach…
And many nights…
We saw the leaves change in Washington DC and spent time with my dad and stepmom when they flew in from Europe…
We also learned the value and rejuvenating effects of solo trips as well. Daddy J went hiking on the Appalachian Trail several times…
and got a Guy’s Trip to Brazil…yes, you read that correctly…Brazil…
and I headed to Washington DC for a solo trip…
and to Destin for a girl’s weekend…there are no pictures of that trip!
We decided that we wanted to share our explorations of the Pensacola area as well and started Pensacola with Kids, a website about exploring Pensacola with your family. We have had a great time getting out there and exploring areas of our gorgeous city that we hadn’t had a chance to explore yet. We have met some great new friends and seen fabulous things!
So as we say goodbye to 2009…
we bring wonderful memories with us into 2010. We are also bringing our travel journal! We have been using this downtime in the month of December to plan some travel for 2010! In January, we are heading back to the Happiest Place on Earth for a short weekend. In February, I am going to spend two weeks exploring Suffolk, Virginia and the surrounding areas. We have a road trip up the East Coast and are still exploring options for that trip. Hopefully we will make it to NYC and I would love to stop in the Outer Banks! We are also hoping to head to Italy and Germany to visit family in the summertime and in October, my husband and I are going to take our first serious vacation without the kids. We are going to Hawaii to celebrate our ten year anniversary!
We can’t wait to read all about your travel adventures and I look forward to the continuing interaction with all of you…maybe I will even be able to meet some of you this year!
Be sure to stop by Debbie’s at DeliciousBaby to check out all the Photo Friday participants!
on 01 Jan 2010 at 12:53 am 1.Amy @ The Q Family said …
What a great travel for you and your family! And look like you will have another great year ahead of you!
I’m looking forward to reading about your upcoming trip. Hawaii will be nice!! 
on 01 Jan 2010 at 6:08 pm 2.Carolina said …
Why no pictures from the girl’s weekend?
Always love following your adventures, and it looks like you have many more planned this year.
on 04 Jan 2010 at 9:29 am 3.Nicole said …
How exciting to hear what you have planned for 2010!!
on 15 Jan 2010 at 10:26 am 4.Jill Seman said …
Wow. Brazil! That’s terrific! I have been putting off international travel until my kids were older, but I am finding it hard to wait. This is reassuring.
Just stumbled upon this site. I can’t wait to read more – and look forward to seeing what you have planned for 2010!
on 16 Jan 2010 at 6:00 pm 5.admin said …
TheQFamily – Hopefully we will be able to meet up this year somewhere!Carolina – Nope…no pics from the girl’s weekend!
Nicole – We will be referring to your Round Ball, Round Bat website for our summer roadtrip! Hoping to hit some serious baseball parks!
Jill – So glad you stopped by! I am heading to your site right now. We love to travel internationally with our children…it is much easier than you might think! There are tons of resources out there too!