Why Parenting Is Awesome – Reason #375

I love watching my daughter.  Not in a “creepy-stalker” kind of way, but in a”completely-normal-parent” kind of way.  I love watching her experience life.  It first hit me during our last vacation that she is quickly growing up and becoming her own person.  I guess I take it for granted during “normal life” while at home.  Maybe its because I’m often stressed out and am very tired when I finally do come home.  While on vacation, all of that slips away, allowing ME to enjoy life.

This weekend was particularly fun because I got to watch Jadyn experience life with her cousins.  She is blessed to have a wonderful older cousin (first photo) that acted as her big sister while taking her on all the little kid rides that we couldn’t (she also rode all the other “grown up” rides that I would NEVER EVER EVER get on).  Jadyn is equally blessed to have a crazy, fun-loving cousin (last photo) who acts as her partner in crime as they both ran around kiddie land with wide open eyes screaming, “WANNA GO ON THIS RIDE NEXT?!?!” back and forth to each other.

It was a jammed packed weekend of fun and while I can’t speak for everyone, it was a trip my family needed for sure!