Travel

We are thinking of traveling with Lillia again. First would be the relatively short trip to the Bay Area to visit with Lillia’s grandma Bonnie, then later this year to New Zealand to check out that part of the world. Suzanne and I have decided that parenthood is no reason to stop traveling, and New Zealand is a place we have always wanted to visit.

Now, some may consider voluntarily traveling with an infant to be foolish behavior, perhaps a “cry for help” on some level, best medicated and spoken of in hushed tones.

Nonsense. While it is true that Lillia , when in fire alarm mode, requires endless marching up and down airline aisles, and while it is true as well that traveling to New Zealand will take a minimum of 15 hours, what is this compared to the enrichment our new daughter will gain through exposure to pinched accents, kiwis, and non-rabid short-tailed bats?

Here are some pictures from our last trip, to New Jersey in May to visit grandma Joan.

Peekaboo!

Aunt Janet, Lillia and Joan

Toddling in Joan's kitchen

Hangin' with Joan

Suzanne and Joan, getting some well deserved rest.