I had a bucket list for our family. We took a trip or two every year (some in the RV). As the kids grew older, their summers were even busier than the school year due to their activities. It was a wrench to let go of some of my travel dreams, but they were learning, having fun, and staying out of trouble. Those summer interests have led them to their future careers, which is great.
So my two 20-ish kids haven't had many family trips in the last three years, but since age 5 they've been to several major cities, Disney, a cruise, Jamaica, professional sporting events, snowmobiling in the Bighorns and yes, the Black Hills, Badlands NP, Teddy Roosevelt NP, and Yellowstone. We've toured factories and museums, been spellbound by wild horses and bears, and found their great-great-great grandparents' graves. We've spent sunsets chest-deep in a gentle sea with an ice cream cone in each hand. Spending time together around home is great, too, but having a little adventure together --even if it doesn't go completely smoothly -- really teaches them about the world, home, people, gratefulness.
My new bucket list is things the DH and I want to see/do.
