The funny thing is, While the kids and you will remember the places you see and go. Those are not the greatest memories. The greatest memories are the unexpected little stuff that happens along the way. It's the bonding and exploring as a family that counts, more than the actual places.
We are in our late 50's, we took the kids many, many places. ( all over the USA, Canada, one European cruise and one Mexico cruise) My only regret is I wish we had gone more.
As you get older you come to understand, your career is not as important as you thought it was.
When I look back, I realize I could have taken more time. But was afraid to, or I thought the world would end if, I was not at work. Or I was afraid to spend the money. None of which in the long run was true.
The clock is ticking, kids grow up and are gone. Enjoy your young family while you can in my opinion.
As a post script. my wife and I always thought experience was more important than things. So we lived with older cars, lesser houses and lesser things than many folks. And put that money into these experiences. In retrospect, we feel it was a good choice
