It was amazing when, in revisiting this blog to set it up for our next trip, I re-read many of the entries from our US travels. So many details I remembered, and others I had totally forgotten! Like how sick the children were towards the end of the trip – it was definitely time to come home!

We always encourage the kids to keep a journal or diary to help preserve the memories. I told my dad only yesterday that one advantage of having six children rather than just one is the fact that there are more people available to remember details 😉

I haven’t started packing yet, so haven’t hassled the kids too much, but Belle is a step ahead of me and started her journal weeks ago. Here is the first page, and the translation (which is sorely needed!) 😂:

“About My Life: this is my journal in Europe. I am packing my bag and I am away for a month”…..we might take some spelling words away with us to practice…