What a week we had! Our oldest daughter was in NC on vacation with her college roommate, our middle daughter was in Belize, Central America on a missions trip, and we enjoyed some time in the mountains with our youngest daughter. Just a few weeks ago, she reminded me that I never took her on her 9 year old trip -- she is now 13. That was something we did with our other girls to celebrate their reaching the 1/2 way point of their life under our roof. (It's also a good reminder to us of how fast the time flies and to make the most of it.)
After much deliberation, she chose a trip to Tennessee as recommended by some friends of ours. In just four days, we spent time in Pigeon Forge, then Gatlinburg. We enjoyed the roller coasters at Dollywood, took a zip line tour 175' in the air, went horseback riding through the mountains, rode inner tubes down a river with mild rapids, rode a chair lift, went alpine sledding, played mini-golf, and even rode a water slide. It was GREAT! Our thirteen year old had to make all the decisions (well most of them) since it was her special trip. Hated to come home, but the fun and money had to run out at some point. My special thanks to David and Steve for preaching Sunday so I could just focus on having fun with the family.
If you are still developing traditions with your children, I'd recommend some sort of special celebrations or trips as your kids reach certain ages and/or landmarks along their journey to adulthood.
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