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Saturday, January 11, 2014

2014 Family Goals



During 2013 our family goal statement was, “Exploring California” and we made a conscious effort to take a lot of big and little trips around CA throughout the year.  It was a perfect goal for 2013 because no matter how rocky the year was for other reasons, we always had something to look forward to! 

Looking back on 2013 we did the following to achieve our Exploring California goal:

-          Private tour of Raley Field
-          Monterey Bay Aquarium
-          Dennis the Menace Park in Monterey
-          Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
-          Daffodil Hill
-          Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
-          River Cats Game
-          Safari West
-          Yosemite
-          Santa Cruz Beach
-          Big Basin Redwoods
-          Yolo Causeway Bat Watching
-          Mt. Lassen
-          Six Flags
-          San Francisco
-          Victorian Christmas Nevada City


While we could easily continue with “Exploring California” for a 2014 goal since there is so much more to see and do, it isn’t going to be as feasible to travel this year with Milo on the way.  So, we decided our family goal for 2014 will be, “Family Time Together” with a focus on spending quality time with each other and the kids separately and as a group.  We felt this will be important as we add a new member of the family this year, and will help us to not get so overwhelmed with our To Do lists and the new baby that we forget to stop and enjoy special moments.  It’s important for the kids to get one on one time with us, time together as a family, etc. to adjust to our new family dynamic with Milo. 

We plan to make an effort to focus on things like family dinners, movie nights, game nights, etc.  We are planning for our big Disneyland trip this year too, but we don't want to push it with a bunch of family trips - a new baby will be exciting and busy enough!  And we will make an effort to give each of the kids special time so they don’t feel like they aren’t getting attention just because a new baby is coming. 

Here's to a year of little moments that create life long memories! 


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