Family Trips

One of the blessings of having a small family, just the 3 of us, is that we can afford to take weekend trips or day trips and do a lot of fun things together. I am a firm believer that you have to spend TIME with your kid(s), not just in the house watching TV or watching them play with their friends. When you get away from the hustle & bustle of your daily lives, you actually have time and space for conversations. You can learn so much about your child on these little getaway trips, PLUS it makes great memories for them (and for you) to always cherish.

One of our favorite weekend getaways is Atlanta. We have been to several Atlanta Hawks basketball games, which we really enjoy! We have also been to the Georgia Aquarium and the Atlanta Zoo while down there, as well as the Fernbank Museum. We drive down on a Friday night after work, get up Saturday and do a fun activity, attend a ball game Saturday night, and then drive home on Sunday.

Another really fun recent trip was to Nashville. I had not been to Nashville in YEARS! We drove down on a Friday for a Toby Mac & Skillet concert that night. We spent the night and came home on Saturday. The concert itself was incredible! But walking the streets of Nashville and showing Logan some of the sights was also a great time.

Of course we go to Pigeon Forge often, since it’s just a half-hour away. We have done a lot of fun activities up there, from go-karts to the wax museum to putt-putt, and of course the Aquarium, Splash Country, and Dollywood.

We took a family trip a few years ago on a Saturday morning to the Lost Sea in Sweetwater. It was a couple of hours drive and just a one-day trip, but it was a lot of fun. More shared memories.

During the July 4th holiday in 2008, we met our nieces in Lake Lure, N.C. for a weekend. It was such a beautiful place. It was halfway between us and them, and it was a great getaway weekend. Sometimes we include other people in our little getaways, but most of the time it’s just the three of us.

When Artie's uncle passed away in the fall of 2008, the whole Davis family went down to Florida for Thanksgiving to spend time with our family down there. Artie, Logan & I took an extra day and went to Busch Gardens, just the 3 of us. Again, more family bonding time. Logan still talks about that trip! (I cannot believe how BIG I am in this photo! Thank goodness for gastric bypass surgery!)

Sometimes it's just a concert, or the circus, or a night on the town together.

Family time is so important. It seems like Logan was just a baby yesterday and now he’s 13 on his way to 30. It goes by SO FAST!!! You never get that time back, so make the most of it! Spend time with your kids doing fun things. It doesn’t have to be a whole weekend trip, just get out of the house together and drive somewhere for the day. You won’t regret it!!!