Thursday, December 3, 2009

I never get to go anywhere fun...

That is exactly what Noah was saying to me a few weeks ago. He felt so deprived, like the whole world is going places and he never gets to travel anywhere fun. I decided it was time to post and to declare to the world just how deprived my son is. Here is just a few of the more exotic places Noah has been in his short 11 years of life. Don't worry...I'll be sure to print a copy of this to put in my journal...just to make sure that if he requires counseling later in life for living a deprived life, they won't blame me. By the way...I love this kid:

Looking for "Nessie" on Loch Ness, Scotland


Nagano, Japan...hanging with the snow monkeys

NYC



Gozilla Attacks in Kurihama, Japan


OK...I just really like this picture, it makes me miss Japan so much!

Hiroshima, Japan

Lake Country, England (what boy doesn't want to play in one of these beautiful ponds
that inspired poets like William Wordsworth and painters like Monet???)

Yep, that would be Stonehenge

And this would be Big Ben

Ice Festival, Sapporo, Japan

Hawaii (he's been there 3 times...do you hear me....THREE TIMES)

Phi Phi Islands, Thailand

That would be Mt. Fuji in the background...

Shores of Ireland
I haven't even mentioned our trip to Philadelphia, going to Lego Land and Sea World, or going on local trips...like White Sands, Mesa Verde, and the hikes we've been on (just thought of one other place he has been...the Bahamas). I guess it is hard to get sympathy from a mother who didn't go on her first airplane ride until she was past the age of eleven.

To his credit...we haven't been traveling as much as we use to...I guess it has something to do with having more kids, money going into our home, saving for his awesome college experience he will have someday, a business to run, etc....

Here's to more traveling in the future. I do love it and would be hopping on an airplane frequently if I could...Noah must be a boy after my own heart.

7 comments:

Sheila said...

I love those pictures from Japan! That's how I remember your sweet boys, and mine for that matter. I miss it, too! I loved your post, I think the pictures say it all! I hope we get to go to England one day. Hope you all are well!

Amber said...

I love your post! Our kids are so blessed with experience, but they won't appreciate it until later ;)
BTW, we won an all expense paid trip to Cancun through Ultradent. But the kids can't go. I am having frequent teary eyes and panic attacks thinking about leaving without them. What do you think? Feel like they will be safe and sound with Nan, but I have never left them for more than a night.

McEntire Family said...

What a well-traveled boy! What did you guys do in Japan? Lived there for awhile I am guessing? Someday I'd like to have pictures like the Lines' kids to put in my albums!

Julie Smith said...

Okay, this post is making me feel like I never do anything fun. Can your family adopt me please?

Jaclyn B. said...

He's right- you're kids truly are deprived. I'm pretty sure he's been more places than I have and I'm more than 20 years his senior!

Are you coming to Utah for the holidays? If so, we must get together! Email me or Jenny!

goofy feet said...

poor Noah! i guess he has been some pretty cool places... but has he ever experienced AZ? i think you guys need to plan a trip out here. i'm sure it would appease him!

Sharee Gariety said...

Wow. He's right. none of those places look like any fun. Holy Cow!!! That kid has traveled far more than I have. Probably more than I ever will. Perhaps in another life . . .