What's Your Favourite Thing?

For my 4-year old daughter Lauren, the worldwide hit show Bluey has popularized the game "What's Your Favourite Thing?", where the family gets together and tells their favourite things from the day. So...today, kids, is your favourite thing an early visit from the Easter Bunny on Saturday morning? Playing in the pool and swimming lessons? Or jet-setting out to Costa Rica?? (Ahem, if the bank account has any sway then the Easter Bunny had better not be in the running...)

While Everest was a world traveler at barely a year old (though my commitment to documenting those trips here was clearly lacking!) COVID and then the realities of two kids have meant that "deprived" Lauren's vacations have been local until now. Nonetheless, with her devoted brother by her side, she took on international travel with confidence.

 First flight for the girl...and first "experienced" flight for the boy who was too young to remember all the previous. A few nerves at the outset, but they quickly settled in.

Not shown: me crawling around passenger's feet and under people's seats looking for a stray Lego piece so that Everest could complete his in-flight building entertainment! Airplane floors are clean, right? Whatever! The Lego did the job until fatigue set in.

Everest knows I want our next car to be bigger, and so he thoughtfully recommended that I consider the big orange taxi van that delivered us from San Jose airport to our first night hotel. Umm, sure...

Late night arrival, so it's past time for bed. So tired!