we uprooted the kiddos for our adventure abroad over 3 years ago...
& yep...i
& yep...my mind often wanders back to seeing the kids with salty, sandy feet & having endless beach towels on the line...
but...
i wouldn't change a moment of our life here...
the adventure is daily for us...we are so proud that we are doing it...kids in tow...
we have a true love of the countryside that would never have been part of our days in sydney...
we have seen our kids surround themselves with wonderful friends, sports commitments, country pursuits & a love of school -that had i known- i could have saved myself worrying for so long about before we took the plunge...
we travel to places that i know will be etched for ever in all our memories...
we live a village life that still seems like a storybook to me...
&
we, as a family, have an understanding of how others live that one can only gain through the experience of doing it oneself...
we regularly smile across the table to one another...
the hubster & i...
just a little moment between us both...
a little nod to the fact that we are *doing it...filling our dream*...
the dream we'd shared together for so long...
to live abroad...away from what we loved...to take our little family on the adventure of a life time...
to show them the world from a base that was so different to what we knew...
the beaches of sydney to the countryside of england...
with this enormous move...with all the excitement & anticipation & nerves & fun...
came other changes...
the kiddos got bigger...
we arrived with a 9, 7 & 2 year old-all with sandy feet & sun-kissed noses...
we now have a 13, 10 & 6 year old- all lovely, worldly & country-kissed...
they have what can only be termed as international accents...
i'm very proud of that...
aussie kids learning compassion for others through travel...& being pretty damn cool & calm about it!
for us two big kids...
the ones that had dreamed about adventures with little kiddos in tow...
it's been nothing but the experience of a lifetime...
we parent in perfect unison together- as there is no-one else to do it for us...
no long weekends at cousin's houses...
no sleep-overs at grandparents...
but we've embraced it as a blessing- when we are back in oz...the luxury of having these guys to ourselves won't exist...
but...we will always have had these times...just the five of us...
*a good life wednesday*
inspired by sarah from down under {here}
trying to see it in the everyday
xox
