My family and I just got back from a short but much needed vacation to Atlanta, Georgia. Noah was on spring break and J took some time off from work and we just goofed around Atlanta for a few days visiting the baby pandas at the Atlanta Zoo, riding roller coasters, and just spending some quality time together as a family.

Even when I am on vacation, I still think of Charlie. I think of how great it would be if he were there with us. I try not to linger on that thought too much but instead I try to think of ways I can share my vacation with him.

A few things I like to do to include Charlie in my vacation are:

• Mail him a post card. I try to buy a cool post card somewhere that we are visiting and I mail it to him while away. Even if I know that I will beat it home, I still mail it from that city.



• Buy him a souvenir. I try to buy him some sort of souvenir from where we are vacationing. Sometimes it is a t-shirt; while other times it might be an educational book (depending on where we are visiting) or a cool toy. I usually either mail him this when we get home or save it and give it to him the next time we have a visit.



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• Give him pictures. I take lots of pictures on a trip anyways, but I like to have some special ones just for Charlie. If I see something cool I think he might think is neat, I try to snap a picture of it. When I get home I usually print a few pictures just for him. I either mail these (usually with the souvenir item) or I give them to him at our next visit. I try to write the location, what is cool about it, etc. on the back of each picture.

So next time you are traveling and find yourself thinking of your child, buy him or her a postcard, jot him or her a quick note, and have a great time so you can tell your child about it later!

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