All tagged BBlended Family Traditions
I'm on the road with my two daughters (his and mine) for a few days of shopping until we drop. Twelve years ago - Little Hart was two and Elle was 5. Neither one was very happy about it. Nor was Jax very happy about Elle and vice versus.
The first time we decided to get Elle and Jax together for a play date it was a disaster! Elle asked to used the bathroom and Jax immediately ran into the bathroom, locked the door,refusing to come out! No accidents - there was another bathroom upstairs. Jax didn't come out of the bathroom until we were safely in the car and on our way home.
It's road trip day with my two favorite chickee's - Elle and Little Hart. We're leaving the boys behind!
Road Trip with the Girls
Our girls trips and boys trips have been a part of our family life almost since it's inception. The girls love to shop, shop and then shop some more - 11 hours is our record so far! The boys love watching every kind of sporting event under the sun. There is no sport they won't watch! On our family trips we try to get a good mix of what the girls and boys enjoy doing, but sometimes it's just fun to do what you enjoy doing all day and night long without feeling like the other half would rather shoot themselves. Thus, the separate trips.
Twelve years into our blended family - the trips are officially a Hartman Family tradition. A tradition that all the kids look forward to doing and talking about for years later. As you know, Elle is my daughter and Little Hart my step-daughter. The girls trips have really gone a long way in creating and cementing the bond between Elle and Little Hart, my relationship with Little Hart and the relationship between Mom and daughters. I really credit the trips for making our family closer as a whole closer.
Planning and actually going on the the Girls trips has taken coordination with the other families over the years, but a extra wrinkle has been that Little Hart is my step-daughter. Although I have always considered her my daughter, it's times like these that I'm reminded that I'm not in control of whether Little Hart can go on these trips. Raylan and Greta are.
