The husband and I met in southern California, but moved far, far away not long after.  These are from a trip way back in the fall of 2003, when our six year old wasn’t even a year old.  Goodness, how she’s changed…but so much the same!
before:

after:

and here’s our little swinger!

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Santa Monica, 2003. What a treat to be able to play at the beach and swing on the swings! Most people outgrow the swings, but I never have. Daddio added a mommy-sized swing to our backyard swingset just to keep me happy.

10 month old Daisy with a very young Mommy and Daddy; trip to Redondo Beach California, November 2003. Had to share two…for context

There are tons of other family travel fotos at my very favorite family travel site Delicious Baby. You can share yours, too!

I’ve taken thousands upon thousands of pictures of my children in the past almost-six years with many digital cameras (little point and shoots and a digital SLR), and I just wish I’d had this list when I started out.  While I might not have taken fewer pictures, I sure would’ve gotten a lot more good [...]