1st Family Road Trip

Hi  Everyone. We just came back from our first family road trip. And we had ourselves a fun time.

We were so blessed to have beautiful weather, being a lot warmer than expected and best of all - no crazy melt downs in the car we couldn't handle! (Every mommy's nightmare). I did pack some toys and not give them to them all at once, so that kept my oldest one a bit in check.

But back to the trip,  We drove about 3 hours down towards the South to a place known as Ching Jing Farm in Nantou county. February is a good time to to travel because it's also the beginning of the cherry blossom festival and you can see all the pretty pink flowers on the trees.  

It's really very scenic & a great escape from the city. It is also the first time my husband & I have actually left the city (other than to go back to visit family in other countries) and we are a little embarrassed to say that we have previously never really wanted to leave the city.

The main attraction at the place is that it is a sheep farm where you can pet them and feed them cabbage.
It's really very fun for the children & being such city kids I thought they might be a bit afraid, but I really saw how brave and adventurous their little souls are. And it reminded me of how important it is to just get them out doors as much as possible & for us too!  Sometimes we end up cuddled up at home for what seems like endless hours (especially in the winter), but this was such a good trip & I found my little ones to be pretty independent outdoors. 

Now we have a new found interest to want to explore the rest of the island. Short little trips are good because it's refreshing but we still get to go home to our things (yes, that translates as computer, sewing machine, toys, tv shows and just making a mess of our little place). 

Oh and for those of you in Asia, Happy Chinese New Year to everyone & hope you are also exploring new adventures in your life and sharing in it with the ones you love! 

Love