I was informed by colleagues that allowing our daughter to select any place she wants to go in the world for her birthday is really setting her future spouse up for disaster, which didn't particularly hamper the continuation of said practice :)On the serious side, it's possible we didn't anticipate certain locations until a WEE bit older. Hilton Head seemed reasonable at 7 years old, but when the 8 year celebration city was selected, we were a bit astonished that Thailand was the immediate choice.
Seriously? I blame her caregiver who constantly feeds her Thai food. That's the only thing I can think of ... but in the mean time, we were stuck with Thailand. When it comes to raising children though, it's all about plotting and patience, subtly providing new influences in her life ...
... such as Paris.
There were several benefits of Paris: it wasn't a 36 hour flight, we actually knew that city a bit (and love it), and Eric and I could strike out for a nice road trip in Europe once my parents returned Ellie back to the States....bonus all around!Unfortunately, Paris has only seemed as a distraction as I ushered her onto her favourite thing ever by the Eiffel Tower and she announced: and next year is THAILAND!!!!
*sigh*
