Adessa's Travels

Adessa, today I was thinking about just how many places you've been in the three years you've been here on this earth. I'd venture to say that at your young age you've visited more states than 80 percent of Americans. And the fact that you've even already traveled outside of the US means you've done something most Americans haven't done -- no matter their age.

How many states have you visited? I count 16:

• California
• Arizona
• Oregon
• Washington
• Idaho
• Montana
• North Dakota
• Minnesota
• Iowa
• Illinois
• Missouri
• Kansas
  
• Arkansas
• Oklahoma
• Texas
• New Mexico

But wait... what if we added in the states you've traveled in while you were still in Mommy's tummy? Some people wouldn't be inclined to count those... but I say, "Why not?" You were just as much real and alive back then, and very much a part of our lives. And that list includes:

• Florida
• Georgia
• South Carolina
• North Carolina
• Virginia
• Delaware
• New Jersey
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• Ohio
• Indiana

That's 11 more states, bringing you to a grand total of 27 states you've visited... over half the US. And all of them before you were even three years old. Wow -- now that is impressive.

Add in your visit to British Columbia, Canada and you clearly have earned the title of World Traveler. It is so much fun to look back on our travels together and over the next several weeks I'm going to go through pictures and videos and post stories from all kinds of different places you've visited in your three short years... kind of a travelogue. I don't want to forget these special times and places and I want you to be able to see them for yourself as you get older, too.

Daddy