Nicole Tasker Woods

What does this machine do?

Aidan: “It drills stuff; it drills little tiny things and then breaks it apart.”

…what would you call it?

Aidan: “Space Shuttle”

Eleven days ago, we flew from Los Angeles to Sicily with a layover in Amsterdam and Rome. After 24 hours of nonstop travel, we finally arrived in Taormina, where we would stay for a week & a wedding before heading to Lucern, Switzerland. 

We have longed to return to this Swiss city after traveling to it seven years ago. We wanted to see if the fun we had back then could be replicated today. Yes, it can. So much so that we have started mentally planning to include Switzerland in our 2016 European vacation with the Big A. 
We did some hiking in Lauterbrunnen that is right up Aidan’s alley. It was all downhill at a low grade and was not hard by any means (I did it after all). To start this hike, you must first take a cable car and a train up the mountain–both Aidan would love! While I will admit that Switzerland is a fairly expensive country, hiking is one of those things you can do for free and you enjoy doing because he sights are just spectacular, the air is clean & crisp, and it’s free (wait, did I say that already?). 

When we travel to Europe next year with Aidan in tow, we would do it a little differently than we are doing it now without him here. Less meals out and more grocery shopping at the COOP. We would seek out the less expensive things to do and see. And we would cut back on the perusing of designer handbag & shoes, and amp up the chachki shopping. 

Traveling has become such a big part of our lives (since before Aidan was born) that we looking forward to sharing those abroad experiences with our son. 

This is A’s latest catch phrase, ‘Hey booday!’ I can only guess he picked it up from listening to the radio. It sounds sort of like Megan Trainer is saying ‘booday, booday’ in one of her song — at least that’s what Aidan thinks. 

It’s 5:09am in Sicily. Ryan & I have been awake for over an hour. Wifi has ceased to function so as I type this, I realize now it will need to be saved as a draft for posting at a later time when wifi is accessible. 

I doubt we get back to sleep. A nap is definitely on the agenda for this afternoon. As soon as the sun pokes its head, we plan to walk to the beach. 

Missing our Aidan. So when I say to Ryan, ‘hey booday!’ We both smile.