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Yuvi’s First Vacay

Yuvaan was 7 months old when we took a family trip to Agra in 2020. After that, the pandemic hit and left us home-bound. Now when things were settled, we planned a small trip to Rishikesh. It’s a 4 hour drive from our place and seemed do-able with a toddler. One of my cousin’s family (him, Bhabhi, and their adorable 8 years old daughter Anika) joined us for the vacay: the more; the merrier. Y has met Anika numerous times and he loves her to the core, he calls her Anika didi. The trip started with both these kids chilling on the backseat of the car. They played, ate, and watched peppa pig on A’s tablet. No fuss, no tantrums, only fun and joy. The trip felt like a cakewalk. After 2 hours, we took a halt to chill and eat. After lunch, both the kids slept and parents enjoyed the quite time.

 

We reached Rishikesh in another 2 hours. Y was elated and excited to look at a water entity and the hills. We took a boat ride and both the kids were so happy that they denied to get off the boat. Y cried 15 minutes straight because he wanted more and more of the boat ride. He loved looking at the water and moving above it. We then took him to Laxman Jhula where he found some monkeys. He laughed when he saw the monkeys jumping here and there. We taught Y to say, “namami gange” and he kept rhyming that. After few hours he got tired and cranky and that’s when we decided to come back to hotel. The kids ate food and played in the room. They looked at the ganga from the balcony. Monkeys were also seen jumping from one fence to another.

 

The next day was no different. The kids enjoyed roaming, eating, and boat riding. We took several breaks in between so that they don’t get overtired and keep enjoying the vacay. They bought a lot of toys, ate a lot of maggi-pizza-juices, danced on the way, and imitated monkey voices. Y was even excited to look at the cows. On the last day of trip, when I asked Y if he wants to go back home, he said, “NO”. On our way back, he kept saying that he is going to Rishikesh. When he bid a goodbye to his favorite didi, he was just so sad. I had to assure him that he will meet her very soon, again. I don’t know how much will he remember about this trip but we on the other hand, will forever remember all the wonderful moments from this little vacay. We were so content looking at Y’s happy face. Kids sure learn so much by exploring and of course with A, he learnt and enjoyed even more.

 

I really hope that we keep taking such cute small trips or even the bigger ones because not everything can be learnt in the four walls of home. Also, we can always make money but we can’t always make memories.

 


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