She recalls a time when the family were flying from Chile to the Falkland Islands, when the plane was hit with too much wind and had to turn around. Courtesy Garrett GeeĮven when plans change, Gee says being prepared to go with the flow allows the family to turn unplanned problems into spontaneous fun. That’s what you hope for, I think, as a parent, finding joy together.” When things don't go to plan, Gee says it's always important to go with the flow. “Every kid is smiling, and the rest of the day, everyone was just like, ‘That was the best.’ Those are some of the best moments as a family, when you all get to participate together and you all find joy in the same thing. That’s why the The Bucket List Family, as Garrett, Jessica, and their two children, Dorothy, 3, and Manilla, 1, now call themselves, held a giant yard sale to sell everything except two boxes of. “Everybody was surfing, everybody was catching waves,” Gee says.

On the same trip in Fiji where the whole family got sick, Gee says she and the family had one of their best moments traveling when they all went out to surf. When Garrett and Jessica Gee decided to start a family, they knew they didnt want a traditional life for their kids. 'Being prepared in a way that when things do go wrong, that you have the financial means and the ability to miss a day, stuff like that. “You got to be prepared enough for when things to go wrong,' she tells. She says the whole flight turned into a disaster while everyone was sick. This magical experience was even better getting to share it with friends. 21K likes, 180 comments - jessgee on March 22, 2022: 'Dear Garrett, thank you for sharing the magic inside you. Courtesy Garrett GeeĪnother time, the whole family got sick in Fiji when Jessica and the kids had to leave, while Garett stayed back. Theres an issue and the page could not be loaded.

The hard part of travel, she notes, 'also kind of sweetens the good times.” The family has been traveling since August 2015. Sometimes I let Garrett wear the captain’s hat but c’mon, we all know who’s going to get this ship safely to shore ) Im originally from Denver, Colorado. 'Then I had a realization where I was like, 'I don’t have a home.' A couple of seconds later, it sounds cheesy, I was like, 'This is my home, these people are my home.' It doesn’t matter where I am, right?' Aside from a one-off trip to Europe, the furthest Jessica Gee ever travelled while growing up was to Walt Disney World in Florida with her family.

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