the child to travel ratio

We used to enjoy traveling quite a bit. It wasn't all luxury cruises, jaunts in our RV, and fancy day spas (okay, it wasn't ever any of those), but we loved exploring and tried to swing a trip as often as possible. These were the states we visited and/or occupied when we had one kid:

Clearly we're not cold weather people, but we got around. 

Then kid #2 came along and here's where we went:

Still not bad. A little closer to home but fun times were had by all. Everyone survived. 

Then kids 3 and 4 were born and here's where we went:

That whole travel thing just doesn't work anymore.

you can play with your own travel map here : http://www.visitedstatesmap.com/