Martin Family Adventure

Peace and quiet can be an Adventure

Yesterday started out as a little bit of a rough day. Stresses, noise, sibling squabbling between the kids. That can tend to put everyone in the house in a stinky mood. After a bit of this going on, David and I realized that we needed to get out of the house and de-stress. We had Zach's care worker here, so we took the opportunity to leave the two kids with her and take a walk into our field behind the house. Of course, the dogs had to come along, too!

We've gotten quite a bit of snow this winter and right after we finished our walk yesterday, we got hit with another 8 inches! David likes to take the snowmobile out back so we had a nice path to walk on, though I did sink into the snow in places right up to my knees! 

 It was so quiet and peaceful out in the fields, even though it was a bit of a workout to trudge through all that snow, but exercise always helps alleviate stress for me so it was all good. Looking at the Adirondack Mountains off in the distance, seeing their snow capped tops, only the noise of crunching snow beneath our feet and the dogs plowing through the snow.....I'm so glad we made the effort to go out. 

Snowmobile Adventure

After a quick January thaw, we got some snow Friday night and Saturday morning. We had a little bit yesterday, as well, but not as much as we would have liked. We've had some sick people in the house and we've been bumming around all weekend, but after a while, it gets old to just sit around recouping, so we thought it would be fun to get out for some fresh air and a little bit of activity. We weren't out long, but it was a lot of fun and good for the soul. 

David took the snowmobile out in the afternoon and we were all counting down the minutes until we went out. The kids were really excited because they knew I was going to try out the sled that David ties to the back of the snowmobile. I find it so adorable that the kids love to see David and I do things that they love to do.  They get more excited about us doing the fun things they love than they do about themselves doing those same things (I hope that made as much sense to you as it did in my head). 

I think I had the most fun. After all, I'm the one that made the most noise!! Okay, that's only because as I was being pulled backward on the sled, I was getting snow in my pants!

Girly loves to go fast. She's just like her dad. Always looking for the next big thrill. While I like to be adventurous, I tend to go overboard with making sure everyone else is safe, too. Yes, that's me you hear on the video below telling Zach over and over to make sure that he stays out of the way.