Martin Family Vacation

For the last four days we have been off the grid, enjoying a little R&R with extended family. 10 adults and 10 children. On the beach, in the pool, riding surreys, mini golf, playing games and eating lots of good food (and quite a few sweet treats!) I so loved watching my kids overcome fear as they dove into the ocean, crashing and jumping through waves, boogie boarding, and just enjoying time with cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. Vacationing with young children is not for the faint of heart, but the memories they will have of this trip is more than worth it. We can always get more sleep another day, right?! On the other end of vacation is mounds of laundry to fold, put away and organize. A yard that we could almost bale instead of just mow, a garden that needs watered, emails to respond to, etc. Thankful for a break from all the realities of life. And stories our kids will tell their own children some day...