We decided on January 2, because it was much warmer and sunny, we were going to go outside and go for a hike. The place we hired up to go was so busy we couldn’t even get into the park. So, we rerouted and checked out some of the local battlefield in Frederick County. Clair, David and myself enjoyed the walks, the time outside, and the adventure. Clair was most excited for an adventure. She had been asking for an adventure for a month. And adventure means a hike where you take food and drink and eat along the way and see cool things. She was really sad when the first park was full and we couldn’t get out. She did make the most of the experiences around me battlefields. She enjoyed the walk by the Monacacy River. She enjoyed being outside. She enjoyed talking to mommy and daddy. She enjoyed trying to climb the tree. Max and Ellie dealt with it. But when we got him expressed how thankful they were to be home again. I do worry this pandemic is making them way too comfortable being home all the time. We really need to work on that.
I’m really glad we got outside. It’s healthy and it’s energizing and it’s just the right thing to do not to be in the house all the time. Watched watched a movie about the science of happiness earlier this week. One of the things it’s clear is that it requires doing energizing and new things. I fear we’re not teaching Ellie this as much as she needs to learn it. We’re working on that. The kids will start ice-skating lesson soon. This is a bit risky for me during this time but I know that they need to be doing some thing. I hope this new adventure helps remind them there’s a big world out there waiting for them to explore.
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