Sometimes stories are best told in video
We know that sometimes the best way to reach others is through video. That is why we share all of our tips and tricks as well as adventures and everyday fun on our YouTube Channel!
We know that sometimes the best way to reach others is through video. That is why we share all of our tips and tricks as well as adventures and everyday fun on our YouTube Channel!
We discovered the best Airbnb in the Smoky Mountains!! It's the perfect large family Airbnb for our large family of 7. But the best part...the view! Oh my goodness the VIEW is INCREDIBLE! Just outside of Sevierville, TN up a steep mountain road is where you will find this AMAZING AIRBNB. Spoiler Alert: It has an indoor pool.
We spent a morning with No Taste Like Home, a company out of Asheville, NC who takes you out into the woods and teaches you how to forage for food. It was an amazing experience! We learned so much and even found a bunch of wild mushrooms!
We FINALLY took the kids on their FIRST FLOAT TRIP to the NORTH FORK RIVER!! The North Fork River is a part of the White River. It is about a 2 hour drive for us but well worth it. The North Fork is beautiful and has lots of places to stop to hike, fish, and play.
The boys made it! They climbed the highest peak in Colorado, Mount Elbert! It was a tough climb but they made it! Amazing! Mount Elbert is in Leadville Colorado and is known as the Gentle Giant, but don't let that nickname fool you. Mt. Elbert is a tough summit.
The boys flew to Denver, Colorado! They found an awesome deal on flyfrontier.com and couldn't resist the chance to climb Colorado's tallest mountain, Mt. Elbert. This was AJ's first time on an airplane, he loved it! Colorado is awesome, especially the drive from Denver into the mountains.
Hemmed-In Hollow Trail and Waterfall is well known and well traveled in Compton, Arkansas. Hemmed-In Hollow Falls is the tallest waterfall between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountain Ranges. It is an incredible 209 feet tall! If your family loves hiking as much as we do, fill up those hydration packs and spend the day at the Buffalo National River and see this amazing bluff.
We finally got to visit the NATIONAL TIGER SANCTUARY! We've heard so many good things about the National Tiger Sanctuary and the work they do with exotic and domestic animals. It did not take long for us to all fall in love with the tigers, lions, panthers, and other animals we met there.
COVID-19 delayed our family date night but it did not cancel it. We took the kids to Eureka Springs for our long awaited date night. They all wore their outfits they picked out in February, even the long pants and sleeves. The kids had never been to Eureka Springs so we had a fun afternoon showing them around.
Jared discovered this awesome little cafe not far from our house that is in an airplane hangar! Just a typical midwest cafe in a super unique location. And, it's right next door to Ozark Skydive Center. As we ate lunch in a real airport, we got to watch the planes take off and the skydivers come in.
We took the kids to the public library for the first time! Over Thanksgiving in 2019 we took the kids to Jared's hometown in Nebraska. We had a great time showing the kids all of Jared's favorite places from his childhood including the public library! The kids had a great time exploring and reading books.
We visited Fritz's Adventure in Branson, Missouri before COVID-19 became a global pandemic. We love Fritz's! It is a huge indoor park so it's the perfect place to play in any weather. We have been there before but this time we wanted to bring you along!
We were a bit starstruck when we got to meet THE Kara and Nate this past weekend in Nashville. Kara and Nate are our family's favorite YouTubers and the reason we are vlogging today. We took a giant leap outside of our comfort zone and attended their 100th Country Party celebrating their accomplishments of reaching their 100 country goal AND hitting 1 million subscribers on YouTube.
We are giving you a brief recap in this 2019 Rewind video! Wow! When I look back on 2019 I am amazed at how far we came. We decided to step outside of our comfort zone and fulfill our passion of encouraging other people who are involved in or curious about foster care and adoption.
We have heard so much about The Gathering Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. America's best new attraction of 2019! Wow! It is truly like a museum that kids can climb on, most of the playground equipment was made to look like something else...like a banana!
This year Silver Dollar City's new Pumpkin Nights Festival was at the top of our Fall Bucket List. After dark, Silver Dollar City is lit up with thousands of pumpkin jack-o'-lanterns, black lights, and fun characters. Nothing about this new festival is spooky or scary despite the fact that the fun occurs after dark.
2019 Beach Vacation!! This year we went to the same beach and stayed in the same condo as our first vacation last year. But Jared insisted on some new adve...
Traveling with a large family can be hard. We've discovered that Airbnb is the way to go for a large family vacation. This year we went to the same beach a...