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!
FALL is here! The weather is cooling, and there are lots of fun family events in Branson. Our favorite by far is the FALL ROUNDUP at Sycamore Creek Family Ranch. There are so many fun fall activities at the fall roundup like a corn maze, pumpkin patch, lots of friendly farm animals you can pet, a frisbee golf course, gunny sack slide...I could go on and on!
The kids had never been to a RODEO before so when our local event center advertised BULL RIDING Jared just couldn't resist. He took 4 of the kids to the Rodeo to see the Bull Riders, Chase some Chickens, and Chase Sheep.
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.
The kids love shooting off fireworks on the 4th of July. This year we got a late start but we headed out to find fireworks and ended up at a fireworks stand run by friends. COVID-19 definitely changed normal 4th of July traditions but it did not stop them completely!
He finally learned how to ride his bike! Out of all 5 kids, we've only had to teach the younger two how to ride their bikes. Bentley was the last to learn. We finally ditched those training wheels and headed out to ride his bike. He did great!
We spent the first really hot day of the year at our favorite creek spot! It used to be our best kept secret but somehow it has become more and more popular over the last year. Swimming at the creek is the perfect family activity, it's free, the water is cool, and there are rocks to jump off of (and crawfish to catch)!
We have a TON of Legos. The kids play with them all the time! Recently, they have discovered the world of Lego puzzle boxes! A great channel called cheat3 not only builds awesome puzzle boxes for people likeChris Ramsay, they also have tutorials on how to build and how to solve their puzzles.
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.
Our family lake day almost turned into a disaster when we got a flat tire! We taught our 11 year old how to change a tire. DON'T MISS: Always Entertaining Kidcam at 2:40 We Discovered the Flat Tire at 4:44 COVID-19 has kept us indoors for far too long so we decided to pick up pizza and head to the lake for an adventure.
Did you know we have a sinkhole on our property?? We call it our cave! Check it out! We love to go hiking as a family. Usually our hikes never go as planned and for some reason we still haven't figured out the water thing but everyone always has a great time and we all end up tired in that happy way.
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 took the kids puddle jumping! Since Spring Break was the beginning of COVID-19 in our area we busied ourselves with fun close to home. It also rained all week so puddles were everywhere. So Jared took the kids puddle jumping! I missed out on this fun, I was home putting the finishing touches on a vlog.
We pulled her tooth out with the drone! Jared used his trusty DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone and a string. Talk about a unique way to lose a tooth and her reaction is totally epic. This seems a little crazy but #princesspea has been begging to have a tooth pulled out by our drone since she saw it on @themoorethemerriervlogs.
A long school and work week calls for a little bit of Friday night fun! We decided last minute to take the kids bowling even though we were all a little tired. Sometimes you just need to throw your stress down an alley at some pins!
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.
Friday nights = Family nights! Kids Dance - The kids love to dance and a Barn Dance is the perfect place to dance! We love going on adventures together and the Barn Dance at Sycamore Creek Family Ranch is no exception. SCFR is committed to families and using their facilities to promote family fun.
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.
Watch to see how we balance sports expectations and fun! Spoiler alert: We're still trying to figure that out! Our kids love to be active and Youth Sports ...
Our dogs were our biggest asset when we began foster care. They have a way of making an uncomfortable kid feel a little more comfortable and awkward situati...
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...
We are sharing part 2 of our adoption journey at Dogwood Canyon Nature Park! How did we go from zero to five children overnight? We fostered and then adopt...