6 Fun Family Missouri Adventures for Your Next Road Trip

Missouri Adventures wouldn't be complete without a visit to the City Museum!

We road trip across the country from Colorado to North Carolina every single year to go kayaking on the East Coast. We have some family in VA, like my Mom Mom’s that we love to visit and my mom’s best friend, Dina and her family.  They don’t kayak, but they are family.  And, we have … Read more

Running Away Toward The Unknown

Running Away toward the unknown

Running Away.   I remember as a kid, packing my bag, my quick hobo bag, and shouting for the entire world to hear, “I am Running Away.”  I remember the feeling of no-one running after me, begging me to stay.  I wanted so badly to call their bluff, but I was a Suburban kid.  Like, … Read more

Leaving a Legacy of Adventure Through Experiences

Traveling is another way we are leaving behind a legacy!

We often wonder about our Legacy.  Just the other day, straight off of US Freestyle Team Trials, Dan and I were sitting in a City Market parking lot, drinking a cup of coffee, enjoying a rare moment of quiet.  We had left the RV under the auspices of “running errands” amidst a dozen pleas to … Read more

Seeking Happiness Today: Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late

People sometimes mistake our happiness, our joy, our excitement over life as fake.  Like, no way living with 12 kids could be fun.  Or, no way living in a dilapidated RV can be fulfilling.  They just don’t understand. We’ve been accused of being fake, of being reckless and crazy, of being selfish, of being wealthy, … Read more

53 Reasons Why Traveling With 12 Kids In An RV Is Harder Than You Think

Achieve Your Goal

So, for those of you who don’t know, we Travel with 12 Kids, fulltime, it’s our life.  We love it, there is nothing that could possibly bring us closer than traveling the continent in our RV, in search of epic adventures, for sure. And you know, there is no-one we’d rather spend our time with. … Read more

7 Benefits of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

No equipment necessary in a HIIT workout!

If you know me, you know I HATE working out.  Hate it with a passion.  It’s one of those things, I have to actually make time for, or it doesn’t get done.  And before I discovered HIIT, it took a lot of time, those blasted P90X or Insanity dvd’s are forever long.  I literally used … Read more

A Teen Travels To Puerto Rico Solo

Visit Puerto Rico

There will be moments in your life when, as crazy as they might seem at the time, you know you made the right choices. My trip to Puerto Rico was definitely one of these moments.  It was one of my wildest experiences, and one of the most amazing! I think everyone should visit Puerto Rico. … Read more