Welcome to the Family!

Once upon a time, there was a family. They were a happy family, whose lovely home-schooled children never misbehaved and always completed their schoolwork without argument. Their dogs were perfect too. They never barked, or peed on the floor, or ran around like demons on meth until someone screamed at them to STOP IT BEFORE I TURN YOU INTO FISH BAIT! We were that delightful family.

LOL. Just kidding. We are far from perfect. We are messy, and sometimes we yell at each other, the two youngest try to murder each other fairly often, and someone threatens to turn the dogs into fish bait at least once a day. But we are, actually, pretty happy.

For the last seven months, we have been living in our 40' fifth wheel trailer, exploring America and getting REALLY close to each other, both emotionally and physically, because while a 40' fifth wheel seems humongous on the dealer's lot, it's actually only about 450 square feet of living space.

There are six of us, not including the puppers: two parents, four children, two dogs, and a cat who does not love to travel, but really loves her people and would be miserable without us. For the last ten years, we have lived with my parents on the family farm in Oregon. Sometimes I think we are crazy for leaving, because besides my parents (the best babysitters on the planet) the family farm also has chickens, barn kittens, and room for dairy goats, which are my favorite animal.

Still, we left. And mostly it has been a spectacular adventure. We have stayed in thirteen states (and driven as fast as we could through two more,) we have been swimming in the Yellowstone River, seen herds of wild mustangs in North Dakota, and met Amish people in Ohio. We stayed at a distillery in Kentucky, and rode roller coasters at Dollywood. We listened to "Coal Miner's Daughter," at Loretta Lynn's Ranch. We explored a Cajun plantation in Louisiana, and now we are in Texas, eating way too much barbecue. We have met some amazing people and really have become closer as a family.

At first we planned to travel for a year and come back to Oregon. We love it so much now, though, that we might never stop! We would love for you to share our adventure with us! Thanks for reading!