A judge I once worked for told me that “you can do it all, you just can’t do it all at the same time.” And we’ve found that, indeed, we can’t do all the traveling we want with the kids AND keep the hectic, crazy life we have at home. So we’ve parsed out our priorities and for a year we plan to focus on those priorities – family time and connection, teaching a worldly view (even if it’s just inside the US), and appreciation and gratitude for all we have.

And to do that – to focus on those priorities – we plan is to take a “year off.” We are planning to sell all our things, rent out our home, take the kids out of school, and travel the county FULL TIME in an RV (of some sort, yet to be determined) for a year! We are both excited and terrified about this next adventure (read here to find out how we came to this crazy decision), but couldn’t be happier to finally make our dream a reality. 

As we prepare for this next adventure, you can check out our progress here. I can tell you this planning stage is not all sunshine and roses and there are so many incredibly hard decisions. But we’re working toward it and hope to be on the road next summer!

While you’re here you can check out what we’ve been up to lately, our road trip progress, and also learn all about how to get started adventuring with your family – from hiking, to paddling, to camping (it’s not as hard as you think!) – and all the gear and fun stuff we recommend. Looking for your next adventure or destination – check out where we’ve been and our recommendations here!

Thanks so much for visiting! We look forward to hearing about your family adventures and sharing with you our journey as well as our tips (and failures) along the way! 

Enjoy and happy adventures!