Our Wandering Family

15/12/2024

How it’s going vs. How it started. 🎄🫶 8th year attending The Nutcracker together, and it’s official, I am no longer the tallest person in this picture anymore. In years past, we’ve attended the KC Ballet’s production, but this year we went with our QC family and enjoyed the QC Ballet’s production.

I am thankful that E still wants to keep this tradition alive with me and I hope it’s something we can keep going for 8 more years and beyond.

Do you have any family holiday traditions? I’d love to know how you celebrate the season with loved ones.

12/12/2024

We froze but they hung on for me. Time is passing. My heart has been heavy lately, I miss traveling full-time, miss the bus days, my little boys, the way they wanted to spend time with me, the days when I had less time to myself.

I love watching my boys grow, don’t get me wrong, and I enjoy getting to know them as young adults.

I just miss so much of what I had and didn’t know I had at the time.

Jason has been out of town and it’s been Mom and the boys just doing our thing. They’ve all piled into bed with me to watch baking show, bundled up for Winter Lights when it was 15 degrees outside and freezing. We’ve missed Jason, can’t wait to have him back, but I do appreciate the little extra I get from the kids when he’s gone. Like they know I just need some extra hugs.

I’m trying hard to live in the moment because I know these moments are moving at break neck speed. Hard to put into words, but just know these photos from tonight captured my heart at maximum.

02/12/2024

When they told you to hug your siblings but heard “squash your sister.” 🤣🫶🎄

We aren’t all together often, and 1/4 of us “kids” is missing in this pic, bit when we are it’s pretty awesome. Each one of my brothers (I’m the oldest of four) is totally original in how they carved out their place in this world. Creative, talented dreamers and I am often a very proud big sister. Justin, we love you, miss you and wish you had been with us. 🫶🎄

PS: if you’re ever in KC, MO, don’t skip Union Station. 110 years strong and just as beautiful as ever!

01/12/2024

Abby here. The majority of the people you see in this photo are people I have known since high school. Some have never left my life, some have floated back in and a few are new friends. There is something truly incredible about sharing 30 years worth of history with people while creating new memories. All of us lost something dear and central to this group earlier this year when we suddenly lost Bec. As we all gathered tonight (her husband included) we held each other a bit longer when we hugged and shared an unspoken grief as we laughed and enjoyed our time together.

This time of year is about so many things, family being one of them, and that includes the family you make along the way.

I’m so glad we could all be together today, and Bec, we all miss you so much and we always will. 🫶🎄

29/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us to all of you!

27/11/2024

Who else is baking pies tonight before heading out in the ol’ four wheel drive sleigh for Thanksgiving fun with family?

We baked three pies tonight:
1. Gluten free/dairy free pumpkin pie from ’s Celebration cookbook. This is my 3rd Thanksgiving making her pumpkin pie and I think this is my best one so far.

2. Traditional pumpkin pie from the America’s Test Kitchen Fundamentals cookbook.

3. Jason’s cherry pie recipe with fancy(ish) lattice work. Pre cooked photo because I’ll be in bed before Jason takes it out of the oven. 🤣

Now we have to figure out a way to secure these pies for the 390 mile drive tomorrow. Good luck, us. 🦃🥧🎄

A very happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. However you spend the day, we hope it is peaceful and delicious.

25/11/2024

Our latest podcast is out!

In this week's episode of the RV Miles Podcast, we share our travel plans for the spring of 2025. We booked a 7-week trip mainly in a day - was it hard to do...

23/11/2024

Tis the season for dressing up and attending all the festive functions in .

Such a lovely night at the Premiere Party for this year’s .

06/10/2024

Are you a fall camper?

In this episode of RV Miles, hosts Jason and Abby discuss why fall is an excellent time for camping, offering five compelling reasons to hit the road as the ...

05/10/2024

When the kids menu actually keeps the older kid entertained you put it on the short list of return restaurants.

15/05/2024

The days are long but the years are short.

I still look at each one of these big kids and see the tiny little one that used to climb into my lap, be my little shadow and see me as the center of their entire world. It’s not like that much anymore, and I known that’s a good thing, even if it makes me a little sad. The more independence they exert the more confirmation Jason and I receive. We’ve done what was best for them. We are helping them find their voice and the confidence to start spreading their wings, to prep for flight. I just hope they always know they’ve got a place with me if they ever need to rest those wings for a spell. ❤️

13/05/2024

Throwback over on our day job channel to the days of traveling in our Pioneer and camping on the beach in Corpus Christi. 😍 Would you take an RV on the beach?

Have you ever camped right on the beach? This was us back in Feb of 2021 camping on Mustang Island State Park in Corpus Christi, Texas. We had the best time and there wasn’t a single solar panel or lithium battery on this rig! There’s a lot to be aware of when beach camping with an RV so make sure you know before you go, especially when it comes to the tide. If you want to hear more about our experience (and a what not to do or two), dive into the podcast archives and listen to episode 184 “Lessons Learned Beach Camping”. You can find the show on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music or you can watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CGn0v28f8aQ?si=oN78WSMLe8N8zlO0

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