We took our kids off road to the top of a mountain in Utah! Our family has always enjoyed traveling. My husband and I have been known to be adventurous, so heading out on the road full-time in our camper was not a surprise to many who knew us. So, after three years on the… Read More Travel Tips for Families part 1
I have been nursing 172 months. That is almost 15 years and that figure will keep going up as I continue to nurse my little guy, Tytus. WOW 172 MONTHS! I have been married 254 months. That means I have NOT been nursing only about 7 years of my 21 year marriage. What does that mean? A few… Read More Breast Feeding Gold Medal
The views are breathtaking. What happened to my day? Where did it go? Sometimes the day gets away from me and my to do list only shrinks a little. What did I do of value? Was there a moment with each person in my family? Husband? – check Kids? – check God? – check… Read More A Day in the Life of a Traveler
With the holidays looming we can’t help but look at our finances. We have normal travel expenses – camp fees which range from $350 – $600 a month. Sometimes those fees include utilities and sometimes they don’t. If the camp fee doesn’t include utilities we usually pay around $100 a month for electric. Usually we… Read More Budgeting on the Road During the Holidays
With snow falling in the mountains all around us I couldn’t help but focus on art for our school today. We enjoyed making three batches of cinnamon ornaments. Each child got to make numerous shapes and sizes of random shapes to eventually hang on our tree. While on the road we have spent Christmas in Florida, Arizona,… Read More Getting Ready For the Holidays – Inside and Out
Author – Cody Smith How I’ve seen the movie industry change over the past 20 years. VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, 3D… the world of movies is changing fast. Just in the 20 years I’ve been on this earth (not to imply I was somewhere else before that…), I’ve seen incredible leaps and bounds in the “moving… Read More VHS and Beyond
There are so many benefits of traveling full time. Yet, there are many disadvantages. Through the years I’ve learned to always try discern if the problem I am facing is due to living in a camper and traveling full time or if it is a problem that I would have had in a sticks… Read More Hazards on the Road – Air and Water Issues
Most of the time we love to explore the more obscure destinations than the busy and more popular sites. Such is the case with Capitol Reef National Park. I hadn’t ever heard of it but I sure do love it. Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce, and Zion National Park are amazing but what is this – Capitol… Read More The Smiths Explore… Capitol Reef National Park
The Smiths Explore… Capitol Reef National Park // Video Come along on an incredible trip to Capitol Reef National Park with the full-time traveling Smith family! What is Fruita? How did Capitol Reef get all its orchards? Where’s a good place to go hiking? What’s there to see and do? We answer all that and… Read More Capitol Reef National Park – The Smiths Explore
Sometimes traveling is so exhausting. When we get to a new place we have to fight the urge to see everything and do everything. Can you imagine being on a constant sightseeing trip – for over four years! I remember going on a two week vacation and then getting back to the house and thinking… Read More Canyon Overlook Trail at Zion National Park Adventure
The Lemonade Digest 