The Benefits of Joining Scouts: an Inside Look From an Eagle Scout.
Hi everyone! It’s Matt here. And I want to share a little bit about Scouts with you today. Scouting has been one of my fondest memories. I joined Scouts …
Maximize Quality Family Time This Summer and Rent a Boat!
This post is sponsored by Discover Boating but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Did you know that 84% of parents think their kids would be more …
A Canoe Trip in Northern Florida
Last weekend we went canoeing along Spring Creek and the Chipola River in North Florida and had such a fun time. It has been hot down in the south …
10 Reasons I Am Loving Orange Theory
Hey ya’ll! So, a few weeks ago I shared in my Instagram Stories that I joined Orange Theory Fitness! And I wanted to give you a little update since I …
Get A Free National Park Pass for 4th Graders 2023
I have repeatedly mentioned the Every Kid Outdoors Free National Park Pass for 4th Graders program in blog posts over the years. Still, with the new school year starting, I want to …
A Choctawhatchee River Adventure
With summer approaching, let this serve as a reminder that adventures can come in all sizes! If you have been following us for awhile you know that we try our …
What is 30A Florida? An Easy 30A Overview for 1st Timers
As soon as we moved to Southeastern Alabama in 2018, we fell in love with the nearby beaches, specifically a magical place called 30A in Florida. A bunch of people …
Abby went to Space Camp!
Last month Abby went to Space Camp at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. We knew that she was going to have a blast and she did! …
Sarah and Abby go to Dallas
A couple of weeks ago Abby and I headed to Dallas just the two of us! It was actually the first time the two of us have flown somewhere without …
April Showers bring May Flowers
Yesterday we rang in the month of May! I clearly remember May 1st as a child. We would celebrate May Day by picking flowers from our neighbors yards and then …
Five things I want to do with my kids in the USA
Hi everyone! It’s Matt here. As my inaugural blog post, I wanted to say hello to readers of Our Little Lifestyle! I know that this is something Sarah has poured …
Shell Island via Pontoon Boat
A couple of weeks ago we took advantage of warm weather and did a last minute night in Panama City Beach! It’s the closest beach to where we are now …
Providence Canyon State Park
On Sunday we took a last-minute trip up to Providence Canyon State Park in Georgia. They call it one of the 7 wonders of Georgia and it was gorgeous! Some …
What We’ve Been Reading (Vol 1)
I am excited to kick off a new segment on my blog where we share what we have been reading with you guys! We are in a season of our …
An INSTAX MINI scavenger hunt
Yesterday we celebrated Abby’s 10th birthday! Gone are the days of over the top theme parties (like her Frozen party in 2014). This year when we were planning decor she …
Reading Journals
Ok. I don’t know if this is mom brain or a side effect of 2019 information overload but I have the hardest time recalling what I have read. Tell me …
24 hours in Panama City Beach
If there are three things that you take away from this post it would be these: (1) Travel doesn’t have to be long and expensive to be meaningful. (2) There …
Visiting Grandma and Grandpa
A couple of weeks ago I took the kids up to St. Louis to visit family. It was a much overdue trip and I was able to piggyback it with …
Hipcamp
Prepare to be mindblown… What if I told you that there is a website where you can book camping trips to super unique places inexpensively and anywhere in the USA? …
Sweet Home Alabama
If you follow me on Instagram you probably know this but in order to get caught up here I wanted to share or make sure you all know that we …