I can’t get over how quickly Violet is growing up and how expressive she already is for her age! And George and James just keep getting bigger and bigger too! I don’t think any of us are in any position to tell you guys what to do but I can say I would definitely not want to ever live in FL. I’m in GA and that’s as close as I ever want to be. Too hot. Too many scary animals. Disney is fun but I think it would get boring after a while. Plus there’s no guarantee it will stay in FL with the way it’s going between them and their governor LOL!
September, October and November are good months to. Should have to experience a hurricane or the events leading up to or the devastation after. It's not all sunshine and roses or Disneyland.
Violet is so stinkin adorable, I can’t believe her vocabulary and how big she’s getting! It’s so much fun to watch all of the kids as they play and use their imaginations. You’re doing a great job MoMo and dad
I've lived in Florida a couple times. Several years right by Disney. The tourists will drive you crazy and crime is higher. The heat there is completely different than what you have in the desert. I agree will those saying to invest in a 2nd home there if you can afford it so you can visit and keep the magic alive
Did Dallin ever go back to school for counseling, maybe getting busy within yourself with that would help. Going biking, hiking and skiing more might help. Let Ashley be a homebody gardening lady and Dallin get more action doing outdoor sports.
If you move here (to Florida) remember there are hurricanes from May to November. It's hot from April to December- hot as in hell, humid too. I've lived in florida for 8 and a half years- only seen an alligator that wasn't in a wildlife park, once in a pond/small lake near where I live. I have lots of fruit and vegetable plants I grow all year long. We only have like a week worth of cold days (never need a winter coat cold though) and always remember alligators can be in any body of wager anywhere.
Visit Florida in July or August. Don't stay on the beach (unless you can afford a beach house if you move) and see how you deal with the humidity, mosquitoes, horse flys that bite, etc. I.e. experience living there vs vacationing.
Buy a vacation home in FL. This way you can stay as long as you want, and not get sick of it, then rent it out as an air B&B when you're not there to help with the mortgage! ( I watch too many house hunter shows 😂)
That's exactly what my brother and sister in law do. They live in another state and they have a condo in Naples and when they're not there they rent it out.
Stay where you are and make disney a vacation spot..you may move there and then the magic leaves..some places are nice to visit..not necessarily a place to live.
I just can’t get over how big all the kids are! I remember the days in the little apartment with George sleeping in the closet. Your family makes me smile!!!
We retired and moved to Florida to be close to Disney. We have been here full time for 5 years. We try and go to Disney 2-4x month. We use to have annual passes to sea world and Busch Gardens, but found we did not go enough. Never tire of Disney.
I completely understand Dallin's longing to move to FL. I too suffer from this condition; I blame it on being a military kid, and then spouse. I'm currently in Boston, but wish to move somewhere warmer. I look longingly at real estate on-line. If you don't go and try it out, you'll regret it! You can always go back to UT; it's not going anywhere! 🙂
Love the video!! I absolutely love how much violet is talking, it seems like just a couple weeks ago she was saying her first words and now she loves to talk and she definitely knows what she wants and doesn’t want. She so sweet!! You guys might have to get another RV or Motorhomes, with how much Dalin likes to explore and be on the move. That way you have your home and can have the comfort that Ashley likes but a Motorhomes will give Dalin the adventure that he wants. But definitely get a class A gas in my opinion my boyfriend and I have been looking at the Forest River Georgetown class A the ones with 2 full bathrooms it’s awesome. Love all your videos
I am with Dallon (spelling?) in that I completely understand that feeling of getting bored. We have moved often as a family, and as someone who left Florida, came back for family, and am trying to leave again… Florida charm absolutely wears off, and all the things on the positive list are getting smaller, while the things on the negative list are growing. Like, traffic is growing, cost of living is growing, it has been getting hotter, etc. the benefits like Disney and beaches get lesser because it becomes harder to visit as traffic becomes a serious barrier, natural beauty is being lost to development, and the parks are more packed every year as population grows. When I moved here back in 2008, Florida was very different then than what it is now. What it is now is frustrating and it took me coming back to really see that clearly and be able to fully be over this state. I absolutely understand wanting to leave, but I also understand the impact it will have on the kdis to leave their rooms they have made so special, and the garden Ashley has grown. I left those things with our last house and it still makes me sad. Don’t do what I did and go to Florida just to get sick of it and want to leave and uproot our yet again. The downside is our families are here, and we deeply dislike it here. It bothers me very much that everyone is here and refuses to leave because they are comfortable. If I could have family elsewhere we all liked, I would stay.
Maybe it's time for an RV again 😊 That's what my family is thinking of doing with my need to move to Florida ( no one else in my family is interested in moving to Florida...lol) I figure at least instead of buying a second home somewhere which I will probably get bored of in a few years, this will enable us to go everywhere whenever I'm antsy and school is on break 😊
Better investigate the RV park availability. Just a word of advice. They are few and far between as far as vacancies. In the winter also northern people live in the parks then. I live here and we can't get a Reservation most we have are a year away. Unless it's one of the out of the way places in the area I live, which isn't close to any attractions for families seeking entertainment. We go for relaxation.
I know money doesn't grow on trees but maybe invest in a home that you can split your time up in, instead of 100% moving until sure? Maybe not in Disney per say but close like a halfway spot between Disney and a beach (either east coast beach or Gulf coast beach). You can always air B&B a home when not there. I know that is not for everyone but just a thought to keep some income coming in while deciding. Florida has so much to offer such as natural springs that people love and so on so an area close to EVERYTHING within a hour or so drive in either direction would be amazing for you two as an investment.
I love how wholesome you are! The children are growing up fast. As for Florida, buy a holiday home and rent it out when you're not there. It'll be better & might just help with scratching that itch to move. You'll just be able to take off! Just a thought as long as you take us with you, you could move anywhere xxx
Ugh I feel the same about wanting to move all the time and needing stimulation. It’s gotten better but I thought if you had a family that would change. Nice to hear everyone experiences it to some extent regardless of circumstances. Maybe there’s an in between. Instead of moving maybe renting out the house for 6 months and moving to Airbnb half the year or taking a long Vacay. Goodluck with the journey xo
No. You need to REALLY investigate the real estate market number one. It's crazy. Two check into our situation with home owner insurance it has escalated to the point of unaffordable. Some areas the insurance for a year has exceeded $10,000. I have family in Northern Florida and we live two hours from any beach, but since Hurricane Ian hit the Tampa/Clearwater/St. Pete area and destroyed millions and millions of dollars of home, insurance companies are pulling out of Florida and many has filed for bankruptcy. My sister in laws insurance went from $800 to $4,000 and they are demanding she has a new roof which is in excess of $25,000. Her home is 5 years old. She lives on a fixed income and even if she sold her home with the real estate market prices she could not afford to buy. One bedroom apartments are renting for $2,000 and up. This old world has lost its mind. Just a prospective from a Floridian who has lived here for over 52 years. Good Luck.
I'm going to tell you something that was told to me a long time ago. As a military family we had the chance to move to Germany or Florida. We chose to move to Florida but we were also warned that people that move to Florida and up quicker in a divorce than any other state. We chose not to listen we ended up three years later divorcing it was very hard and very sad
What happened to George's glasses? Violet is talking a lot more! Aura sounds great! I am going to check it out. NO FLORIDA. The magic will wear off. You can't snowboard in Florida!!
I say, yes!!!! But you’re right, being close to Disney does become just like a regular thing. Kinda like, being close to your favorite restaurant. You go too much, you can get tired of it.
I just moved to St. George from FL last June. The parks were so nice. I keep telling myself I'm going to have the same thing with the parks in California, but I haven't put up the money to go yet. I don't think i'd go back to FL, though.
Violet and especially James are looking so much like Ashley in this vlog. When they were by the stairs before you went out boom it hit me with the realisation stick.
I could never live in Florida just for the fact of the humidity. (I’m your neighbor here in Henderson NV) I suggest you all go visit Disney World during the middle of the summer for a week and see how you feel.
You could do a Vacation home style in Florida. That way when you need that change for a few months you scratch that itch. Pro's you won't have to find a hotel everytime you want to take the kids to disney. You wont have to pack so many items when you fly. You will literally have a second home away from home. Granted I do not know your financials. It is entirely up to you to decide if that is right for your family. :)
A word of advice. For me I live on the gulf coast and yall move to FL and sell your house in St. George? Wave to the ocean because it's going to wipe you out. I'm just waning you now. Disney did close for a hurricane. Just be mindful. 😊
I am 61 years old and I have lived in Florida for 58 years. I have live in several places in Florida. Central and South Florida are just crime and conmen. I have lived in north Florida for the last 27 years and love it. I have a nice one and a third acres homestead. Lots of fruit trees, chickens and a vegetable garden. Central and South Florida you can't have that in Lots of it. If you want to move here to Florida, get a few acres to fulfill your self sufficient needs. In North Florida you will only be a couple of hours from Disney. If you live in the center of north Florida you will be less than two hours from the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. In the center of the state you are less likely to get hit by a hurricane. I have never seen a tornado here. It does get very hot, humid and we do have big bugs. But I grow almost all year long. I have a food forest and vegetables and sometimes chickens. I won't live without my Homestead life.
Shhhhh don't encourage any more people to come here. I live in Northern Florida, twenty miles from the Georgia line. It's gotten crazy here with the influx of people moving in. Our local DMV won't take care of anyone unless you live in that county and it's a state agency. I live withing 25 miles of three little towns different counties and it's a mess here. They plainly tell you it's due to the new residents moving into the state. I liked my quiet little town just fine. No malls, no Cost Co or Sam's club or department stores. Thank goodness. If you desire one it's two hours away. Which I don't. My local small town grocer is great and my garden and my chickens are all I need.
Here’s my take on moving- I believe you guys are home schooling correct? You could do that absolutely anywhere. But taking kids away from their friends would be so hard. We don’t homeschool and I told my husband once our kids are in school we are not moving unless we stay in the same district. But not my kids have friends on our block and I absolutely love having friends that are neighbors. Being able to hang out together in the summer. I’ve always wanted to be around friends. So now we have to stay in the same neighborhood if we move 😂 so a lot of our roots where we are our kids roots. But i personally would love to be in the middle of no where just sitting on the porch drinking tea and counting cars that drive by haha
Why don’t you keep your house ( rented out) go to Florida for at least a year and rent, give it a go and see how you all feel, then decide if you want to sell and stay/buy a new house in Florida That way you have options to go back to your place
Sometimes some places are just fun to visit maybe get a second home for vacations and if you love it then move full time I don’t think it financially smart to move a lot there’s to much cost and not worth it
Whole heartedly I have watched enjoying your family grow and explore. But I can’t help but think that so many people are homeless and here you are moving a lot because you can’t figure out where you want to be just because not a need but a want and you’re allowed that of course you’re a free person to do so but but it saddens me so many without homes would do anything to have just somewhere to stay and start their life .
Sure Florida has some awesome things to do and see but they also have love bugs, palmetto bugs, lots of cockroaches, spiders, snakes, lizards and alligators in just about every body of water. It’s like you have to take the bad with the good.
Just watched a video as to why you should not move to Florida. The taxes are increasing drastically. The home owner's insurance is outrages. The cost of owning a home there is so high. If I can find the video I will link it for you.
Stay in Utah 🙏 please!? Remember James starts school, move now you will find it VERY difficult to return in 2 yrs. By then George will be starting school & the wife will have only one baby left at home. She'll need friends 😢 please stay close to family 🙏🙏🙏
I know I have no say but you're talking to a Granny who lives in Albuquerque her 3 daughters are in South Carolina along with her 3 grandbabies & my Son lives in Texas his boys (2) are teenagers now I haven't seen the youngest (who lived in SC ) or his older brother since he was 2 he's now 17 😢 they grow up so fast & I miss them ❤❤❤ tried living in SC for a year but parents were dying in Utah😢
I am an old lady and here's my advise. Life is the journey not a destination. But remember you take yourself with you and this may not solve your restless spirit.
I live in Florida and I suggest for the Orlando area, if you do decide to move, the further away from Disney, the cheaper the houses are. There are some amazing areas an hour north and closer to the Atlantic too!!
Yes. Because we most likely will too😂 we were brief neighbors in Daybreak… maybe we can be neighbors again in the Sunshine state! My son lives in Davenport- and is an expert All.Things.Disney master😂😂😂 if you want tips on the best way to navigate the parks, just ask him! It will save you wear and tear. Haha
Okay if you move to Florida, don’t move to Orlando! Look into south Florida, there’s a new train that goes straight to Orlando in like 2 hrs. I live in Jupiter Florida! Look into it!!! ❤️❤️❤️
No Utah is better visiting FL is great. I love Violet she’s so cute when she talks. James and George are also very cute and entertaining😊 great job George playing soccer!
I think he needs some counseling to find other ways to channel his wanderlust. It's hard to put down roots and make lifelong friends when you're always moving. You have some kind of anxiety problem.
I don't mean to be discouraging, however, have you ever heard of hurricanes? Not Hurricane, Utah, mind you! You're in an ideal spot now! Southern Utah is fascinating and beautiful! If you would rather live in a hot, humid, sea level place filled with mosquitos, roaches and flies, and live with mold, mildew, rust and sour, musty odors, by all means, go to Florida!. If you would rather deal with snakes, alligators and pythons in the backyard instead of gambel quail, roadrunners, and bobcats, go to the Sunshine State! If you're young & adventurous, and want to make life a grand learning experience for the whole family; and live life to the fullest, for heaven's sake, move wherever your hearts desire, as many times as you want! I love your precious family wherever y'all are!
I can’t get over how quickly Violet is growing up and how expressive she already is for her age! And George and James just keep getting bigger and bigger too!
I don’t think any of us are in any position to tell you guys what to do but I can say I would definitely not want to ever live in FL. I’m in GA and that’s as close as I ever want to be. Too hot. Too many scary animals. Disney is fun but I think it would get boring after a while. Plus there’s no guarantee it will stay in FL with the way it’s going between them and their governor LOL!
Don't get me started on our governor. Would love you guys to move to Tampa if you moved to Florida. But it's too hot and Hurricanes are not fun
Visit Florida in July or August before you commit to move. 😃
September, October and November are good months to. Should have to experience a hurricane or the events leading up to or the devastation after. It's not all sunshine and roses or Disneyland.
Violet is so stinkin adorable, I can’t believe her vocabulary and how big she’s getting! It’s so much fun to watch all of the kids as they play and use their imaginations. You’re doing a great job MoMo and dad
My only thought is hurricanes are getting a lot worse in the past few years. 🤷♀️Your sweet family is precious
Love how Viiolet can change her mood so quickly. So vocal at such a young age.
I agree
Don’t do it! You’ll regret it. We moved to FL 4 years ago today and cannot wait to get out of here in a month.
I've lived in Florida a couple times. Several years right by Disney. The tourists will drive you crazy and crime is higher. The heat there is completely different than what you have in the desert. I agree will those saying to invest in a 2nd home there if you can afford it so you can visit and keep the magic alive
We move every two to three years. We have worked all over Australia and had a wonderful life with great experiences. Seek the adventure ❤
Did Dallin ever go back to school for counseling, maybe getting busy within yourself with that would help. Going biking, hiking and skiing more might help. Let Ashley be a homebody gardening lady and Dallin get more action doing outdoor sports.
Bugs, humidity, hurricanes, tornadoes and, did I mention... Big Bugs. A friend owns a condo in Destin. Its mainly rented, they use it occasionally.
If you move here (to Florida) remember there are hurricanes from May to November. It's hot from April to December- hot as in hell, humid too. I've lived in florida for 8 and a half years- only seen an alligator that wasn't in a wildlife park, once in a pond/small lake near where I live. I have lots of fruit and vegetable plants I grow all year long. We only have like a week worth of cold days (never need a winter coat cold though) and always remember alligators can be in any body of wager anywhere.
Don't forget fire ants and very prickly pokey plants
Violet is so adorable and James is always the sweetest and soccer seems to be so good for George. Love your vlogs, you're the best parents
Florida is stifling in the Summer. You HAVE to LOVE heat and humidity, I love Michigan.🙂💖🐈🐈⬛
Visit Florida in July or August. Don't stay on the beach (unless you can afford a beach house if you move) and see how you deal with the humidity, mosquitoes, horse flys that bite, etc. I.e. experience living there vs vacationing.
Don't forget the love bugs!
NONE of that sounds appealing to me! We have TONS of mosquitoes here in KY and several other nasty bugs in the summertime!!
And stay for a couple of hurricanes, too, to add to the test run!
I would never leave the desert southwest for Florida. Your kids will get a far better education where you are now.
Love the way Violet says “Yep”
Buy a vacation home in FL. This way you can stay as long as you want, and not get sick of it, then rent it out as an air B&B when you're not there to help with the mortgage! ( I watch too many house hunter shows 😂)
That's exactly what my brother and sister in law do. They live in another state and they have a condo in Naples and when they're not there they rent it out.
@@Mimi2thebestboysever 😊
Stay where you are and make disney a vacation spot..you may move there and then the magic leaves..some places are nice to visit..not necessarily a place to live.
I just can’t get over how big all the kids are! I remember the days in the little apartment with George sleeping in the closet. Your family makes me smile!!!
We retired and moved to Florida to be close to Disney. We have been here full time for 5 years. We try and go to Disney 2-4x month. We use to have annual passes to sea world and Busch Gardens, but found we did not go enough. Never tire of Disney.
I completely understand Dallin's longing to move to FL. I too suffer from this condition; I blame it on being a military kid, and then spouse. I'm currently in Boston, but wish to move somewhere warmer. I look longingly at real estate on-line. If you don't go and try it out, you'll regret it! You can always go back to UT; it's not going anywhere! 🙂
Just air b n b someplace in Florida for a few months. Heat, humidity and hurricane warnings are big icks for me.
I'm right there with you on the heat and humidity! I live in Kentucky and it's MISERABLE here in the summer!! I hate it!!
Love the video!! I absolutely love how much violet is talking, it seems like just a couple weeks ago she was saying her first words and now she loves to talk and she definitely knows what she wants and doesn’t want. She so sweet!!
You guys might have to get another RV or Motorhomes, with how much Dalin likes to explore and be on the move. That way you have your home and can have the comfort that Ashley likes but a Motorhomes will give Dalin the adventure that he wants. But definitely get a class A gas in my opinion my boyfriend and I have been looking at the Forest River Georgetown class A the ones with 2 full bathrooms it’s awesome.
Love all your videos
Heck, no! There are no seasons, a billion more kinds of bugs, and so hot and humid. No, thank you. Loved the video ❤😊
I am with Dallon (spelling?) in that I completely understand that feeling of getting bored. We have moved often as a family, and as someone who left Florida, came back for family, and am trying to leave again… Florida charm absolutely wears off, and all the things on the positive list are getting smaller, while the things on the negative list are growing. Like, traffic is growing, cost of living is growing, it has been getting hotter, etc. the benefits like Disney and beaches get lesser because it becomes harder to visit as traffic becomes a serious barrier, natural beauty is being lost to development, and the parks are more packed every year as population grows.
When I moved here back in 2008, Florida was very different then than what it is now. What it is now is frustrating and it took me coming back to really see that clearly and be able to fully be over this state.
I absolutely understand wanting to leave, but I also understand the impact it will have on the kdis to leave their rooms they have made so special, and the garden Ashley has grown. I left those things with our last house and it still makes me sad. Don’t do what I did and go to Florida just to get sick of it and want to leave and uproot our yet again.
The downside is our families are here, and we deeply dislike it here. It bothers me very much that everyone is here and refuses to leave because they are comfortable. If I could have family elsewhere we all liked, I would stay.
Violet is so good at communicating and her little "yep" is too stinkin adorable
Maybe it's time for an RV again 😊 That's what my family is thinking of doing with my need to move to Florida ( no one else in my family is interested in moving to Florida...lol) I figure at least instead of buying a second home somewhere which I will probably get bored of in a few years, this will enable us to go everywhere whenever I'm antsy and school is on break 😊
Better investigate the RV park availability. Just a word of advice. They are few and far between as far as vacancies. In the winter also northern people live in the parks then. I live here and we can't get a Reservation most we have are a year away. Unless it's one of the out of the way places in the area I live, which isn't close to any attractions for families seeking entertainment. We go for relaxation.
I know money doesn't grow on trees but maybe invest in a home that you can split your time up in, instead of 100% moving until sure? Maybe not in Disney per say but close like a halfway spot between Disney and a beach (either east coast beach or Gulf coast beach). You can always air B&B a home when not there. I know that is not for everyone but just a thought to keep some income coming in while deciding. Florida has so much to offer such as natural springs that people love and so on so an area close to EVERYTHING within a hour or so drive in either direction would be amazing for you two as an investment.
I love how wholesome you are! The children are growing up fast. As for Florida, buy a holiday home and rent it out when you're not there. It'll be better & might just help with scratching that itch to move. You'll just be able to take off! Just a thought as long as you take us with you, you could move anywhere xxx
Ugh I feel the same about wanting to move all the time and needing stimulation. It’s gotten better but I thought if you had a family that would change. Nice to hear everyone experiences it to some extent regardless of circumstances. Maybe there’s an in between. Instead of moving maybe renting out the house for 6 months and moving to Airbnb half the year or taking a long Vacay. Goodluck with the journey xo
I always love my hair in a humid climate! So curly!
No. You need to REALLY investigate the real estate market number one. It's crazy. Two check into our situation with home owner insurance it has escalated to the point of unaffordable. Some areas the insurance for a year has exceeded $10,000. I have family in Northern Florida and we live two hours from any beach, but since Hurricane Ian hit the Tampa/Clearwater/St. Pete area and destroyed millions and millions of dollars of home, insurance companies are pulling out of Florida and many has filed for bankruptcy.
My sister in laws insurance went from $800 to $4,000 and they are demanding she has a new roof which is in excess of $25,000. Her home is 5 years old. She lives on a fixed income and even if she sold her home with the real estate market prices she could not afford to buy. One bedroom apartments are renting for $2,000 and up.
This old world has lost its mind.
Just a prospective from a Floridian who has lived here for over 52 years.
Good Luck.
Don't move to Florida just do an airbnb for like 1 to 2 months you'll be right as rain
I'm going to tell you something that was told to me a long time ago. As a military family we had the chance to move to Germany or Florida. We chose to move to Florida but we were also warned that people that move to Florida and up quicker in a divorce than any other state. We chose not to listen we ended up three years later divorcing it was very hard and very sad
No you should not. You have such a beautiful place you are living.
Violet is the perfect addition to your already beautiful family.
What happened to George's glasses? Violet is talking a lot more! Aura sounds great! I am going to check it out. NO FLORIDA. The magic will wear off. You can't snowboard in Florida!!
If you do get a house/vacation house in the Orlando area, you should get a place in winter park. It’s one of the nicest, safest areas in Orlando.
You guys are such great parents. You give all of them equal attention and affection. ❤
Florida is beautiful, but humid and hot. Be careful what you wish for!
I love that you guys can talk openly about anything 😊
I say, yes!!!! But you’re right, being close to Disney does become just like a regular thing. Kinda like, being close to your favorite restaurant. You go too much, you can get tired of it.
Please don’t show your children undressing on TH-cam, protect their privacy. They will thank you someday ❤
Oh chill out.we barely saw anything.
My neighbor moved to FL and said he stays inside all summer. Too humid. I'm with Ashley, I could stay in my yard forever.
Violet’s fake cry! 🤣🤣🤣. She’s hilarious! I love watching her interact with y’all! 💗
I just moved to St. George from FL last June. The parks were so nice. I keep telling myself I'm going to have the same thing with the parks in California, but I haven't put up the money to go yet. I don't think i'd go back to FL, though.
We just came back from Disney World and it rain part of every day and the humidity was a killer.
Violet and especially James are looking so much like Ashley in this vlog. When they were by the stairs before you went out boom it hit me with the realisation stick.
Please stay like this forever Violet, she is the most sweetest kid ever 😍🥰😘
I could never live in Florida just for the fact of the humidity. (I’m your neighbor here in Henderson NV) I suggest you all go visit Disney World during the middle of the summer for a week and see how you feel.
Little girls in overalls are so cute!! Especially with a cute little t-shirt or tank top!!
You could do a Vacation home style in Florida. That way when you need that change for a few months you scratch that itch. Pro's you won't have to find a hotel everytime you want to take the kids to disney. You wont have to pack so many items when you fly. You will literally have a second home away from home. Granted I do not know your financials. It is entirely up to you to decide if that is right for your family.
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A word of advice. For me I live on the gulf coast and yall move to FL and sell your house in St. George? Wave to the ocean because it's going to wipe you out. I'm just waning you now. Disney did close for a hurricane. Just be mindful. 😊
The way you feel about Florida is the way I feel about St George. I want to live there so bad!
I like how Violet says yup
I've just watch a vlogger couple in rock springs in florida. I think you would all love that. I'd certainly love to see you do a vlog there
I am 61 years old and I have lived in Florida for 58 years. I have live in several places in Florida. Central and South Florida are just crime and conmen. I have lived in north Florida for the last 27 years and love it. I have a nice one and a third acres homestead. Lots of fruit trees, chickens and a vegetable garden. Central and South Florida you can't have that in Lots of it. If you want to move here to Florida, get a few acres to fulfill your self sufficient needs. In North Florida you will only be a couple of hours from Disney. If you live in the center of north Florida you will be less than two hours from the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. In the center of the state you are less likely to get hit by a hurricane. I have never seen a tornado here. It does get very hot, humid and we do have big bugs. But I grow almost all year long. I have a food forest and vegetables and sometimes chickens. I won't live without my Homestead life.
Shhhhh don't encourage any more people to come here. I live in Northern Florida, twenty miles from the Georgia line. It's gotten crazy here with the influx of people moving in. Our local DMV won't take care of anyone unless you live in that county and it's a state agency. I live withing 25 miles of three little towns different counties and it's a mess here. They plainly tell you it's due to the new residents moving into the state. I liked my quiet little town just fine. No malls, no Cost Co or Sam's club or department stores. Thank goodness. If you desire one it's two hours away. Which I don't. My local small town grocer is great and my garden and my chickens are all I need.
Here’s my take on moving- I believe you guys are home schooling correct? You could do that absolutely anywhere. But taking kids away from their friends would be so hard. We don’t homeschool and I told my husband once our kids are in school we are not moving unless we stay in the same district. But not my kids have friends on our block and I absolutely love having friends that are neighbors. Being able to hang out together in the summer. I’ve always wanted to be around friends. So now we have to stay in the same neighborhood if we move 😂 so a lot of our roots where we are our kids roots. But i personally would love to be in the middle of no where just sitting on the porch drinking tea and counting cars that drive by haha
Would it be an idea to rent for 6 months to get the feel of Florida
Why don’t you keep your house ( rented out) go to Florida for at least a year and rent, give it a go and see how you all feel, then decide if you want to sell and stay/buy a new house in Florida
That way you have options to go back to your place
Do I hear someone saying "Florida winter home"? Then you aren't ACTUALLY moving...just...visiting. LOL
We live near Disney and it’s not magical like you think
It’s a good thing you stopped having children after Violet. She is the ultimate!! What a personality!
I moved to Florida, lived there for 6 years and hated it. Too hot and humid for me so I moved back home to my 4 seasons
Violet is absolutely adorable ❤ Her cow/cat sound is too much! 😂
Violet is growing up so fast. 🥰😊
Sometimes some places are just fun to visit maybe get a second home for vacations and if you love it then move full time I don’t think it financially smart to move a lot there’s to much cost and not worth it
Don't move but get a Florida condo you can travel often to!!
Whole heartedly I have watched enjoying your family grow and explore. But I can’t help but think that so many people are homeless and here you are moving a lot because you can’t figure out where you want to be just because not a need but a want and you’re allowed that of course you’re a free person to do so but but it saddens me so many without homes would do anything to have just somewhere to stay and start their life .
Sure Florida has some awesome things to do and see but they also have love bugs, palmetto bugs, lots of cockroaches, spiders, snakes, lizards and alligators in just about every body of water. It’s like you have to take the bad with the good.
Extra Facism as well! The Governor of Florida is unhinged.
And HURRICANES!
Do winters in Florida and summers in Utah.
Just watched a video as to why you should not move to Florida. The taxes are increasing drastically. The home owner's insurance is outrages. The cost of owning a home there is so high. If I can find the video I will link it for you.
Just take your time.. I have lived in Florida for many years and it's not exactly the best place to raise a family.
Follow your heart!
Stay in Utah 🙏 please!? Remember James starts school, move now you will find it VERY difficult to return in 2 yrs. By then George will be starting school & the wife will have only one baby left at home. She'll need friends 😢 please stay close to family 🙏🙏🙏
I know I have no say but you're talking to a Granny who lives in Albuquerque her 3 daughters are in South Carolina along with her 3 grandbabies & my Son lives in Texas his boys (2) are teenagers now I haven't seen the youngest (who lived in SC ) or his older brother since he was 2 he's now 17 😢 they grow up so fast & I miss them ❤❤❤ tried living in SC for a year but parents were dying in Utah😢
I am an old lady and here's my advise. Life is the journey not a destination. But remember you take yourself with you and this may not solve your restless spirit.
Insurance is higher for cars and houses here
I love watching your videos, you have a beautiful family!
Move to Florida! I would move to Florida in a heartbeat if I could but... I'm Canadian. 😢
I live in Florida and I suggest for the Orlando area, if you do decide to move, the further away from Disney, the cheaper the houses are. There are some amazing areas an hour north and closer to the Atlantic too!!
Don’t move I love your house 🏠
as someone who lives in florida. i say the magic will fade super quick. don’t do it. the tourist. the constant humidity and heat. it’s not the best.
Yes. Because we most likely will too😂 we were brief neighbors in Daybreak… maybe we can be neighbors again in the Sunshine state!
My son lives in Davenport- and is an expert All.Things.Disney master😂😂😂 if you want tips on the best way to navigate the parks, just ask him! It will save you wear and tear. Haha
I thought you said this house is gonna be your forever home?
Florida is an amazing vacation location, but I would not live there again. Too hot and humid, hurricanes, tourist,
and crowded. Oh, lots of huge bugs.
How's the MTN biking in Florida
Keep your beautiful home. Rent in Florida for a year. That may do it. Totally different world.
Okay if you move to Florida, don’t move to Orlando! Look into south Florida, there’s a new train that goes straight to Orlando in like 2 hrs. I live in Jupiter Florida! Look into it!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Did I mention we have a lighthouse!
Where did you get that adorable striped skirt Ashley? So cute!
Do you want the hurricane stuff?
No Utah is better visiting FL is great. I love Violet she’s so cute when she talks. James and George are also very cute and entertaining😊 great job George playing soccer!
No snow
I don’t think you would like the humidity.
Some advice I was given recently.. never buy where you holiday, you’ll be disappointed? I’m with Ashley.. what about the alligators 🐊 😮😂
I think he needs some counseling to find other ways to channel his wanderlust. It's hard to put down roots and make lifelong friends when you're always moving. You have some kind of anxiety problem.
Wow that’s rude
I don't mean to be discouraging, however, have you ever heard of hurricanes? Not Hurricane, Utah, mind you! You're in an ideal spot now! Southern Utah is fascinating and beautiful! If you would rather live in a hot, humid, sea level place filled with mosquitos, roaches and flies, and live with mold, mildew, rust and sour, musty odors, by all means, go to Florida!. If you would rather deal with snakes, alligators and pythons in the backyard instead of gambel quail, roadrunners, and bobcats, go to the Sunshine State! If you're young & adventurous, and want to make life a grand learning experience for the whole family; and live life to the fullest, for heaven's sake, move wherever your hearts desire, as many times as you want! I love your precious family wherever y'all are!
My husband's whole family likes to move every couple of years too 😂 I'm just used to it at this point.
I just love that age Violets at!! So fun!
Heat and humidity are terrible, plus hurricanes and too many people. Stay where you are.
Come to FLorida try Mount Dora or Clermont.
You are going to move to Orlando and become Disney Vloggers.
I thought your rolls were beautiful! 🍓