Tipper. Just in case you've ever doubted your parenting skills. Dont! You and Matt obviously did a whole lotta things right with those girls. May God continue to bless your family.
Yes! You are both definitely wonderful parents! To have both your beautiful daughters home all this time is quite amazing! They are really lovely ladies! Corie won’t be that far away from you, which is great. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@BobbyRicky you couldn’t be more right about that. Those girls can leave home knowing that they had the best parents they could ever have had! They will carry that on with their families one day. You can bet on that. And then those grandbabies will benefit from having them as their grandparents! You have no idea how much fun you will have with grandchildren! I have five so I know!
One of my favorite memories is doing my twin sister's make-up for her on her wedding day. My sister is my hero; she is a Navy veteran and had to go to war, something in my own military career I did not have to do. We sat in the bathroom of the house we grew up in and laughed and laughed, nearly crying (stop! you'll ruin your make-up, I said!) as I applied eye shadow and mascara. Marriage did not separate us; we are still as close as ever, regardless of the distance that our married lives have taken us. I wish all the best for Corie and Austin. Before you know, Katie will be telling you she's also getting married and then....grandchildren! Blessings to you all!
At 21:42 the look on Dad's face when she said it might one of the last times I'll sign my name like this Broke my heart! Been there done that! Such a wonderful family! Great parents, great kids!
You've probably heard the saying: "The family that prays together, stays together." Maybe another angle to that could be: "The family that hikes together, stays together." There's just something wholesome and bonding that occurs when a family hikes together, immersed in God's natural world. Add to that the healing and restoring qualities of nature, plus the chance to declutter from the "progress" of man and be focused on the one who is the creator of the natural world. No wonder Jesus said to His disciples: "Come apart and rest a while." Or as Vance Havner puts it: "If you don't come apart, you WILL come apart."
Yep, I have done this with my dad. But never once, did my family as a whole do this. There was always someone missing or not interested. Now my family seems immensely fractured and it upsets me that I'm not that close with my brothers at all. Probably an age thing, they are now 7 and 10 years older. Cherish watching this to see the close bond you all have
"A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all of her life." -Irish Saying. Mazeltov! My son's getting married in October and I couldn't be happier about it.
@I AM I have 3 sons and 2 brothers and agree with you. Although, when my mother got sick it was my sister and I who took care of her. I think it goes back centuries as a saying.
I feel truely sorry for children who grow up these days with no access to woods to explore and play in. We grew up on about 50 acres in Randolph County NC. Sunday afternoons usually found our whole family walking in the woods. Our parents included. Three of the five of us built on the homeplace and my neice inherited the house we grew up in when mama passed away three years ago. What a blessing that the house is still lived in by family. Congratulations to Corie and Austin for a wonderful life together!
What a very special memory y’all made. I could sit in those woods and just feel the stress melt away. God’s beautiful beautiful world. Tipper, you have a very precious family. God bless you all.❤️✝️🙏
I loved this video. The family dynamic is amazing. Matt didn't say a whole lot , but his love for the 3 of you is so palpable. I adore your family. It's like a breath of fresh air to see the wholesome nature of your relationships.
Love hearing about your special day…what memories we can make, if we would only take the time…and just think,you let me and many more people share this precious time. You’re you all.
Great vid, Tipper. There is an old saying in my family that says..." the number of heart shaped rocks found on the last hike is the number of grandchildren you will have"... ha ha! God's blessings to you all for a happy wedding. Karla in Cali. :)
Gosh, I was feeling emotional just watching! Such love and joy, but a little bit sad, too, at time passing - still, that's as it should be right? 💗 Wishing all the best to everyone and thank you for sharing this precious time!
Although this was Corie's last hike as a single woman, I have a feeling she'll return to Stamey Creek often in the coming years and add to her storehouse of memories of the place.
I went to West Virginia where my Dad is from when I was around 10-11 yrs old. His Mamma made the best food & it was just beautiful in those hills -just like in this video. We went hiking & came by a cave-like area where my uncle dug a small pool of water out in the sandy area, & the spring water was so cold & delicious! We also picked & ate berries along the way. A beautiful memory I will always cherish. My husband & I live in Oklahoma now in the boonies with lots of hills & trees & deer. Does not compare with the mountains in W. VA.!
Corey and Katie, I had a twin sister for about 71 years. She passed away in 2020. I would not change growing up with a twin for anything. I always say, "I wish everyone had a twin to grow up with. When she passed away, I was totally lost. I sat down and started thinking about all the wonderful memories and our shared experiences. I began writing down as many of those memories as I could recall, of course, I have thought of many more since then.Soon I began to concentrate on the good times we shared and not so much the loss. I sent your mom a collection of these memories. I called it "The Unlikely Adventures of Libby and Bil"l, her name was Elizabeth Ann and mine is William Stan. I like to read them again every once in a while, not to get all depressed and sad but to revel in the life we shared while growing up in Eastern Kentucky.
Congratulations young lady! May the two of you spend many love filled years together! We wish you the best! Just don’t forget to call home every now and then, just to let everyone know that you’re still alive and kicking! One thing that I can say is that you can see the love that you have for one another. To the parents, you should be extremely proud of the children you raised. To the girls, you should be very proud of your parents. Know it or not your family is a role model for many, many families. And there are a LOT of families out there that would trade everything they own for what you have. I know that even here in the Appalachains sometimes things happen and we’re not immune from the situations that cause the heartache. But the people are strong and loving. Never underestimate the power of love and always stay close to God first and foremost! If you move into the suburbs or city, you’ll miss the taste of that good old mountain spring water! 😀
We raised our kids to hike as our favorite activity too. When they were in school, I hiked with our retrievers by myself every day, no matter the weather. You have a lovely family, I love your channel. My husband and I lived in Highlands/Cashiers, NC for several years and we miss the mountains. Even though we visit, it's not the same as living there. Your channel keeps it alive for me. I was raised in Cincinnati, their annual Appalachian Festival has beautiful mountain crafts to buy, bluegrass music and clogging. It's special.
I can be in the foulest mood and my wife can make me laugh every time she tries. 38 years and counting. I like to imagine what this part of NJ was like after the Wisconsin ice sheet retreated 20,000 years ago. It left Lake Hopatcong in its wake. Portions of the land behind my house is so steep that it has never been built on. Been that way for 20,000 years. Congratulations on the marriage of your daughter. I wish her all the best.
A lot of God's beautiful handiwork right in your backyard, such a beautiful video. Me, too Corie. I started to tear just a tiny bit there. I pray your entire family is blessed with a beautiful pre-wedding week.
Isn’t God great by creating such beautiful scenery & weather for you all to enjoy as a family 🕊?! Thank you for sharing your special day with us Tipper. Sending everyone hugs, love & prayers for a wonderful & blessed reminder of the week 🤗💜🙏🏻!
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!! I wish much happiness to Corie and Austin in their new life as husband and wife. May they have many many walks in the woods together and bring any children they are blessed with up to be walkers in the woods. Love you all so much. I was born in the bedroom of my mom and dad's little house in Gilmer County WV and lived there until I was about 4. Mom and dad kept the farm but moved to PA for dad to work. We would spend most every other weekend and most all holidays back down there. My paternal grandparents lived just about a mile up a dirt road from our place. I loved walking with my dad in the woods or working in the garden with him. It was a wonderful life. So many stories I heard and so many memories I have from those walks. I think my boys (yes Matt, I had a husband and 2 boys and most all our animals (cats and dogs) were boys too. So I know how you feel.) Thank you for sharing so much of your life with us and for stirring up those fond memories in me. Love you all and may God continue to bless all of you.
Congratulations. My first (daughter) just got married 3 months ago. Toughest and sweetest days of my life. Still learning my place. Enjoy the addition to the family.
How are you doing mrs tipper happy mother day to you and all mothers young or old alive or dead we celebrate mother day in Arabic countries as well as England it’s different date around world we on March you in USA and Canada on May thank you for sharing your trips with us showing us such magnificent landscapes beauty of nature hiking and tours travel in USA and Europe unfortunately we in Arabic countries most of us stay at home yes we sometimes at weekend go to beaches or gardens have picnic have great time stay safe blessed good luck to you your dearest ones
This was one of the best things I've seen in a long long time. Thank you for blessing us with an example of a God fearing family. I hope one day when my boy is ready to get married and leave home that we would be able to create such a beautiful memory. Side note my boy is only two, but even now I pray that God is making his perfect soul mate. And I pray that he would be a God fearing man that is fit and able to be a husband.
Greetings from Southern California. It’s nice to hear your southern accent. These are memories your family will always treasure. Peace, and God’s blessings to you and your beautiful family. 👏👏👏👏
Your hikes on old paths and forgotten roads brings to mind when I was doing a lot of genealogy and kept finding relatives who married someone from 60 miles away back in the 1800s. In the 60s when I was a kid our community was so isolated that I couldn't figure out how my great grandfathers were importing brides from adjoining states. I finally figured out the road system was so different at that time, Indian trails, game trails, log skid roads and they were traveling on horseback. So what is now a 60 mile trip one way was more like 27 as the crow flies that was much more doable.
It's so nice to see y'all out having time together, making it such a special day. I would rather be able to be out in nature than at an amusement park any day! It's hard to believe Corie's wedding day is in just a few days! May God bless y'all always! Hugs from VA! 💐
That old road at the beginning of your hike must have been well used for a long time, it still looks like a good forest road. I'm so happy you found the daylillies, and I hope you went back and got a few pieces (you did!). The do real well in the sun, even the summer heat. Even the leaves make a pretty border or mound. They will make their own nice patch. Once they establish, you'll be giving pieces away. Who knows how long those have been growing wild in the woods? Your family lunch in the woods was so fun, so sweet, so nostalgic, I laughed and teared up both. Katie's story about "the look" reminded me so much of my much loved departed friend Sandy. We were friends for something like 30 years, and communicated a LOT with our eyes and eyebrows, and we knew exactly what we were saying. Corie, sugar, what a perfect last weekend at home with your parents and sister, and I am so happy for you and wish you the best of luck in your marriage. Thank you so much for taking us along on this hike, Tipper.
This no matter what it's a sad moment. When one of our children move away from us. She's going to have a beautiful life. Hopefully you'll be grandparents soon enough.
Y'all are SO blessed to live in such a beautiful place! Love the woods, the hills, creek ... It's so peaceful. Loved hearing all the wonderful memories, as well. Congratulations to Corie and Austin on your marriage! May you have a long and happy life together, with love, happiness and many more precious memories! 💕
Matt used the word “champer” and I had to look it up in the dictionary. It’s a word that means chew or bite. It is from the word “champ” as in “champ at the bit”. I haven’t heard the word used this way before and I got excited about it. It’s not used in my neck of the woods. Good one! All God’ blessings to the beautiful new family in their happy new life.
@@lawnerddownunder3461 Durn my old ears! Thank you for the correction and actually, now I know two new words! Though I do have a vague recollection of chamfer. Something to do with furniture legs? Maybe?
I love old road beds. They stir my imagination about who may have walked or ridden on the old road beds. My aunt and uncle bought land and built many years ago. You can see so obviously a road bed running through the front yard when freshly mowed. Also some deeply imbedded squared rocks we thought may have been cornerstones from an old church. The property had nothing for past 100 years, so it had to have been an old horse trail. What a great way to spend that time with your adorable Corie.
I can't think of a better way to spend the last week-end together before Corie & Austin get married. Your family is so special to me. I wish there were more families like y'all in this world of chaos & trouble. You all have your priorities right...God first, family second, work third. God bless you all & God bless Corie & Austin as they start their new lives together next week end. Hugs to you all!
Great video my friend. Nothing than spending time with family. Beautiful country Tipper thanks for sharing. I wish her the best. I know just how you feel. God Bless.
Taking that family hike together was a brilliant idea! Even better is that it appealed to all four of you. Nobody had to be dragged along against their will.
My best wishes to Corrie as she begins this new phase in her life! Weather here in these mountains can change so quickly but hopefully the day will be dry even if it is cold. The hike was a perfect outing for all of you. Thanks for sharing this time with us too!
The thing I cried the most over when our daughter got married 6 years ago, was that she wouldn’t have our same last name anymore. Seems silly now but I sure cried a bucket full of tears the night before the wedding. “Life’s about changing…nothing ever stays the same.”And just FYI…we got a wonderful son in law and now a 3 year old precious grandson. 👵🏻❤️🧒🏼
@@CelebratingAppalachia it’s hard to let go of them even when it’s like our children who moved out after high school to the city for college etc and never moved back home. They stayed there in the summers to work and then they were grown. Even though that part makes me sad, they have wonderful adult lives and we are gaining a daughter this fall when our son gets married. ❤️🥰
I love your channel. I grew up knowing nothing about Appalachia but what I'd gathered from The Beverly Hillbillies and The Waltons and never knew what I was missing. Thanks for giving us such a valuable window into life in the mountains!
One of my most favorite videos of yours I've watched. Great family togetherness. On a side note my granddaughter(Smith) married a Smith (No relation). Also, my twin grandsons have that uncanny knack of their own language or signals. Best wishes to Corie on her new journey. Thanks for sharing your life.
Thanks for letting us share in your family hike. I'm confident Corie and Austin will visit often and you'll have many hikes in the future. I kept waiting for Katie to give a report on the crawdads in the creek. 😉
@@CelebratingAppalachia I don’t know if Katie has ever been crawdad fishing with nets and all but here in north Louisiana after a big rain we get our nets, of course during the season, buy some chicken parts, tie it in that net and throw them in those rain filled ditches and wait. If the ditches have lots of crawdads you don’t wait long before you grab your pole and start lifting nets. The last time we went we caught enough to have a boil for ten people. It’s a lot of work bc of purging and cleaning and then the boil but the rewards are so worth the work! It’s really more fun catching them than eating them!
not only are the girls beautiful, they are so kind and thoughtful young women. They "do you proud" as we say in Texas. Matt has the same cadence in his way a of talking as my dear and sweet Pappa whose family was from Western North Carolina.
That’s a great way to spend time with your family. Congratulations Corie! I know you’re excited to begin your new life with your husband, Austin, next weekend.
I'm a native Tennesseean but I do believe one place that rivals the beauty of my home is our sister state of North Carolina. Beautiful family time, thank you for taking us along. Bless you all.
What a fitting day before the big day. Amazing how many stones you guys found shaped like hearts. I think it’s a sign that Corie and Austin are a perfect match. Thanks for sharing your day! ❤️
Y’all helped me through an MRI just thinking about Katie in the stream looking for rocks,Cory crocheting with her granny, Tipper gardening andDad looking for deer. Thank you for being there for me
My wife and I have been watching you for the last couple of months and find you to be so refreshing to watch and how close you are as a family. Good, fresh food and all the very best to you from Australia.
I would love to watch a video of the ladies collecting the clay and making something special, one for each. It would probably take a couple of episodes, between collecting, making, painting and firing, but what a wonderful resource and I would love to have something like that right handy to create with. Oh, and congrats to the happy couple, btw! Hugs
Watching you all together makes me think of my family ,mommy ,daddy,my 8 sisters and my 1 brother.My mommy and daddy have passed on ,4 sisters and my brother,sure missed them all . I just love your family ❤️
That was so sweet, had to wipe my eyes. Now you all can look forward to the first hike with your married daughter! You all really enjoy each other. I’m praying for clear sky’s for the big day! How fitting are all those hearts you found. 💕🌸💕🌸
Congratulations Corie! Im kinda new too ya’lls channel. I have too tell ya it seems like we almost branch kin er something. I have two adult children who have both recently married and have babies of their own. However as hard for me too say they have become estranged from me for reasons unbeknownst too me . This mamas love and heart aint ever gona heal from the loss it’s kindly like a death as bad as i hate too share this personal story. Watching y’all recollecting on good ol days when your youngens were small and being out in em mountains has brought back so many memories for me having took my own kids in the woods and along the springs and creeks . Good memories picking up pennywinkles , watercress, ramps, crawdads, minners, fairy stones arrow heads etc… im overjoyed too have the opportunity too share in these precious moments with y’all. Maybe one these days my adult kids will come around its a hurt like no other . Happy too remembered good times and see a sweet loving family such as yourn ! 😍
God bless your beautiful family! I grew up in the backwoods of SC and still appreciate those beautiful times! You're a very fortunate family!! Keep up the awesomeness:))))
Glad you made great memories I didn't realize Corey's wedding was quite so close. Maybe you'll be able to go hike in there and take an extra person with you and make more and more and more memories. Best wishes to Corey and Austin
What a beautiful family. Together in nature. For some reason I find myself feeling sad her sister. The future will be different for her. She seems to be fine with the changes that are coming. God bless you and thank you for sharing your story and us.
Thank you for sharing this with us Tipper! Very special. I hope my son finds a lovely young lady like one of your daughters. He just graduated college. All the best in 2023!
Great family outing....!! I like Matt's gear. PF haversack, looks like maybe a William Collins knife with a Stitched Gear Outfitters sheath, maybe a CRKT hawk, and Grayl filter.
Tipper. Just in case you've ever doubted your parenting skills. Dont! You and Matt obviously did a whole lotta things right with those girls. May God continue to bless your family.
That is so kind-thank you 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia it's true 🥰 You know I never had a loving mother, but that just made me love even harder🥰 your both are excellent parents
AMEN. So true!
Yes! You are both definitely wonderful parents! To have both your beautiful daughters home all this time is quite amazing! They are really lovely ladies! Corie won’t be that far away from you, which is great. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@BobbyRicky you couldn’t be more right about that. Those girls can leave home knowing that they had the best parents they could ever have had! They will carry that on with their families one day. You can bet on that. And then those grandbabies will benefit from having them as their grandparents! You have no idea how much fun you will have with grandchildren! I have five so I know!
One of my favorite memories is doing my twin sister's make-up for her on her wedding day. My sister is my hero; she is a Navy veteran and had to go to war, something in my own military career I did not have to do. We sat in the bathroom of the house we grew up in and laughed and laughed, nearly crying (stop! you'll ruin your make-up, I said!) as I applied eye shadow and mascara. Marriage did not separate us; we are still as close as ever, regardless of the distance that our married lives have taken us. I wish all the best for Corie and Austin. Before you know, Katie will be telling you she's also getting married and then....grandchildren! Blessings to you all!
At 21:42 the look on Dad's face when she said it might one of the last times I'll sign my name like this Broke my heart! Been there done that! Such a wonderful family! Great parents, great kids!
First time seeing Matt actually laugh. It brightened up my day!
I love the sound of wind blowing through the hills and trees !!
You've probably heard the saying: "The family that prays together, stays together." Maybe another angle to that could be: "The family that hikes together, stays together." There's just something wholesome and bonding that occurs when a family hikes together, immersed in God's natural world. Add to that the healing and restoring qualities of nature, plus the chance to declutter from the "progress" of man and be focused on the one who is the creator of the natural world. No wonder Jesus said to His disciples: "Come apart and rest a while." Or as Vance Havner puts it: "If you don't come apart, you WILL come apart."
Really enjoyed your comment 😀
Yep, I have done this with my dad. But never once, did my family as a whole do this. There was always someone missing or not interested. Now my family seems immensely fractured and it upsets me that I'm not that close with my brothers at all. Probably an age thing, they are now 7 and 10 years older. Cherish watching this to see the close bond you all have
This reminds me of walking in the woods in eastern KY with my aunt, looking for trilium.
"A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all of her life." -Irish Saying. Mazeltov! My son's getting married in October and I couldn't be happier about it.
Tis true
@I AM I have 3 sons and 2 brothers and agree with you. Although, when my mother got sick it was my sister and I who took care of her. I think it goes back centuries as a saying.
This is a true visual of what family is
Thank you for the kind words 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia your very welcome.
I feel truely sorry for children who grow up these days with no access to woods to explore and play in. We grew up on about 50 acres in Randolph County NC. Sunday afternoons usually found our whole family walking in the woods. Our parents included. Three of the five of us built on the homeplace and my neice inherited the house we grew up in when mama passed away three years ago. What a blessing that the house is still lived in by family.
Congratulations to Corie and Austin for a wonderful life together!
What a very special memory y’all made. I could sit in those woods and just feel the stress melt away. God’s beautiful beautiful world. Tipper, you have a very precious family. God bless you all.❤️✝️🙏
Thank you 😊
I loved this video. The family dynamic is amazing. Matt didn't say a whole lot , but his love for the 3 of you is so palpable. I adore your family. It's like a breath of fresh air to see the wholesome nature of your relationships.
Love hearing about your special day…what memories we can make, if we would only take the time…and just think,you let me and many more people share this precious time. You’re you all.
“we’re gaining a son, not losing a daughter” this is my new standard when choosing a life partner. somebody my parents would have as a son
Great vid, Tipper. There is an old saying in my family that says..." the number of heart shaped rocks found on the last hike is the number of grandchildren you will have"... ha ha! God's blessings to you all for a happy wedding. Karla in Cali. :)
Love that!
Gosh, I was feeling emotional just watching! Such love and joy, but a little bit sad, too, at time passing - still, that's as it should be right? 💗 Wishing all the best to everyone and thank you for sharing this precious time!
Thank you! Yes its as it should be 😀 Just bittersweet feelings abound 😀
All the very best to her as she starts her new married life. ❤
Thank you 😀
I sure wish my adult son enjoyed spending time with his dad and me like your girls do with you. These are special times and I am happy for you all.
Although this was Corie's last hike as a single woman, I have a feeling she'll return to Stamey Creek often in the coming years and add to her storehouse of memories of the place.
I went to West Virginia where my Dad is from when I was around 10-11 yrs old. His Mamma made the best food & it was just beautiful in those hills -just like in this video. We went hiking & came by a cave-like area where my uncle dug a small pool of water out in the sandy area, & the spring water was so cold & delicious! We also picked & ate berries along the way. A beautiful memory I will always cherish. My husband & I live in Oklahoma now in the boonies with lots of hills & trees & deer. Does not compare with the mountains in W. VA.!
I love to hear water dripping
It is a wonderful time and a sad time when our daughters leave. But it is great that she will live nearby 😊
So true!
Corey and Katie, I had a twin sister for about 71 years. She passed away in 2020. I would not change growing up with a twin for anything. I always say, "I wish everyone had a twin to grow up with. When she passed away, I was totally lost. I sat down and started thinking about all the wonderful memories and our shared experiences. I began writing down as many of those memories as I could recall, of course, I have thought of many more since then.Soon I began to concentrate on the good times we shared and not so much the loss. I sent your mom a collection of these memories. I called it "The Unlikely Adventures of Libby and Bil"l, her name was Elizabeth Ann and mine is William Stan. I like to read them again every once in a while, not to get all depressed and sad but to revel in the life we shared while growing up in Eastern Kentucky.
Thank you Bill! They are great memories!! I never thought to share them with the girls but I sure will 😀
I wish all the love and happiness for your daughter and her future husband !
Thank you so much!
Tipper you really make some very memorial and wonderful videos...felt like I was right there with you guys enjoying a walk down memory lane!!!
love this family! and love to hear their wonderful stories.
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Congratulations young lady! May the two of you spend many love filled years together! We wish you the best! Just don’t forget to call home every now and then, just to let everyone know that you’re still alive and kicking! One thing that I can say is that you can see the love that you have for one another. To the parents, you should be extremely proud of the children you raised. To the girls, you should be very proud of your parents. Know it or not your family is a role model for many, many families. And there are a LOT of families out there that would trade everything they own for what you have. I know that even here in the Appalachains sometimes things happen and we’re not immune from the situations that cause the heartache. But the people are strong and loving. Never underestimate the power of love and always stay close to God first and foremost! If you move into the suburbs or city, you’ll miss the taste of that good old mountain spring water! 😀
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We raised our kids to hike as our favorite activity too. When they were in school, I hiked with our retrievers by myself every day, no matter the weather. You have a lovely family, I love your channel. My husband and I lived in Highlands/Cashiers, NC for several years and we miss the mountains. Even though we visit, it's not the same as living there. Your channel keeps it alive for me. I was raised in Cincinnati, their annual Appalachian Festival has beautiful mountain crafts to buy, bluegrass music and clogging. It's special.
Home will always be home with her!
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I can be in the foulest mood and my wife can make me laugh every time she tries. 38 years and counting. I like to imagine what this part of NJ was like after the Wisconsin ice sheet retreated 20,000 years ago. It left Lake Hopatcong in its wake. Portions of the land behind my house is so steep that it has never been built on. Been that way for 20,000 years. Congratulations on the marriage of your daughter. I wish her all the best.
A lot of God's beautiful handiwork right in your backyard, such a beautiful video. Me, too Corie. I started to tear just a tiny bit there. I pray your entire family is blessed with a beautiful pre-wedding week.
This is a wedding filled with excitement! ❤️
It really is 😀
What a lovely thing to do. Your family is just the best. And to be able to walk through this beautiful woody area is awesome.
Thank you Susan 😀
Good luck on your marriage Corie.I wish you nothing but the best and a life of adventure and excitement.Thanks for the hike.
Thanks so much!
Isn’t God great by creating such beautiful scenery & weather for you all to enjoy as a family 🕊?! Thank you for sharing your special day with us Tipper. Sending everyone hugs, love & prayers for a wonderful & blessed reminder of the week
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He sure is 😀 Glad you enjoyed coming along 😀
Nothing like the sound of the water n the creeks, so restful and peaceful love it
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!! I wish much happiness to Corie and Austin in their new life as husband and wife. May they have many many walks in the woods together and bring any children they are blessed with up to be walkers in the woods. Love you all so much. I was born in the bedroom of my mom and dad's little house in Gilmer County WV and lived there until I was about 4. Mom and dad kept the farm but moved to PA for dad to work. We would spend most every other weekend and most all holidays back down there. My paternal grandparents lived just about a mile up a dirt road from our place. I loved walking with my dad in the woods or working in the garden with him. It was a wonderful life. So many stories I heard and so many memories I have from those walks. I think my boys (yes Matt, I had a husband and 2 boys and most all our animals (cats and dogs) were boys too. So I know how you feel.) Thank you for sharing so much of your life with us and for stirring up those fond memories in me. Love you all and may God continue to bless all of you.
Thank you!!
Congrats Corie!!!! Wishing the best for you and Austin!!!!
Thank you David 😀
Congratulations. My first (daughter) just got married 3 months ago. Toughest and sweetest days of my life. Still learning my place. Enjoy the addition to the family.
Thank you for sharing that Charles-you've already experienced what we're about too 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia No thank you for always sharing with us. Posts like this bring joy to many of us. Your family is a blessing to many.
How are you doing mrs tipper happy mother day to you and all mothers young or old alive or dead we celebrate mother day in Arabic countries as well as England it’s different date around world we on March you in USA and Canada on May thank you for sharing your trips with us showing us such magnificent landscapes beauty of nature hiking and tours travel in USA and Europe unfortunately we in Arabic countries most of us stay at home yes we sometimes at weekend go to beaches or gardens have picnic have great time stay safe blessed good luck to you your dearest ones
So glad you enjoyed this one and hope you are well 😀
Yours is the family that everybody wishes they grew up in. Your family is very blessed. Good luck Corie. Never forget your way home. ❤
Thank you for bringing us along on your special outing. I wish Corie, Austin and all of you, all the best ❤
Thank you Robin 😀
Nice to hang out with y'all sitting by the creek! Having a family, a mom and dad and siblings...that's precious!! 💞💞💞💞
So many last days and activities done in them.
Then begins the first days of the firsts!
Glory to glory!
This was one of the best things I've seen in a long long time. Thank you for blessing us with an example of a God fearing family. I hope one day when my boy is ready to get married and leave home that we would be able to create such a beautiful memory. Side note my boy is only two, but even now I pray that God is making his perfect soul mate. And I pray that he would be a God fearing man that is fit and able to be a husband.
Greetings from Southern California. It’s nice to hear your southern accent. These are memories your family will always treasure. Peace, and God’s blessings to you and your beautiful family. 👏👏👏👏
Your hikes on old paths and forgotten roads brings to mind when I was doing a lot of genealogy and kept finding relatives who married someone from 60 miles away back in the 1800s. In the 60s when I was a kid our community was so isolated that I couldn't figure out how my great grandfathers were importing brides from adjoining states. I finally figured out the road system was so different at that time, Indian trails, game trails, log skid roads and they were traveling on horseback. So what is now a 60 mile trip one way was more like 27 as the crow flies that was much more doable.
That is fascinating to think about 😀
What a lovely Day! How nice you have each other! 🎉❤👍. I like to draw faces on acorns with a hat! Glad you got your flower.
Love to you all! Such a good family thing to do..
Thanks so much 😀
It's so nice to see y'all out having time together, making it such a special day. I would rather be able to be out in nature than at an amusement park any day! It's hard to believe Corie's wedding day is in just a few days! May God bless y'all always! Hugs from VA! 💐
So happy your girls got to experience that closeness! I wish my folks had done things with me. Oh well, that's the way it goes sometimes!!
That old road at the beginning of your hike must have been well used for a long time, it still looks like a good forest road. I'm so happy you found the daylillies, and I hope you went back and got a few pieces (you did!). The do real well in the sun, even the summer heat. Even the leaves make a pretty border or mound. They will make their own nice patch. Once they establish, you'll be giving pieces away. Who knows how long those have been growing wild in the woods? Your family lunch in the woods was so fun, so sweet, so nostalgic, I laughed and teared up both. Katie's story about "the look" reminded me so much of my much loved departed friend Sandy. We were friends for something like 30 years, and communicated a LOT with our eyes and eyebrows, and we knew exactly what we were saying. Corie, sugar, what a perfect last weekend at home with your parents and sister, and I am so happy for you and wish you the best of luck in your marriage. Thank you so much for taking us along on this hike, Tipper.
So excited for Corey hope you post some videos of the wedding
Thank you! I'm sure the girls will post on their channel 😀
This no matter what it's a sad moment. When one of our children move away from us. She's going to have a beautiful life. Hopefully you'll be grandparents soon enough.
Y'all are SO blessed to live in such a beautiful place! Love the woods, the hills, creek ... It's so peaceful. Loved hearing all the wonderful memories, as well. Congratulations to Corie and Austin on your marriage! May you have a long and happy life together, with love, happiness and many more precious memories! 💕
I'm so excited for y'all 🙂. This is so amazing and loving ❤️❤️. Congratulations 🎉🎉
Thank you so much!!
Matt used the word “champer” and I had to look it up in the dictionary. It’s a word that means chew or bite. It is from the word “champ” as in “champ at the bit”. I haven’t heard the word used this way before and I got excited about it. It’s not used in my neck of the woods. Good one! All God’ blessings to the beautiful new family in their happy new life.
I think he said chamfer, which is to cut away at a right angled piece of wood to make a neat slope
Thank you Diane! It's a word you don't hear much, well I do I hear it from him 😀
@@lawnerddownunder3461 Durn my old ears! Thank you for the correction and actually, now I know two new words! Though I do have a vague recollection of chamfer. Something to do with furniture legs? Maybe?
I love old road beds. They stir my imagination about who may have walked or ridden on the old road beds. My aunt and uncle bought land and built many years ago. You can see so obviously a road bed running through the front yard when freshly mowed. Also some deeply imbedded squared rocks we thought may have been cornerstones from an old church. The property had nothing for past 100 years, so it had to have been an old horse trail. What a great way to spend that time with your adorable Corie.
Precious memories not tied up with ribbons & bow will last forever nomatter where you go.🥰💝 Blessings on a major one.
The scenery in the woods is beautiful plus the flowers you spotted. Very peaceful. Thanks for sharing your memories.
such a beautiful family.corie's marriage is adding another chapter to your life. god bless
Yay to have found a heart just before your wedding, Corie!
I can't think of a better way to spend the last week-end together before Corie & Austin get married. Your family is so special to me. I wish there were more families like y'all in this world of chaos & trouble. You all have your priorities right...God first, family second, work third. God bless you all & God bless Corie & Austin as they start their new lives together next week end. Hugs to you all!
Great video my friend. Nothing than spending time with family. Beautiful country Tipper thanks for sharing. I wish her the best. I know just how you feel. God Bless.
Taking that family hike together was a brilliant idea! Even better is that it appealed to all four of you. Nobody had to be dragged along against their will.
God, I love this conversation of your family just picnicking in the woods.
My best wishes to Corrie as she begins this new phase in her life! Weather here in these mountains can change so quickly but hopefully the day will be dry even if it is cold. The hike was a perfect outing for all of you. Thanks for sharing this time with us too!
The thing I cried the most over when our daughter got married 6 years ago, was that she wouldn’t have our same last name anymore. Seems silly now but I sure cried a bucket full of tears the night before the wedding. “Life’s about changing…nothing ever stays the same.”And just FYI…we got a wonderful son in law and now a 3 year old precious grandson. 👵🏻❤️🧒🏼
Thank you for sharing that Rhonda-makes me feel brighter 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia it’s hard to let go of them even when it’s like our children who moved out after high school to the city for college etc and never moved back home. They stayed there in the summers to work and then they were grown. Even though that part makes me sad, they have wonderful adult lives and we are gaining a daughter this fall when our son gets married. ❤️🥰
Aww 😭😭I'm sorry icry on things like this
I cry easily too 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia 😉
We called them Dutch Iris or wild iris. Love them. Thanks for sharing your hike with your family. Congratulations to the soon to be wedding
Thank you 😀
I love your channel. I grew up knowing nothing about Appalachia but what I'd gathered from The Beverly Hillbillies and The Waltons and never knew what I was missing. Thanks for giving us such a valuable window into life in the mountains!
Thank y’all for taking me on your family hike.I felt the love shared by each of y’all.Blessings to Corie and their future together.
A very nice find with the spoon, and the flowers too ♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thank you! 🤗
What a wonderful day! God bless all.
It was a good day 😀
Heart rocks! How symbolic🥰
Love is in the air...and in the earth! ❤
One of my most favorite videos of yours I've watched. Great family togetherness. On a side note my granddaughter(Smith) married a Smith (No relation). Also, my twin grandsons have that uncanny knack of their own language or signals. Best wishes to Corie on her new journey. Thanks for sharing your life.
Thank you Cathy!!
Thanks for letting us share in your family hike. I'm confident Corie and Austin will visit often and you'll have many hikes in the future. I kept waiting for Katie to give a report on the crawdads in the creek. 😉
I know you're right Brad 😀 Katie loves those crawdads 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia I don’t know if Katie has ever been crawdad fishing with nets and all but here in north Louisiana after a big rain we get our nets, of course during the season, buy some chicken parts, tie it in that net and throw them in those rain filled ditches and wait. If the ditches have lots of crawdads you don’t wait long before you grab your pole and start lifting nets. The last time we went we caught enough to have a boil for ten people. It’s a lot of work bc of purging and cleaning and then the boil but the rewards are so worth the work! It’s really more fun catching them than eating them!
not only are the girls beautiful, they are so kind and thoughtful young women. They "do you proud" as we say in Texas. Matt has the same cadence in his way a of talking as my dear and sweet Pappa whose family was from Western North Carolina.
That’s a great way to spend time with your family. Congratulations Corie! I know you’re excited to begin your new life with your husband, Austin, next weekend.
She is very excited 😀
I'm a native Tennesseean but I do believe one place that rivals the beauty of my home is our sister state of North Carolina. Beautiful family time, thank you for taking us along. Bless you all.
What a fitting day before the big day. Amazing how many stones you guys found shaped like hearts. I think it’s a sign that Corie and Austin are a perfect match. Thanks for sharing your day! ❤️
I felt like it was a sign too 😀
What a beautiful memory for your family❤️ Made me laugh and cry listening to your stories.
Super Congrats!!!!! And No I Did NOT cry at the end!!!
LOVE THE SOUND OF THE CREEK! Sweet Video!
Y’all helped me through an MRI just thinking about Katie in the stream looking for rocks,Cory crocheting with her granny, Tipper gardening andDad looking for deer. Thank you for being there for me
I'm so glad we could help. I've only had one MRI and it was no fun. I pray yours turns out okay!! Thank you so much!!
Congratulations to you Corie! You have wonderful family support, may God bless you and all of your family! 🙏
My wife and I have been watching you for the last couple of months and find you to be so refreshing to watch and how close you are as a family. Good, fresh food and all the very best to you from Australia.
Thank you! So glad you enjoy our videos 😀
I would love to watch a video of the ladies collecting the clay and making something special, one for each. It would probably take a couple of episodes, between collecting, making, painting and firing, but what a wonderful resource and I would love to have something like that right handy to create with. Oh, and congrats to the happy couple, btw! Hugs
Watching you all together makes me think of my family ,mommy ,daddy,my 8 sisters and my 1 brother.My mommy and daddy have passed on ,4 sisters and my brother,sure missed them all .
I just love your family ❤️
That’s the BEST family time right there.
That was so sweet, had to wipe my eyes. Now you all can look forward to the first hike with your married daughter! You all really enjoy each other. I’m praying for clear sky’s for the big day! How fitting are all those hearts you found. 💕🌸💕🌸
Congratulations Corie! Im kinda new too ya’lls channel. I have too tell ya it seems like we almost branch kin er something. I have two adult children who have both recently married and have babies of their own. However as hard for me too say they have become estranged from me for reasons unbeknownst too me . This mamas love and heart aint ever gona heal from the loss it’s kindly like a death as bad as i hate too share this personal story. Watching y’all recollecting on good ol days when your youngens were small and being out in em mountains has brought back so many memories for me having took my own kids in the woods and along the springs and creeks . Good memories picking up pennywinkles , watercress, ramps, crawdads, minners, fairy stones arrow heads etc… im overjoyed too have the opportunity too share in these precious moments with y’all. Maybe one these days my adult kids will come around its a hurt like no other . Happy too remembered good times and see a sweet loving family such as yourn ! 😍
So glad you enjoyed the video and I'm so so sorry you're going through a hard time with your kids. I pray it all works out 😀
God bless your beautiful family! I grew up in the backwoods of SC and still appreciate those beautiful times! You're a very fortunate family!! Keep up the awesomeness:))))
Katie is doing all the talking today! Enjoyed the stories 😄
What a happy day celebrating happy beginnings.
Glad you made great memories I didn't realize Corey's wedding was quite so close. Maybe you'll be able to go hike in there and take an extra person with you and make more and more and more memories. Best wishes to Corey and Austin
I know we will-thank you Diana 😀
You are a very very special family.
What a beautiful family. Together in nature.
For some reason I find myself feeling sad her sister. The future will be different for her. She seems to be fine with the changes that are coming.
God bless you and thank you for sharing your story and us.
It will be different for us all, but I think a good different once we adjust 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia for sure.
Thank you for sharing this with us Tipper! Very special. I hope my son finds a lovely young lady like one of your daughters. He just graduated college. All the best in 2023!
Great family outing....!! I like Matt's gear. PF haversack, looks like maybe a William Collins knife with a Stitched Gear Outfitters sheath, maybe a CRKT hawk, and Grayl filter.
So precious! Feel like I took a walk in the woods today....tyvm