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The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

1KHO 141: From Summer Camp to Motherhood: Mary Kate Robertson's Journey of Raising Young Kids, Exploring the Outdoors, and Beating the Louisiana Heat!

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Join us for an exciting episode featuring Mary Kate Robertson from the hit TV show Duck Dynasty, as we delve into the joys and challenges of mothering, particularly with little children and the great outdoors. As a mother of two young kids, aged two and three, Mary Kate shares her insights on navigating scorching Louisiana summers, getting her little ones outside, going on trips, and living close to extended family. In this candid conversation, Mary Kate opens up about her experiences as a mother, including how she and her husband John Luke met at a summer camp and their journey of parenthood. She shares practical tips on beating the Louisiana heat while still enjoying outdoor adventures with young kids, and the importance of creating memorable experiences with family. Whether you're a fan of Duck Dynasty or a parent seeking advice on mothering little children and embracing nature (or both!), this episode is packed with relatable stories, heartfelt moments, and valuable insights from Mary Kate Robertson. Tune in to be inspired by her adventures in motherhood and her love for the outdoors! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is Jenny Urich. I am the founder of

0:05.3

1000 Hours Outside and I can hardly believe it. I'm sitting across the screen from

0:10.0

Mary Kate Robertson. Welcome.

0:13.4

Thank you so much for having me.

0:15.0

I'm still just super honored

0:16.3

that you asked me to come on your podcast.

0:18.7

I'm so excited that you said yes.

0:21.6

I am speaking at some different homeschool conferences across the

0:24.8

country in the spring and so what I thought was it'd be really cool to highlight some of

0:29.8

the states that our family is going to. It's just fun to have ideas and know what

0:34.4

these different states are like. And so my first thought was I wonder if

0:39.2

Mary Kate would do it and then he said yes so what a thrill we have watched Duck Dynasty for a long time

0:46.6

back when our kids were younger and I just love following you I think you're such a light

0:51.6

It's really amazing to see you got married young you

0:55.2

got these kids that are just beautiful and you're doing great things with them

0:59.0

you got home renovations big things going on so you really are a light to so many across such a broad range of

1:05.4

ages like I was telling you my friends were all excited so anyway thank you for

1:10.0

taking the time oh yeah so we're headed down to Louisiana. That's sort of one of the

1:14.8

first things I would love to talk about. I know that you're born and raised there, you left for a little

1:19.8

bit for college, but you grew up in a small town. we're going to be not that far from you

1:24.0

we're coming to Hammond Louisiana for the conference but then our friends live in

1:28.5

Gilbert I think that we're going to be staying with for a little bit which is I don't think all that for maybe less than an hour from where you grew up.

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