Hi, I'm Sarah and I'm Megan. We're two moms with eight kids between us from

little to grown. We're in different areas of the country and in different stages

of life, but we both know that motherhood's a lot easier when real moms share

tips and encouragement. And remind you that it's really all gonna be okay. We're

not experts. We're parents who've been there. We're not perfect. We're real.

Welcome to the Mom Hour. Hi everyone and welcome to the Mom Hour

Voices, a special series on the Mom Hour podcast showcasing diverse voices

across the motherhood experience. I'm Megan Francis and today I'm excited to

bring you not one but two conversations about getting outdoors with kids. As you

may know, if you've been listening for a while, I'm a big fan of hiking and

camping and backpacking, but I actually didn't get really immersed in the

more adventurous side of outdoor recreation until pretty recently in the

past six or seven years. As a kid, I spent tons of time outside, but it was

really simple. I was just like playing outdoors. And that was definitely the

philosophy I took forward in a motherhood that I wanted my kids to have a

connection with nature in the outdoors, but that it could look really simple, a

stroll around the neighborhood or time at the park. Slowly as my family and my

confidence grew, we added in camping trips and longer hikes. And now all of my

kids are experienced campers. And since they're older, I go on a lot of kid-free

hiking, camping, and kayaking adventures. What I love about today's episode is

that you're going to get to hear from two moms, Jamie Sherrod and Jennifer

Carroll, who are both on our contributor team at the mom hour. Both Jennifer and

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