Kalandra vágytak, 4 gyerekükkel együtt beköltöztek egy iskolabuszba – fotók

Gabriel és Debbie Mayes egy bátor lépéssel hagyták maguk mögött a bérelt lakás okozta terheket és kötöttségeket, amikor úgy döntöttek, beköltöznek egy iskolabuszba. Na nem a Szeleburdi család (Captain Fantastic) című filmben látott, a külvilágtól eltávolodott, nomád életet kell magunk elé képzelni, hanem afféle modern hippi létet, ami valójában leginkább modern, és csak egészen elenyésző részben hippi.

what you are looking at is our HOME...yep, we live on that bus right there full time with our 4 kids! Here are some fun facts about our home: *17 years old with 135,000 miles *took 2 months to convert *has a full bath, RV tub & full kitchen *sleeps 8 *2 skylights *1 suhweet roof deck it’s been through 12 states so far & we are at the very beginning of this journey. we’re having a BLAST!!

A post shared by Gabriel and Debbie Mayes (@themayesteam) on Dec 1, 2017 at 4:55pm PST

I always love #fridayintroductions because I get to learn new things about people I've followed for so long...we've gotten a lot of new followers recently so I wanted to introduce ourselves a little bit! // we are The Mayes Team...a family of six 👨🏻👩🏻👦🏻👧🏻👦🏼👶🏻 that lives FULL TIME on that baby up there 👆🏻🙀...no we're not crazy, or hippies (well, Debbie kind of is 😜) or doing this because we had no other option. We CHOSE this life for a bunch of reasons and have LOVED connecting with those of you who are living their dream and WANT to live this dream! We have started planning our Christmas trip and are trying to figure out if we should go back to Utah or head to SoCal (@disneyland!!)...give us your thoughts!! 👇🏻🙏🏻

A post shared by Gabriel and Debbie Mayes (@themayesteam) on Oct 27, 2017 at 3:14pm PDT

Ha megnézzük a webdesigner pár csúcsmodern otthonát, akkor világossá is válik, amiről fentebb írtunk. A visszafogott, minimál stílusú otthon és lakói együtt úgy festenek, mintha valamiféle divatkatalógus fotózásáról rántották volna őket össze, de mégsem keltenek kényelmetlen érzéseket ezzel. Szűkösen ugyan, de mindenük megvan, és bár vannak kompromisszumok, amiket kénytelenek megkötni a szabadságuk miatt, még így is bőven jól áll a mérlegük. A főzés például igényel némi tervezést, mert míg a konyhában elkészíthetőek a zöldségek, a könnyebb műveleteket igénylő ételek, ha sütésről van szó, általában inkább a szabadtéri grillezést választják, ami azért nem hangzik annyira nagy megalkuvásnak, illetve kényelmetlenségnek, sőt. 

I finally understand why all of my Southern California mamas have amazing Instagram backdrops...this place has ridiculously amazing options and we are loving our time in SoCal!

A post shared by Gabriel and Debbie Mayes (@themayesteam) on Sep 24, 2017 at 7:24pm PDT

people keep asking if we REALLY live with 4 children on a bus and the answer is YES...and we don't just live, we LOVE it...I mean, look at those faces?! // people also really want our #tinybedroom and the only problem with that is that it's super hard to capture small spaces 😂 but I did the best I could...the thing that is different about our bus is that I designed the bedroom area to be completely separated from the rest of the bus so you can never see the bedroom area from the living room. What you're looking at is the kids "hallway" with 2 bunks on either side and then the door that goes to the master bedroom and we climb up into our bed! A door to our master was also at requirement of mine! A bus tour video is on its way!

A post shared by Gabriel and Debbie Mayes (@themayesteam) on Sep 5, 2017 at 9:17am PDT

A szülők elmondása szerint nagyon praktikus a guruló otthon, amivel akárhová elutazhatnak, ahová csak gyerekeik szeretnének. Igény pedig van bőven, tekintve, hogy négy apróságot nevelnek; a legfiatalabb 2 éves, a legidősebb már 10. A kicsik rengeteget vannak a természetben, kihasználják a mobil élet előnyeit, és ha tehetik, a szabadban játszanak. A szülők pedig előszeretettel számolnak be kalandos életükről az Instagram oldalukon.

there they go, our 3 big kids running into the Pacific Ocean for the first time! Traveling with kids is not. easy. The pace is a lot slower than you would like, you have to make unexpected stops, you have to eat every meal at a "normal" time, your baby spits up all over her brother while your trying to enjoy your morning coffee 🤢, lots of opportunity for crabby attitudes but MORE opportunity for JOY! Watching our kids get to see things that I never saw, make new friends all over the country and have a deep sense of fearlessness to explore is worth it all!

A post shared by Gabriel and Debbie Mayes (@themayesteam) on Sep 25, 2017 at 10:02am PDT

this boy is constantly exploring and looking for new things to collect. Ever since he heard that there's gold in California he's been constantly searching! We hope he finds some soon. 💰😬

A post shared by Gabriel and Debbie Mayes (@themayesteam) on Oct 17, 2017 at 4:15pm PDT

we've been planning our first weekend trip and can't wait to head out and see some waterfalls...we are absolutely loving loving this outdoors life!

A post shared by Gabriel and Debbie Mayes (@themayesteam) on Aug 25, 2017 at 6:40pm PDT

A család egyébként nem tervezi, hogy az egész életét ilyen formában élné le, egyszerűen spórolni próbálnak a lakbéren, ami elég jól alakul nekik, mivel a busz parkolási díján kívül minden keresetüket el tudják tenni, amiből később egy saját otthont vehetnek. Addig pedig marad a kalandos élet, ami egyelőre mindannyiuknak sok örömet okoz. 

a lot of people assume that we must LOVE getting to stay in a “real” home for the holidays...but it’s actually not totally the case! Yes, the house is a blessing to stay in but there are so many things about our bus that we miss! 🚌 beyond the obvious...the fact that it is “our” space...cleaning 250 sq ft is NOTHING compared to a normal sized house! It takes the family 30 mins to pic up our whole bus versus a few hours getting a home nice and clean...I feel like I can’t keep up! 🤦🏻‍♀️

A post shared by Gabriel and Debbie Mayes (@themayesteam) on Dec 26, 2017 at 2:19pm PST

Wow...this year our entire life has changed! Tiny home on wheels, cross country move, new friends, tons of outdoor adventures and most importantly, new hearts. Our understanding of who God is and the way He views us has radically changed this year. It’s been a year of restoration. 🙌🏻 It’s obvious by our #bestnine2017 that you guys love our kitchen. Not only did we gain a new tiny house, a new city and lots of new friends but we also gained YOU! The support and love from our followers this year has blown us away and we are so proud of the community our little corner of the internet has produced! 😍 We have lots of amazing things in store for 2018 and we are excited to see what God is going to do with The Mayes Team. We believe 2018 is going to be a year of increase! Thank you for being a part of our journey this year. We love you all!

A post shared by Gabriel and Debbie Mayes (@themayesteam) on Dec 31, 2017 at 2:45pm PST

we’re headed to LA for 10 days!! beach + hollywood + disney!!!! 🎄🏄🏻🏖 we are SUPER EXCITED!! this year we decided to take it easy. we won’t be cooking a large Christmas Eve meal or Christmas Day dinner. we’re just gonna relax and spend quality time together as a family. 💕 we even decided to leave the bus behind and stay in a home while we’re in LA! over the next 10 days we’ll sneak in some photos of the skoolie life that we have been saving but prepare yourself for pics and stories of our time in LA while we wrap up 2017! 😉🎉

A post shared by Gabriel and Debbie Mayes (@themayesteam) on Dec 22, 2017 at 1:46pm PST

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