← More Than Reality with Adam and Danielle
More Than Reality with Adam and Danielle
EP 73 - The Seagull, the Hot Dog & the Quint Chaos (Parenting Fails!)
00:55:42
Loading summary
Transcript317 lines
- [00:00]
A
So this is going to be our. Some of our worst adventure fails. And this one is just comical because it's like something you would never think would ever happen.
- [00:10]
B
All the girls are freaking out. They're crying.
- [00:13]
A
They're going to kill. The bird's going to die. Is it going to hurt? And then they're arguing about whose fault it is. And it was an accident.
- [00:21]
B
And I had my camera bag on my back, so that was, like £40. Plus I had, like, Parker or one of the girls on my back. And so she was, like, up on top of the camera bag, like, holding onto my neck and just, like, draped over it. And I'm just like. And so I have it every bit of £100 on me after this. Like, we're three quarters of the way through this hike uphill at a pretty steep incline, and oh, my gosh, I could not wait to, like, see the end of this, like, trailhead. And they're just screaming their heads.
- [00:59]
A
They.
- [01:00]
B
They're just crying and they don't. They're not in their own room and, like, they're disoriented. They don't know why they're crying. They're just, like, upset because they're super tired. And it's just like, one of those times where, like, you can't, like, the only thing that you could do is just laugh about it.
- [01:20]
A
This is More Than Reality Podcast where we dive into all things faith, family, and marriage and share that there is so much more than the reality that you see on the surface. Welcome to More Than Reality with Adam and Danielle Busby.
- [01:37]
B
Welcome, guys. It's episode 73 of More Than Reality Podcast. And, yeah, it's been. Yeah, we're both kind of tired. We had a. We had a weekend away in Galveston, Texas.
- [01:52]
A
Staycation.
- [01:53]
B
Yeah, we had like a. It was like a friends would, school district, like, charity fundraiser type thing.
- [02:01]
A
Education. Yeah.
- [02:03]
B
So, like, good Ranchers was sponsoring the event. So we had, like, a table and so. But it was tiring because it was like an event that went, like, late into the evening. And then we stayed there on the island at a hotel down the street and. And then we left the event and then went and just, like, hang out at the hotel and, like, just hung out and chat, talked with friends and stuff for. For a while. It was just a late night last night. But we knew we had to record the podcast on a different schedule this week just because this week is actually. The next two weeks are, like, super, super hectic.
- [02:40]
A
Yeah.
- [02:40]
B
And so we knew we need to, like, get content Filmed and podcast filmed quickly just so that we have it travel the next two weeks in, like, three days. We're all leaving. Four days. Four days. We're leaving for Phoenix, Arizona.
- [03:00]
A
Yeah, I think we talked about that before.
- [03:02]
B
Yeah. I'll be the grand marshal for the Good Rancher250 IndyCar race on Saturday. So if you tune into FOX this Saturday for the IndyCar race, you'll see me saying, drivers, start your engines, which will be super cool.
- [03:21]
A
That is cool. So since we moved into this temporary home, we used to always do these connect cards, and we've lost them in the move, but Adam found them.
- [03:34]
B
And so, yeah, I was, like, digging through boxes. Like, I was trying to, like, consolidate boxes that are in, like, my closet in my office, and I actually was able to consolidate two boxes or three boxes into one. And so, like, I was digging through some other stuff, and I was like, oh, there's a connect cards. We haven't done those in forever. Yeah, ever since we moved.
- [03:55]
A
Yeah.
- [03:55]
B
So.
- [03:56]
A
So we're gonna bring that back today.
- [03:57]
B
So we're gonna roll it back.
- [04:00]
A
So question for you, Buzz.
- [04:01]
B
I don't know if I'm ready for this.
- [04:04]
A
This isn't easy. So basically, what these cards are are questions or statements or, like, something that you can ask your spouse so y' all can have a conversation.
- [04:16]
B
Kind of like a conversation conversation quality, connection.
- [04:20]
A
Yeah. We typically have done this where I pick a card and ask him a question, and then he picks a card and asks me a question. So we try to, like, crank out, like, two. So your question today is make a we statement about us.
- [04:35]
B
A we statement about us.
- [04:37]
A
It's pretty.
- [04:39]
B
A we statement about us. We are a Jesus family.
- [04:46]
A
There you go.
- [04:47]
B
Boo.
- [04:47]
A
I like it. It's a good one.
- [04:51]
B
Yeah.
- [04:51]
A
See, that was just. Who are we? We're Jesus family. I like it.
- [04:56]
B
There we go.
- [04:57]
A
Mine's gonna be, like, super intense, probably.
- [04:59]
B
What is the worst trip we've ever been on? Speaking of, like, okay, we're going to take a trip this week, but what is the worst trip? What is the worst trip we've ever been on?
- [05:09]
A
That's a funny question, because that kind of goes on with today's topic of what we're going to talk about, but worst trip, like, we've been on, like, as a family. I would say I remember. I don't necessarily remember. I think it was, like, when we were in San Antonio, there was something about. I remember.
- [05:29]
B
Yeah, I was doing Covid, wasn't it? Was that the one where we had to, like, Wear masks. Like, even outside, I can't remember, like, we went on the river. We went on the river. The river boat. Like, so San Antonio has, like, a. A river walk and, you know, obviously a river going through it. And so there's these little barges, and you can, like, drive through the riverwalk. And so you're, like, outside.
- [05:55]
A
And it was just us on it,
- [05:56]
B
and it was just our family on the boat, and they had, like, a 100%, like, strict mask policy.
- [06:03]
A
Like, we're outside all those days. But I just remember that trip. Like, of course it had fun in it, but I remember parts of it just being like, I don't ever want to do this again. Just. There was a lot of. Just, like, I think probably because it was a lot of restrictions, and maybe it was because Covid, you know, mass days and, like, certain rules were everywhere you went to, and it just was so hard to deal with with the family.
- [06:32]
B
But hindsight, looking back on all that stuff post Covid, like, you realize, like, a lot of those mandates and everything were complete bs.
- [06:42]
A
Yeah. So there you go.
- [06:45]
B
We did all this crap for nearly nothing.
- [06:48]
A
I really didn't care about that. That, like, trip. I just remember it being hard. Obviously, there's been other trips. I've had hard parts, but I. I don't know. That one just was just kind of like, meh.
- [07:00]
B
I forget where the last trip was where, but it was, like, getting home. It was, like, such a debacle because, like, flight delays.
- [07:09]
A
No, that was when Covid took off. We were in. We were in Wyoming, and then a snowstorm. We. We were coming home on, like, a Saturday or Sunday, and like, the next day was, like, when, like, Trump set. He was gonna, like, close down.
- [07:27]
B
Oh, yeah. That was, like, right at the beginning of COVID Yeah.
- [07:30]
A
Close down the airport. And we were like, we have to get home. And so our flight. And then. But our flight got delayed, and then a blizzard came in, so we ended up having to stay the day, stay another night. And we'd already left, like, the place that we were leaving, and it was already booked up, so we had to go find a hotel. This was, like, all in 24 hours. And then hope praying that we were gonna get home the next day.
- [07:52]
B
But it was. It did turn into, like, a super cool evening.
- [07:55]
A
Yeah. Because it was all fresh.
- [07:57]
B
Because it was, like. So the whole time we were there, it didn't really snow that much. And even, like, whenever we were skiing, it was.
- [08:04]
A
It literally started.
- [08:04]
B
It was just kind of, like, icy, and it was just, like, not ideal conditions for. For skiing. And then on our. We were trying to leave, and then a blizzard came through. We got trapped at the airport for hours. And then they finally made the call, like, okay, you're not getting out of here tonight because of the storm, the snowstorm. And so we got a hotel at the ski resort, and. And then it ended up being, like, one of the funnest nights with the kids because, you know, it was just like. I mean, it was fresh. We got feet of snow that night, and they had a blast.
- [08:43]
A
So much fun, too, at that point,
- [08:45]
B
but it was a blast. Like, I had so much fun with the kids because it was just like, fresh snow and it was cool.
- [08:51]
A
Yeah. So that kind of. It's kind of a funny, random question that came through because today we're going to talk about the craziest moments we have survived. So being parents of six daughters and five of them being quintuplets, we've experienced a lot of, like, moments that you can't do anything but laugh at those things. Like, you're either going to. You're either going to get, like, super overwhelmed and cry and crumble and crumble. Pressure, or you just accept it and laugh about it. And it is what it is. And so we've had a lot of those moments, but one of those moments we were actually sharing at brunch this morning, and they were all laughing, and I think we've probably talked about. I know we had a YouTube episode about it.
- [09:37]
B
Yeah, we did have a YouTube episode a long time ago about this. It was the very first time.
- [09:41]
A
Let's go find it and put it in the notes.
- [09:43]
B
Yeah, I'll have to, like, track it down. A lot of the footage on that, like, I did. I did not want to put on YouTube because it was.
- [09:49]
A
I don't. Yeah.
- [09:52]
B
Iffy cruelty to animals, in a sense, but it was, like, all accidents. But it was just. It was what it was with taking five toddlers. I mean, they were three. Four. Four. No, they're probably four or five.
- [10:11]
A
They were, like, five years old, for sure.
- [10:12]
B
Yeah, they were probably five.
- [10:13]
A
Well, that was Covid. So actually, it probably was during our Covid days, like that summer.
- [10:17]
B
We were just trying to do stuff outside.
- [10:19]
A
Yeah.
- [10:20]
B
So you ever notice how the little things you use every single day actually shape how you feel?
- [10:27]
A
Yes. Especially sleep. If I don't sleep well, nobody in the house sleeps well. And lately we've been using cozy earth comforter. And it really does make a difference. It's soft, it's breathable, and somehow feels cloud. Like without being heavy, just settle in and actually rest.
- [10:46]
B
And I'll say this, I didn't think socks could be impressive, but they're essential socks. I wear them all day. They're cushioned, they're comfortable and just fit right. It's one of those small upgrades you don't really realize you need.
- [11:02]
A
Who doesn't love socks? I do. That's why we love Cozy Earth. Every detail feels intentional, from the way you sleep at night to the first step you take in the morning.
- [11:13]
B
And you can try it risk free with their 100 night sleep trial and 10 year warranty.
- [11:19]
A
So head to cozyearth.com and use our code more than for up to 20% off. And if you see the post purchase survey, let them know that you heard about Cozy Earth right here.
- [11:30]
B
Experience the craft behind the comfort and
- [11:33]
A
make every day feel intentional.
- [11:35]
B
Thank you Cozy Earth for sponsoring this episode. We took the kids fishing for the first time. So I went and bought rods and reels for all the girls, which was a mistake.
- [11:49]
A
So this is going to be our. Some of our worst adventure fails. And this one is just comical because it's like something you would never think would ever happen. But this was our first kind of like fishing with the quints.
- [12:04]
B
Yeah. So, so I went and bought rod and reels for all the girls and had talked to a few people in our neighborhood about, you know, like, what, like, what do you fish with? Like, what kind of fish are in the lakes in our neighborhood? And they're like, look, the easiest thing to fish with is like raw hot dogs. And so I just got a bunch of raw hot dogs or whatever.
- [12:29]
A
And it works, guys.
- [12:30]
B
And it works.
- [12:31]
A
Turtles and fishes.
- [12:32]
B
It works really good. The turtles were a pain in the butt because they liked them. They liked the hot dogs. And so if you kept your hook in the water for any length of time, the turtles would eventually find the hot dog. And then whenever you hook a turtle, it is so hard to get a hook out of a turtle's mouth. And so, and it was just like one after another. Like, I mean, yeah, we had caught a couple fish here and there, but it was like trying to escape the turtles and keep the hooks away from the turtles because the turtles were just like swarming us.
- [13:09]
A
And but before, before you tell the interesting part of the story, you have to realize that we're taking, we're just like in the neighborhood. We've got our six girls, we all got fishing poles. But there's a lot of things that, like, you know, prepping is, like, key in this family. Like, do everything as you can, as much as you can. Prior to. And this was one of those things like, oh, wait, everything needs a hook on it. Everything needs to be tied here and all this. So that took 35, 40 minutes just to do all that. And they're wanting. Lynn. You got like the girls going, that one's mine, that one's mine. That one's mine. You know, so here we are. Us parents are like, trying to get.
- [13:51]
B
They're like 5 years old, so they're like, impatient. Yeah, I want to start fishing now.
- [13:55]
A
Yeah. And we're like, wait, but we got to put a hook on it. Wait, we got to cut this. We got to put this on here. And so it's like by the time you get one going, you know, one
- [14:03]
B
another, kids already having a problem.
- [14:05]
A
Yeah, exactly. I don't know. It's stuck. So anyway, so that was. It was already not going. Like we would have perfectly planned it to be. So it's a. It was just chaos. Chaos.
- [14:18]
B
Having five lines in the water with five year olds is not.
- [14:23]
A
And then them wanting to be close by each other to like talk or say, look at this, or hey, look at that, watch that. Then they're like crossing or somebody gets a bite.
- [14:31]
B
And so they all like, want to go fish.
- [14:33]
A
Right there, their fishing pole in the water.
- [14:35]
B
That one person got a bite.
- [14:36]
A
Yeah.
- [14:36]
B
So they all start throwing their lines over each other and getting them all tangled up. And. And so you're just constantly like, I thought I would be able to fish. No, never touch the rod. Because it was just like, oh, no, you touched.
- [14:49]
A
You touched the rod. It just wasn't what you envisioned on what you were going to catch.
- [14:52]
B
And so going back and forth from catching fish, catching turtles and trying to run from turtles, in a sense, we also. I realized I had my. But also brought my truck down there too, because I remember my truck being up on the street because I had my. I had some pliers in my truck. And also, like, we're close to, like, Galveston Bay, and so we get a lot of seagulls as well. And. And so once the seagulls realized that we have a bunch of hot dogs and food and stuff with us, and obviously the girls had like chips and snacks and stuff because we were out there for a little bit.
- [15:38]
A
Got a plant.
- [15:39]
B
Seagulls are, like swarming. So whenever the girls are like, casting, seagulls are like swooping down, trying to grab their. Their lines or whatever's on there. Well, I'm Trying to unhook, I think, a turtle from one of the kids lines. And I think it was Olivia. Olivia cast out. And it was just like, yeah, stars align. You couldn't have done it if you tried. Yeah, but it was just like a super fluke thing. And she cast out and hooked a seagull.
- [16:08]
A
Seagull in the air and ate the bait.
- [16:10]
B
The seagull, like, dove down as she was casting, and it, like, hooked the seagull right in the wink. And all of a sudden, the seagull comes down, and then it starts to try to fly, and she's, like, holding on to it. I'm like, wait, wait, wait. So I'm trying to get this turtle off of one, and then the birds
- [16:29]
A
now just, like, in the water. And then she's still holding the fishing pole.
- [16:32]
B
You know, I didn't think she hooked it that bad. And so, like, I finally, like, pulled the seagull in and realize, okay, like, this. This hook is in, like, lodged in there. Like, I'm going to need my pliers. And I'm like, okay, just a second. And I walk over to grab my pliers, and right as I'm grabbing my pliers, I look over gets. While she lets go of the rod. And so the bird takes off flying
- [16:59]
A
with the fishing pole.
- [17:00]
B
With a fishing pole. So it's like 40, 50ft up in the air, and it's, like, struggling fishing poles, like, dangling from this seagull.
- [17:09]
A
They start crying, and I'm like, oh,
- [17:11]
B
my gosh, like, what is going on? And I'm just thinking of the messages on, like, our neighborhood Facebook page of, like, what idiot, you know, hooked up, hooked a seagull and left the rod and reel attached to it. And like, it's now this seagull is out in the middle of the lake. And I'm like, how do I get out there to, like, save the sea?
- [17:33]
A
He was trying to fly away, but we're like, no, don't, because we want to get the hook out of your wing.
- [17:37]
B
And he just lands in the middle of the lake. And it's like a hundred yards away from us out in the middle of the lake. I'm like.
- [17:44]
A
I'm like, we don't have.
- [17:45]
B
We don't have a boat. We don't have anything to get out there. I'm like, I don't. I don't know what to do here.
- [17:51]
A
So at some point, the bird finally, at this point, like, you know, that fishing pole is, like, now in the water as he's like, in the middle of the lake. No one can get to him. And he eventually tries to get. Fly back up.
- [18:03]
B
And all the girls are freaking out. They're crying.
- [18:06]
A
They're gonna kill. The bird's gonna die. Is we. Is it gonna hurt? And then they're arguing about whose fault it is. And it was an accident. And, yeah, I'm trying to, like, calm all them, break them up in atoms. You know, we're just thinking, like, what the heck is happening right now? But the bird finally, like, gets its way to, like, the bank.
- [18:27]
B
The bank on the other side of the lake.
- [18:28]
A
And so Adam hops on because I
- [18:30]
B
jumped on a bike.
- [18:31]
A
Blake.
- [18:31]
B
I think somebody's bike.
- [18:33]
A
Somebody had a bike. Adam jumps on the bike and takes off to the side of the lake. And.
- [18:37]
B
And I was able to, like, chase down the seagull and, like, grab the rod.
- [18:41]
A
The rod. Yeah. And.
- [18:42]
B
And so. And then I, like, worked my way over to the line, got the seagull, had the pliers with me, got the hook out, and was able to release this seagull.
- [18:50]
A
Yeah. It was like, oh, Lord, thank you so much for.
- [18:54]
B
Let's pack it up and go home. Like, this was. This was way too much. So that was our first experience with fishing with Quint.
- [19:03]
A
Yep. Yep. So you never know what you're going to get.
- [19:05]
B
It was an adventure.
- [19:07]
A
So I've been working with my doctor on a nutrition plan lately, and one of the things she emphasized was proper hydration. Not just drinking water, but making sure I'm getting electrolytes, too. And she actually recommended cure.
- [19:20]
B
I was actually surprised about that. Which immediately got your attention, right?
- [19:24]
A
Immediately. Because I'm not just grabbing random things off the shelf. Cure is plant based, has no added sugar, no artificial ingredients, and it hydrates better than just water alone. It's clean, simple, and fits right into what I'm trying to do.
- [19:39]
B
And you've actually been consistent with it.
- [19:41]
A
I have. I use hydration packs in the morning and after workouts. It honestly makes drinking enough water easier because it tastes good. I love the watermelon and the lemonade. They're refreshing, but not overly sweet.
- [19:54]
B
And for our family, it's not just us. Cure Kids has been huge.
- [20:00]
A
Yes. It's formulated with pediatricians, no added sugar, no artificial ingredients, and free from the major allergens.
- [20:07]
B
Fruit.
- [20:07]
A
From sports practice to school days, our kids are constantly losing electrolytes. And this gives us clean way to replenish them.
- [20:15]
B
Staying hydrated isn't just about water. You also need electrolytes. And that's why our family loves Cure. It's clean, it tastes great, and our kids absolutely love it.
- [20:25]
A
You can grab Cure on Amazon or find a store near you@cure hydration.com. more than real ingredients.
- [20:33]
B
Real hydration ready for the whole family. Thank you, Career Hydration, for sponsoring this episode.
- [20:40]
A
I think another experience that is something as parents of quintuplets, especially when they were little. Like, you think about the moments of, like, hey, this baby's just having a day, or whatever, just wants to be held, and maybe you put it in the carrier, but that's only one child. There's times where we would be, like, out and about. Like, you go to, like, festivals or parks or whatever, and we'd have our stroller, and I would bring, like, a baby carrier, and Adam would bring a baby carrier, because you just never know what was going to happen. You know, you would get surprised every day with something. And so when we went to. Was our first road trip and stuff, when we went up to Broken Bow and we were so excited to go out, you know, like, just in a big cabin and camp and just go hiking and. And up and down the creeks. And the girls, I mean, they were probably.
- [21:36]
B
They were too big for, like, a carrier.
- [21:38]
A
Well, yeah, at that point, I'm just saying, like, things you don't think about as a mom of, like, if you don't. Obviously not a lot of y' all have quintuplets, but, like, you get overwhelmed because you're like, I can only hold so many at one time, you know, and then you're like, okay, well, let me rotate y', all, or like, whatever. So this is one of those situations where they were probably. Yeah, I mean, they probably were like 6.6ish. When we went to Broken Bow. Yeah, about four years ago.
- [22:08]
B
Yeah, six or seven.
- [22:10]
A
And we're hiking and they're. They're just. Everybody's doing so great. Well, part of hiking is you hike and then you have to make your way back. And we went on, like, an easy, easy, quote, unquote, easy trail. Um, but what we should have done was the land part first. We should have took the. The trail backwards where we were up
- [22:35]
B
to get the hard part out of the way first.
- [22:37]
A
Yes, we should have did the hard part first, where they're just excited and then got down by the water.
- [22:41]
B
We've never been on this trail before,
- [22:43]
A
and no, it was our first time ever doing this as a family, and we loved and had so much fun with it, but we failed to do the track Right. And I think some people said, y' all should do the track backwards. You should do it backwards, like, talking about or whatever. And so we get through all, like, the creeks and the water and all the fun, cool things to see. You know, we get through all, like, the fun part of the hike, which we didn't know what to expect on this whole entire hike. And we just started it, and we're like, this is so fun. They're having a blast. But there's a point where we get to where we need to cut around and start heading back and. And that part.
- [23:19]
B
But you kind of have to go up. We had to go up this small mountain.
- [23:22]
A
Yeah. And at this point, the kids are, like, over it, and you're like, they're
- [23:29]
B
tired by that time.
- [23:30]
A
There's no other option. We just have to keep going.
- [23:32]
B
Yeah, we have to go up.
- [23:33]
A
We have to go up. We have to keep going.
- [23:36]
B
And they were just exhausted and could not. I mean, some of them were just, I can't take another step.
- [23:41]
A
Yeah. And. And crying. And at this point, it's like, okay, I can possibly hold you for a minute, like, on my back. And Adam can hold you on his back for a minute, but he also had his camera bag, and it was just one of those things.
- [23:54]
B
It was like £40.
- [23:55]
A
You can't just, like, throw your kid on your shoulders and, like, keep tracking through because you got five of them and that are little. I mean, Blake was, like, 10 something at the time, but it was just like, you can't do it. So, like, what do you do? It's like you. You deal with the fight to just keep pushing and going, and we had to stop and take a couple breaks, but it was like, I have to go potty. And now it's like, well, you. There's nowhere to do that. You got to do it. I'm not doing it out here. I gotta go. I don't want to walk. I don't want to walk. Please hold me.
- [24:25]
B
Please hold me.
- [24:26]
A
And it's like you then start to. You want to crumble, and you're like, no, we got to keep it together, because if we start losing it, then we ain't going nowhere. Like, we're all going to lose it, you know? But I do remember you took.
- [24:39]
B
I had. I had my camera bag on my back, so that was, like, £40, plus. I had, like, Parker or one of the girls on my back, and so she was, like, up on top of the camera bag, like, holding onto my neck and just, like, draped over it, and I'm just like. And so I Have it every bit of a hundred pounds on me after this. Like, we're three quarters of the way through this hike uphill at a pretty steep incline, and. And, oh, my gosh, I. I could not wait to, like, see the end of this, like, trailhead. And it was the most exhausting.
- [25:20]
A
It's just one of those things that, like, we experience that is like, something. Something simple and fun can instantly turn to overwhelming. Just like that.
- [25:29]
B
Every single turn, I was like, oh, please be the end. Please be the end. And then you'd. You'd make a turn and just like, there's no end in sight. And you're like, oh, my gosh. And we're still going uphill. It was ex. It was horrible.
- [25:43]
A
Yeah.
- [25:45]
B
That hike was so much fun. Until then.
- [25:47]
A
Until then. All right, so next topic is worst smell. Now, believe us when we say we have experienced lots of lots and lots of smells. I mean, we were going through 40 to 50 diapers a day. And, you know, it just not always the clean. Clean cleanly. It's. It's not always clean. Poop.
- [26:15]
B
Yeah.
- [26:16]
A
It ain't always just simple to clean up. And we have. I mean, one of our favorite episodes on. Was it on Outdaughtered, or was it just our YouTube?
- [26:29]
B
Yeah. So, I mean, okay, think about it in that situation, like, that was, like, super stressful. Like, what the heck is going on here? Like, do you think we stopped and, like, we're filming that ourselves through that? No, we had.
- [26:46]
A
Yeah, I guess you're right.
- [26:47]
B
Yeah. There's no way I would have grabbed a camera at that point. I was like, this is the biggest mess I've ever seen.
- [26:53]
A
Yeah. So in our old, old home, the one that we had to move out because of mold, we had. Blake had a room. Avon, Olivia shared a room, and then Hazel, Riley, and Parker shared a room. And within that three. The triplet room, we called it. This is when they were out of cribs. So they were right. Be. Like, right before we moved out, there was. They each had, like, a own, like, little twin bed in there. Was it? They. In the twin beds? I think they. No, I think they were in the crib. Cribs. Yeah, because we were. We were like, oh, you're out of your crib, too. That's right. They were in the cribs. So we. The typical routine was that, like, we would bring their bottles of milk, get them out of their bed, and give them, like, some milk in the morning and go. You kind of just like, start one room, then you go, you Wake Blake up. And then you get Ava and Olivia up, and then they'd want to go get Riley, Hazel, and Parker. And so we're all coming to that room, and we open the door, and they're like, it's. It's dark in there. There's no light on. There's nothing. They're dark. It's dark in. We open the door, and they're on the floor.
- [28:01]
B
They're there on the floor, like, standing at the door, like, waiting and crying,
- [28:06]
A
waiting to come out.
- [28:07]
B
And it's like one and a smell hit you in the face as soon as the door opens.
- [28:12]
A
So you open the door, and it's like you're shocked because of the smell, but you're also shocked because they're not in their crib and they're just on the floor. And you realize that some of them don't have diapers on. And you're now thinking, what is, like, what's happening right now?
- [28:31]
B
No, but, like, I think that day I'd have to go back and find the episode because Riley, like, we saw a diaper on the. Either on the floor or on the bed. But then all the girls had their PJ pants on. And so you're like, okay, where did this diaper come from? Because they all have their clothes on.
- [28:53]
A
No, Riley had her pants.
- [28:55]
B
She had her pants.
- [28:56]
A
She took her diaper off and put her pants back on.
- [28:58]
B
She put her diaper. She pulled her diaper off, put her pants back on, and then
- [29:05]
A
the other two.
- [29:07]
B
And then pooped her pants.
- [29:09]
A
So she had. So walking in there. You know, we're alarmed that they're not in their cribs. So that was shocking. And then two. That it's smelled horrible in the room, like, poop. And we realized that kind of walk in, and Hazel's bed has, like, poop everywhere. There's poop on the wall and on the floor. On the floor. And they're just all like. And I'm thinking it's not like y' all have been trapped in here forever.
- [29:38]
B
Like, this is just a thing spiral out of control really quick.
- [29:41]
A
This just happened like that, you know?
- [29:44]
B
I mean, any parent out there would know, like, you've experienced this before. Like, you've maybe not to this capacity. I mean. No, I mean, ours was, like, exponentially.
- [29:52]
A
Thank the Lord it was only three of them and all five of them.
- [29:54]
B
But, I mean, but when we get in there, every parent has had this before where, you know, it was just like a horrible, like, diaper disaster whenever you.
- [30:03]
A
We never had that with Blake. I don't know what you're talking about.
- [30:05]
B
Rip their diaper off or something like that. I mean, most parents are probably experienced that at least once.
- [30:11]
A
And we didn't. We didn't.
- [30:12]
B
This was, like, every time that we went into the room, it was like, roulette. It really was poop, roulette, poop.
- [30:21]
A
Roulette. But it was just hilarious because we realized that, you know, there's diapers on the bed inside the bed cribs, and then there's a diaper on the floor. But Riley's completely dressed in her PJs, and the other girls have, like, their bottoms off or whatever, just, like, their shirt on. And they even had, like, poop on. It was just so gross. Like, the thought of being like, what is this? You know, there was just that baby age of, like, oh, and they just
- [30:50]
B
wiped it wherever they got it on their hand. They're just wiping the neck in the
- [30:55]
A
crib, like, cracks of the crib. But the best part about it is, like, we're standing there just, like, still holding, like, the milk that we need to give to them and just looking around, like, in disbelief, like, what. What do we. Like, what do you do? Like, what do you do? Like, Adam was, like, just going to get up and go to. I don't know if you had, like, go to work that day or if it was a Saturday morning or something. I don't know. But we look around, and we're like, oh, my gosh, did y' all made a mess? Or whatever? And we're. And Riley's like, hazel did that. And then. Then Parker did that. And then we looked down, and we asked Riley, like, Riley, where. Where's your diaper? Where did you poop?
- [31:32]
B
Where did you poop?
- [31:33]
A
And she's like, I poop on my leg.
- [31:36]
B
I poop on my leg.
- [31:38]
A
We talk about that phrase and laugh about that phrase, poop on. And then we realized that that was her diaper on the floor, and she just put her pants back up. And so she did. She had poop on her leg.
- [31:49]
B
Straight down her leg.
- [31:49]
A
Poop down her leg.
- [31:50]
B
But it's just, like, clumped up at the bottom cuff of her pants, just collected down there at the bottom so bad.
- [31:58]
A
So that instantly turned into Adam, I'll take the babies to the tub. And you got the room. That N95 mask at that point, went
- [32:11]
B
immediately downstairs of the garage and got the carpet shampooer.
- [32:15]
A
Yeah. Oh, so bad.
- [32:16]
B
It was like, one of those days. Like, we had to keep A carpet shampooer on here.
- [32:23]
A
Absolutely. Absolutely. And the second ultimate, top, smelliest, worst smell was the New York trip. Like, I. I was crying, laughing so much because it was. This was the episode. This was whenever we were going to be on Good Morning America. Yeah, it was the first time. It was like show premiere, outdaughter, premiere studio.
- [32:49]
B
Like, we'd been on Good Morning America before multiple times, but it was like the first time that we traveled up there and went in studio.
- [32:56]
A
In studio. And they're babies.
- [32:57]
B
Yeah.
- [32:58]
A
And so it was like a big deal. It's like the premiere of the show and we go, we're going to, you know, Good Morning America to be on there, to release this. The talk about the new season and whatnot. And the quints. We were like, in this suite because, you know, once again, we're a family of eight. You can't just have like a hotel room.
- [33:17]
B
Yeah, we were.
- [33:18]
A
You have to have multiple rooms or if you can find a suite that has enough beds and couch beds and rooms and stuff. And this one did.
- [33:26]
B
Yeah. And so we were there in New York promoting season one about daughtered while filming season two.
- [33:34]
A
Yes. Yeah, you're right. You're right.
- [33:36]
B
So that was crazy.
- [33:37]
A
But the quints were in pack and plays. So in one of the rooms, it was like an office in this. In this suite. And it was like, perfect. There was just a desk and a chair in there. So we like pulled the chair around, pull the chair out, and just put the five pack and plays in there. And that morning we're like getting up, getting ready, and the camera crew is like, in and we're like going to get the babies up. And we like opened the door and it was just like this huge whiff of just. Just discussed.
- [34:05]
B
And it was like travel poop. Like, so whenever you're traveling and you're just eating food that you don't normally eat, and there were babies, really rich food.
- [34:14]
A
They weren't really eating a lot of different things. I think it was just. But first time on an airplane, elevation, anxiety, poops, stomach issues, you know. But I was literally crying, laughing, because, like, our feniche was literally. And we're like up in this hotel room. So it's not. We couldn't open windows or nothing. It was just like, this smell is stuck in here.
- [34:36]
B
Or the windows would only open about that much.
- [34:38]
A
Yeah.
- [34:39]
B
And so that's what.
- [34:40]
A
Oh, that's what. There was one that did open. So he went to the corner of this room where he could get a little crack in the Window just to breathe while he's, like, trying to film and he's gagging and, like, literally making gagging noises and stuff. And I will never forget that trip that. I mean, that experience and that smells
- [34:57]
B
as close to the window as possible,
- [34:59]
A
but the laughter of it. I mean, if I was at home by myself that morning and I walked into that by myself, I, like, what would I have done? Hey, Adam, can you come home and help clean up the poop? You know, just to think about that. I'm so glad you were home that day, like, that morning.
- [35:19]
B
Yeah. So that those were the times, like, whenever you. Whenever we, like, see, like, camera people and crew from. From the TV show, and it always, like, conversation. We'll be having conversations and stuff and just catching up on old times. But I feel like all the conversations always circle back to, like, the smells.
- [35:43]
A
The smells.
- [35:44]
B
Whenever the babies were small, and it was just like, every morning, you open the door and it's. The smell hits you in the face from them pooping the night before.
- [35:53]
A
Well, they didn't poop the night before. They probably pooped when they woke up.
- [35:55]
B
Yeah, but it was just every morning it was like that at least one, maybe two, sometimes three. All the girls, you know, sometimes five, you know, pooped in the room before we got in there. And so it was just like, you open the door, and it just, like, smacks you in the face. Yeah.
- [36:14]
A
Just so bad.
- [36:15]
B
That was, like, the one thing that they vividly remember every time. When are we getting conversations?
- [36:21]
A
Yep. In the New York. The New York always makes the top of the list.
- [36:25]
B
Yeah, for sure.
- [36:26]
A
All right, next one is worst public moment. Now we have. We've always, I think, tried our best to get the girls, like. Like, out of the house.
- [36:38]
B
Yeah.
- [36:39]
A
Because it's just like, a confined space. Like, you know, like, getting out, it's always. Just makes everybody feel different, and it just, like, eases up a change of scenery. Change of scenery. It was. It was exhausting. It was hard. Lots of five up and down the stairs. Five up and down the stairs. Lifting up car seats, putting in the car, lifting, getting out of the car. You know, everything. And it's so. It's almost like. I can't believe, like, we did that and we experienced that and, like, went through that, because it was so just, like, every day, all day, you know, and now we can sit here and talk about it, but it's like, that was our life. All those diapers, all those smells, all,
- [37:21]
B
you know, like, so many people that, you know, there were friends of Ours that are also parents or whatever, like, thought we were so crazy to take them out, because we would take them out so often and just, like, go out and about and, like. And just take them everywhere because. I don't know, just for whatever reason. Yeah. Whenever they were outside of the house and it was just change of scenery, like, it was just easier because they were like, you know, just like, checking out everything going on around them. And so, you know, they just acted different. It wasn't like, they're cooped up in the house. And so, like, we tried to take them out of the house as much as possible, and they're like, you're crazy.
- [37:57]
A
Taking quintuplets everywhere just to not get out the house.
- [38:04]
B
Yeah.
- [38:04]
A
I mean, you need that.
- [38:05]
B
And even, like, if Danielle would have something or whatever, and, like, I would just load them up in the van and go to the grocery store with them and load them all up in the buggy and. And so many dads were like, you are nuts.
- [38:19]
A
Yeah.
- [38:19]
B
You would actually do that.
- [38:20]
A
Yeah. But one of the things that I remember was whenever, you know, they were walking and they needed a pair of shoes, and I think it was like, holidays or family photos we were going to do or whatever. But they needed some shoes that weren't just like. Like little moccasins or sandals. I wanted them to have a cute pair of brown shoes, and I remember them taking them to Mommy Chic and letting them come in, and it was like all these little shoes, but it's like, I have to try on a shoe with them because I don't know. But it's like, okay, let me. You sit down. And they were all excited. Pair of shoes. And it was like, open a box. But then they wanted. It just turned into a quick disaster instantly, because they all wanted to open up all the boxes, and then they're mixing up all the pairs of shoes. Had to go back and be like, this size goes with this size, and this size goes with this size. And it's not something that I'm be like, oh, we tried. All we on. We got. We need. Let's leave the mess. You know, it's like, it's a boutique.
- [39:19]
B
Yeah. And it was like a small, like, children's boutique that, I mean, had so much product there. It was. I mean, it was just everywhere.
- [39:29]
A
And so they just were here.
- [39:30]
B
Whenever you're walking through this boutique, I mean, literally, they had so much inventory that, like, you just have, like, small pathways everywhere. So, like, you know, you're. You're trying on shoes with One of the kids and then two or three of them are just, like, kind of take off and, you know, and it's like, in an old house, too. And so, like, everything is, like, compartmentalized. And so, like, they go around the corner and they're gone.
- [39:53]
A
And then they go hide it in, and they want to take stuffed animals from the shelf.
- [39:57]
B
They're finding all kind of stuff.
- [39:58]
A
I mean, you couldn't fit a stroller in there. Definitely not our stroller. Couldn't the Quint stroller at that point?
- [40:03]
B
It wouldn't fit in.
- [40:04]
A
Yeah, but that was. That was one of those, like, first, like, let's go get. I have to try. You try things on. I need to try the shoes on to you. On for you, you know? But it's also fun to do that with them, even though it is overwhelming, you know? But the other. The other time. The other time, I remember it wasn't so much like a, like, overwhelming, like. Like, situation like that, like, clutter and all that. Wait, no, the. When we went to the restaurant, when we. Oh, Adam. Adam. Have almost. You almost lost it at Flying Dutchman. When we were. It was like, our first experience, like, restaurant in a. In a high chair where they, like, they had to sit in a highchair. And we had the mills with us that day. Were the Mowbrays with us? I think it was just the mills,
- [41:07]
B
but it was also. You're in a restaurant that has, like, really cool scenery, like a. Like, on the water.
- [41:12]
A
Yeah.
- [41:13]
B
Windows along the whole side. And so you can, like, look out the windows and see the boardwalk, see the water, see boats go by, see seagulls and stuff. And so, like, the kids are just like. You know, they want out of their highchair so they could go over by the window, too. And.
- [41:28]
A
But it was.
- [41:28]
B
It was just, like. It was just, like, overload the fact
- [41:32]
A
of, like, you know, it's not like I'm ordering everyone a meal. It's like, I'm gonna get a meal, and then I'm gonna divide it up and give everybody some. And this was their first time, like, at the restaurant. And, you know, they would pick up, and they're not using forks. They're babies. You know, they're using their hands, and this gets dropped on the floor, and then she wants another one and this and that. And by the time it's time to leave and go, it's no longer.
- [42:01]
B
It was a mess.
- [42:03]
A
It was. I think I have a picture somewhere that I took of the floor. Cause it wasn't like oh, my child in my high chair dropped some French fries. Let me pick it up. It was like, you need a vacuum.
- [42:14]
B
Five babies.
- [42:15]
A
You need a vacuum to clean this mess up.
- [42:18]
B
Shut the fuck.
- [42:19]
A
And I was like, Adam, he was so. He was like, we are not leaving this. I'm like, listen, let's just tell him we apologize. Here's a big tip. Thank you.
- [42:27]
B
And that wasn't me. Like, I. I was, like, super self conscious about, like, leaving a mess for people to have to clean up after us.
- [42:34]
A
And not that I wanted to leave the mess for them to clean up, but at this time, I'm ready to go because they're ready to go. They're ready to get out. So I'm overwhelmed with like, okay, let's get the babies outside. Let them go walk around. And. And, you know, paying the bill. And he's like, wanting to clean up. I'm like, adam, I need your help. You need to help with them. Blah, blah, blah. And he's like, trying to clean up
- [42:52]
B
the mess because I'm like, this isn't fair to the people working here.
- [42:56]
A
I'm like, you. But I was like, let's just tell
- [42:58]
B
them we brought this chaos here. This isn't fair to them. And so, like, I'm trying my best to, like, clean up the floor and stuff. And, you know, it was.
- [43:06]
A
We. We used to.
- [43:07]
B
I was so stressed out.
- [43:08]
A
So many.
- [43:08]
B
So stressed out.
- [43:10]
A
So many staring like, y' all are crazy. Bringing these kids. All these kids. Like, why are you bringing this daycare to a restaurant? And I'm like, it's just our family. Where are we at the other day?
- [43:20]
B
I mean, everybody else, like, you. If you have one kid, like, you bring your kid around, like, so why can't we bring.
- [43:25]
A
Yeah.
- [43:26]
B
Get our kids out of the house? And so, you know, and that's what we tried to do as much as possible is try to live, like, a normal life with the quintuplets. And. And so, like, we would take them as many places as possible, like normal kids would do, like any other kid would do. You know, it's just the fact that most people only had one or two babies with them, and we had five plus Blake that was just a few years older. And so. But we tried our best to just get out the house a lot and just let them have, like, just a normal life like every other kid has. And just sometimes. Sometimes it would be great. Most of the time, it was just great. But every now and then we had a complete disaster.
- [44:12]
A
Yeah. So I don't think Anything's worse than like sleep deprivation, you know, like those moments were of course, like the very beginning of our life with quintuplets. And when they all came home was just a feeding schedule. That's what your schedule was. And you had to be on a schedule because you had five of them to feed. But when they came home from the nicu, they all had reflux. And so they had to. This is literally, you had like, you had to have a schedule for this because you had to have. Some of them had to have medicine 30 minutes before they ate, and some of them had additional medicine when they ate their milk. So this was like, you know, by the time. And they all had to be hand fed, meaning you couldn't prop. Feed them, like prop a bottle because they all had reflux. So they had to.
- [45:09]
B
And you had to, you had to limit how quickly.
- [45:12]
A
How quickly. Yep. Or so because if that was the case, they could have their heart drop and like, and all that stuff. So you had to be super careful. Thank the Lord we survived this. And they did too, because just only way we got through those days was the Lord, I'm telling you. So when we would wake up, say, you know, say they were on the 3 o', clock, 3, 6, 9, 12 schedule, and you know, at the last one of the night, you'd wake up in the middle of the night. By the time you started feeding one to two at a time, like if we both were doing it, you're feeding two and then you get two more and then you have that fifth one. By the time you're done with all five, you've got 45 minutes before you have to start with baby one again, like,
- [46:01]
B
and within that 45 day, 24, seven.
- [46:03]
A
Yeah. And within that 45 minutes, guess what's happening. You want to go back to bed. But you also have to make sure everything is for the nighttime. We always pre prepped for the whole, like for the three feedings throughout the night. But during the daytime it's like you still got to wash clothes, you still got to make meals, you still have to eat, you still want to shower. And you only had 45 minute increments across, you know, and that was just in the beginning.
- [46:30]
B
Yeah.
- [46:31]
A
As they got older and you know, would sleep a little bit longer or be up more during the day. Those were hard days. But do you remember your first? So it's kind of off subject, but I remember my first time where I was left alone with all five of them and I was like, okay, I got this. We're gonna do this. Just me today. I remember them all laying there like on those little boppy things and just being like, okay, it's just 1 versus 5. 1 versus 5. Thankfully there wasn't a lot of those days because we had, you know, church family, friends and people start to kind of like sign up to like help around the schedule to feed babies, which is a huge blessing. But I remember that day, just seeing them all laying there. And I remember that first, that first feeding by myself. I did it and I was so proud of me. And then I put him in the mama roos and I was just like, now what? Now what do you do? Because it's, it's like, you know, it's not going to stop. Like you had to do all the diapers, all the things. But yeah, those were the days.
- [47:50]
B
Yeah. But then like, I mean, just thinking of like the times that they were sleep deprived.
- [47:55]
A
Yeah.
- [47:55]
B
Like whenever. Teething and like I remember the Hawaii vacation.
- [48:02]
A
Yes, that was.
- [48:05]
B
And horrible. And so, I mean, you got to think what it was a five, five hour time change.
- [48:14]
A
Five or six or something.
- [48:15]
B
Six hour time change. I forget what, what it is exactly. But you know, so you get to Hawaii and it's like 5ish hours behind us. Yeah. So where we're at, we're like five hours ahead of that. And so the kids, you know, the first like couple nights that we were there, you know, they're still, they're still off schedule and they're still on their old schedule from back home in Texas. And so they're waking up at like 3 and 4 in the morning and just ready to go. And it's pitch black outside and we're like, no, you gotta sleep. And there's a war. Nah, we're good. Like this is what time we wake up. And they were ready to be up and so you're, there's like no way you're getting them back to bed and they're just screaming their heads off and they, they're just crying and they're not
- [49:07]
A
in their own room.
- [49:08]
B
And like if they're disoriented, they don't know why they're crying. They're just like upset because they're super tired. But they, all they know is like, I'm supposed to be up right now.
- [49:17]
A
Yeah.
- [49:18]
B
And man, those were.
- [49:21]
A
And we didn't really get adjusted to that schedule to like the day before we left.
- [49:25]
B
And it's just like one of those times where like you can't, like the only thing that you could do is just Laugh about it because, like, all five of them are screaming, and. And there's, like, no getting them back to bed. And it was just. And you're exhausted because you're off schedule. Yep. And, I mean, it was.
- [49:47]
A
Yeah, that was a hard trip.
- [49:48]
B
Yeah. Bringing five little toddlers to Hawaii was an adventure, for sure. Yeah, it was great. It was a great time, but it was just, like, trying to get acclimated to the schedule and the time zone. Time change. Those were some rough mornings.
- [50:06]
A
Yeah. I mean, what's. What's funny is that all, like, the most disastrous moments are all the ones that we laugh about now. And, you know, some of those. Some of those worst days are our favorite stories.
- [50:21]
B
Yeah.
- [50:21]
A
You know, but I think what always helped in those situations of when you're overwhelmed, because there was a lot of days I was by myself with them, and I didn't have, like, another human around to just be, like, laugh with, make me laugh or help me out, like, whatever. And so it would get overwhelming, and you'd want to lose it. But a lot of times when we were both home and both together with the kids and all, the thing. It just takes one or the other just to laugh at it before you're like, okay, we're screwed. Like, let's just roll with it. You just accept it. Get her hands dirty in the poop, and let's roll. You know, just got to keep going. But I know a lot of people might not have, like, a spouse or another companion or the help that we did, and we were super, super blessed and fortunate to be able to have that. But I was home a lot with them and did have a lot of, like, breaking moments, and it was very hard. Very hard. But I'd say, what was all the time that I just became? I think that's when my relationship with the Lord just got to where it was more vocal. Like, I'm no. I'm no other person around except me and some babies. Blake's at school, so there's no other kind of, like, different type of entertainment. It was just me and babies in the Lord, and it was just like, I lash out and just, like, I'm talking to nobody, but I'm talking to him, you know? And I think those were just, like, mentally, like, just such a relief to just be able to, like, vent that way. And I think he heard every. Every. Every tear, every emotion, every screaming fest, every. All of it that I would have, you know, with in this world. In our human eyes, it looks like I'm yelling at no one. But I'm just. I'm having this conversation in this fight with God because it was hard at the time, you know, and there was no other adult around, and. But he heard those things. And, like, the next day, it was a ne. Another new day, you know? So it was one day at. One day at a time. I can't think about what's happening tomorrow. I can't think about what's happening next week. It was just simply, I'm gonna do my best today. And Lord, cover me today. Get me through today, you know? So here we are. We're still. We're still. I'm still living that same life, though. It's just very different.
- [52:44]
B
Still a Jesus family.
- [52:45]
A
Still a Jesus family. So, anyway, I hope, hopefully Adam can find, like, some of these episodes or. Or some of the things that we have, like, on our YouTube. YouTube. And maybe, like, put it in the notes or whatever. You can go watch it. I know we have the fish and pole one, which is just so comical. But you don't probably see as much
- [53:02]
B
as we share, because I didn't.
- [53:04]
A
Didn't want to show that I was
- [53:06]
B
a little paranoid about putting some of that out there.
- [53:08]
A
Yeah.
- [53:09]
B
At the time, but I didn't know how people would receive that. We're, like being cruel to animals, which it was all.
- [53:16]
A
No, we weren't. It just by. It just happened.
- [53:20]
B
So freak accidents.
- [53:22]
A
Anyways, I hope y' all were able to laugh at this and feel a little bit of the overwhelmingness that we did. But, hey, makes for great stories, and we love to laugh about it, and we laughed about a lot of those things in the moment too. So find joy in all the little things that you do, even in the chaos. And that was a motto that we, you know, figure it out. But don't lose the sight of joy with all the things that you do in. In your day to day. So love you guys. Thanks for listening, and we'll see you in the next one.
- [53:51]
B
All right. We love you guys.
- [53:52]
A
Peace out.