Born from a life-changing realization
18x18 was born out of one simple but life-changing realization: childhood is fleeting.
What started as a dream between my husband and me—to see the world and live life to its fullest—became something far deeper once we had children.
After a cancer scare in my early thirties, I found myself asking hard questions about life, legacy, and what truly matters. In that season, I realized that if my children were ever left with anything from me, I wanted it to be memories. Proof that we lived fully, laughed deeply, explored often, and loved one another well.
That realization became our family’s framework: to visit 18 countries, 6 continents, and all 50 states before our boys turn 18. But 18x18 was never really about travel.
It was about intentionality. It was about refusing to let the years slip by on autopilot. It became our way of building a life centered around presence, connection, and shared experiences while our children are still under our roof....