flew to America, got hugs and then jumped into the car for a 3 week road trip over 12 states to see family again.

One week is done, but the biggest part of the trip lies ahead of us,

and what happens next will be forever remembered!

[Life in Japan Theme Song]

Driving through the Smoky Mountain National Park. This is gorgeous.

Our next destination is Florida, and to get there, we need to drive for 2 days, staying one night in Macon, Georgia.

Here comes the big guy.

Ok, let's see. How far can you see? So far?

Oh my goodness. Wow! That's what we just drove up all of that.

Here, you got it? There he is.

Hey dude.

We're back to the car. Let's get in? Time to go.

Even though we'd love to stop and see more, we can only admire the views from our car.

We're on our way to Hrubik family reunion, and it will be the first time we have all been together in over 3 years.

The excitement is palpable.

So this whole way today, we've been on highway cutting through the south.

So, through North Carolina, through Georgia. Just beautiful scenery

Here we are in Macon.

There's where we are going to stay.

Ok, here we go.

Oh!! Oww, Sorry. I pulled the wrong one.

Careful.

I got slammed by a door and now I get slammed by a curtain. That was the wrong one.

What are we watching girls? Home Alone 2.

Home Alone 2.

Ow! Yes.

What are we doing Dude?

Oh, what a spot.

Today we are heading down the road. We are going to make it to Orlando today.

Interstate. High speed all the way.

Here we go guys. We are going into Florida.

Oh, you guys need to go to the bathroom bad, huh?

Florida welcome center.

Hot! It's hot. Welcome to Florida, huh?

Why is there a lemon..? It's orange dolphin.

An orange slice dolphin. That's cool.

Oh, here it goes.

Thank you!

There it is! Alright.

There's big swamp lands. Maybe that's where Disney's swamp came.

Finally, we had the moment we were waiting for.

So long! Hi Dad. Welcome to my hotel room.

There you go.

Oh, it's so good to see you. Hi Bruno.

Oh my goodness. We're getting big, big, big hugs!

And we are watching the Olympics.

Oh, its so good to see you.

Are you girls still twins?

You guys want to be on Life in Japan? Would that be cool?

Would that be cool? Yeah.

Peace. Don't. No, don't video me.

Oh, fun!

He's gotta get his goggles on. Get your goggles on dude.

Come run Daniel, come with us.

3, 2, 1, jump!

Oh! Yes!

Ahh! So fun to have my family here!

The closest thing to the Japanese convenience store is the American gas station.

And check it out. I found a 7-Eleven gas station.

So we came to the airport so the family could pick up their rental cars now here today and now we are going to go to our rental house which will be awesome.

I brought you senbeis. Giving away gifts from Japan.

What are these? Lipsticks. Pri said you can pick one.

Oh, here's the kids.

There we go.

What is it that Ruth likes? Ice cream sandwiches. It's a lot like this one. It is a lot like that one.

Ice cream sandwiches and chatting with her family.

Here comes a Hrubik family tradition, the whirlpool.

Get the whirlpool going. Here it goes!

Here it goes!

Get that whirlpool moving!

Here comes Aunt Beth.

Aunt Debbie.

Momma-chan.

We got a good whirlpool going here.

Looks like he's stuck in the corner of the whirlpool! Noooo!

Reverse! Reverse! Oh, relax? Everybody's floating.

Oh, lazy river.

My belly is making me sink.

Here we go.

Hello. Izzy's turn.

That's totally amazing tough, right?

1, 2, 3, jump.

Sarah, she's learning how to swim with Vovo.

Way to go Sarah!

Ok, on go, [1, 2, 3 go] we are all going to jump in.

1, 2, 3, jump!

Ok, so Vovo with pray, then Evie, well, let Evie pray first.

Father we just want to thank you so much for this special time with family.

Lord, we just want to pray that this time together here will just really be special this week,

Getting to know you better and getting to know each other better.

Lord, may all that we do this week just be honoring and glorifying to you.

And we give you all the honor and glory. In Jesus' name, Amen.

What are we making here tonight? Chicken Alfredo.

Chicken Alfredo.

It's dinner time!

It's time to eat dinner.

It was Bruno Sene who first said Nate you should do a YouTube channel.

That's what dad's do, they cool off the food. Oh yea!

Yum! Yum!

How is it there Paul? It's doing good. Amazing.

Spicing it up with some pepper.

Well, hey Luiza. How's it going?

How's it going? You eating dinner?

All the ladies sat at one table.

And all the guys sat at the other table.

Oh my goodness. How awesome is this? This is my dream come true.

This is a dream come true? What? A huge bed just for you?

Yes, and 5 pillows. And 5 pillows.

Anna, you're getting 3 more pillows. I don't use that many pillows. Yes, yes, yes give me all the pillows you want.

I'm going to sleep like this. You come in during the night and look at me.

Oh my goodness, you think you'll still be like that? I'll be amazed if you actually are.

Hi! Are you guys having a sleepover in this room?

Yeah. It's the Frozen room! Wow!

Who's your favorite person from the Frozen? Elsa and Olaf. Olaf!

We're headed to Cocoa Beach, along the Atlantic Ocean.

The sky's a little bit cloudy, hopefully it won't rain on us, and we'll have a great afternoon.

This road is as straight as it gets.

Do you guys see all of the cruise ships?

Oh, what do you think Sarah? You ready for ocean? You too Anna?

Getting it on. Sarah.

Do you want to hit a big wave again?

Not really? Like last time? I want to. You want too? Wait, wait, wait. You need sunscreen dude.

There they are out there. Taking in the waves.

Here comes a big one.

Oh the water is just right

Hi! Hi. Hi Luiza!

How's it going Sarah? Good? Momma-chan?

The Hrubik boys and Joshua are making a sandcastle.

Here comes more help. Send in the reforcements.

It tastes better if you don't eat it.

Debbie I think you got the right idea here. I'm getting into the sandwiches.

Here comes Anna Cakes!

Hey Anna Cakes! How was it?

How was it Momma-chan?

Oh, it's wonderful! We're just here for a drink.

Who's? Wait a second!

Who is this? What are you doing?

Are you going to sleep there tonight? No. Nah?

Eliana's flying. Oh my goodness Eliana.

Do you like flying a kite? It is all the way untangled. Yeah?

Wow! Look at it! It's so high up there!

How's the sand? Are you just flat pooped?

How was it Sarah? Did you have a lot of fun?

Getting the kites put away.

Yes.

You had so much fun huh?

I got sunburned. You got sunburned? Where?

Driving home from the beach that day, the sunset did not disappoint us.

You can see why Florida is called the Sunshine State!

Girlfriend how about that hair.

Watch this.

I mean, it will stay! I look like President Trump!

I gotta take a picture with you.

My goodness. It's so funny!

Who's turn? Who had the 1's? So is it your turn?

We won't tell you.

Ok, Becca give me all your 1's.

Where's Rebecca? Right here. Ok.

This is one of our favorite verses and it's Proverbs 18:21.

Does anyone know what that verse is?

[Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat of it's fruit.]

All the cousins. Are you guys ready to go swimming soon?

I'm making Joey laugh so much.

Hi! Hello. Are you ready to go swimming soon? Yeah. Oh great. I already know how to swim without a float. Oh cool.

Hey dude. We're going to try a new pool. Won't that be cool?

Look who else is here. Whoa! Wassup?

When you got a big group it takes a long time to get everybody there.

You can go faster by yourself but you can go farther with others. Oh wow, that's profound.

Hello Life in Japan.

Hello.

In case you haven't figured it out yet, the Hrubik family loves the water!

Oh, Luiza! Hi!

Whoa Paul!

Sarah!

Joshua, awesome dude. How was it? Cool?

For us, it really doesn't matter where we go, so long as we can spend time together as family.

When you live so far away, each moment together is precious, and you want to make the most of it that you can.

Hey guys, rainbow out front.

Do you guys want to see a rainbow? The rainbow's out front.

I don't see it. See the rainbow out there?

Here! Whoa there it is.

The rain and the sun.

Ribs.

Ribs tonight! Oh my ribness.

Let's pray. Thank you Lord Jesus so much for this great day and for this fun family vacation.

We love you Lord and we worship you. In Jesus' name, Amen.

If you pray you get to go first. Yeah!

The kids digging in!

Joshua, is it yummy? Oh yeah, dig in.

I think Uncle Paul's gonna beat them all though.

The thing about going place from place is living out of bags and when you're living out of bags,

You do a lot of loading and unloading and packing and unpacking. Oh boy.

This is it. Checking out of the Florida home.

Well, we're all loaded up, ready to go.

We're going to drive another 9 hours today.

Go to North Carolina, and then the next day we drive 5 hours.

So we get to Virginia where Papa Joe lives and celebrate 100 years.

Lunch time. Lunch time with the little Reutter's.

There's Savannah, Georgia.

It looks like a mini Rainbow Bridge.

That's not Tokyo Bay down there.

Hi guys. Can I unpause? Sure, unpause.

Well, this has been the traffic today.

A lot of it.

It's pouring rain.

We can hardly see. We are going pretty slow because we just can't see.

What's going on in there?

Whoa! Look who's in there. What's up guys?

I want to run around some. You want to run around now?

You too Sarah?

Here comes the Momma-chan from a nice little bathroom break.

Oh, look who's here!

Wow! How cool is this?

Awe, big hug.

How's it been guys? Good. Oh, do I get a hug.

We did a game. Paul and I raced and I won. Oh, you won?

Dad, the driving? Oh, we need to stretch.

After a little more driving, we made it to our destination for the night: Charlotte, North Carolina.

Oh! Here's a plate for you. We made it. It's pizza time.

Olympics and pizza.

Yay! Olympics and pizza and family and Jesus. USA! USA! USA!

Hotel coffee. Sometimes you do what you just gotta do.

Hotel coffee is there when you need it.

What's happening over here?

Big J is still catching some zzzz's.

He says leave me alone. Oh, there he is!

What? There is Sarah!

How did you sleep? Good.

Look at the beautiful Momma-chan all ready for the day.

Well, this morning we're grabbing a quick bite to eat, then we're going to head to Elevation Church.