If you like watching Ben and Erin Napier rehab historic homes in Laurel, MS, on Home Town, then new HGTV show Almost Home is about to be your new favorite obsession.
The show stars Dave and Jenny Marrs, another husband and wife duo, rehabbing historic homes in their hometown of Bentonville, AR — a town just as charming and fun as the Napiers'. But there's more to the Marrs family than their cute town. Get to know them a bit more ahead, then tune in to their renovation show Tuesdays at 11 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV.
The Marrs children are (from left) Nate, Sylvie, Charlotte, and Ben. Sylvie was adopted from the Democratic Republic of Congo after a 600-day journey to bring her into the Marrs family. Her story is chronicled on Jenny's blog.
They are also the proud parents of a small herd of sheep and goats. This fall, Trixie the lamb got pregnant, so the herd is expanding!
They have some supercute dogs, including a bird dog named Dolly who loves to go hunting.
The Marrs's farm also has chickens, who look like prodigious egg-layers. Jenny doesn't like collecting the eggs "fresh from their rumps," but her kids don't have any qualms about doing that chore.
Just how big is this farm? The Marrs family also boasts a herd of cattle. In this rainy-day picture, Jenny lamented that Dave won't let her move the cows into the garage to get out of the rain.
Jenny writes that we can learn a lot from King Solomon: "Maybe we simply need to take a deep breath, look around, and see His goodness in all that surrounds us today."
In partnership with Help One Now, which aims to help orphaned and vulnerable children and break the cycle of poverty, the Marrs family started The Berry Farm. The proceeds from this blueberry and blackberry farm go directly to help give life skills to teenage boys in Zimbabwe.
Jenny and Dave recently took a vacation to beautiful Northern California. They stopped at several different wineries, Muir Woods National Park, the beach, and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
They also took the kids to South Africa back in January 2017, where they met some cute llamas.
It looks like Jenny has quite a support group of friends. This Fall, they got together for the Cobblestone Farm Harvest Dinner.
Or at least a little league diamond. Jenny says he was asked to be the head coach for his son's little league at the last minute, but he's loving every minute of it.
The youngest Marrs child made some friends during a vacation to Minnesota. The two orange cats looked just thrilled to be hauled around by a 3-year-old.
Jenny is confident that Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels are "made by fairies in a magical factory." She's not wrong.
In addition to all the animals, the Marrs have quite the green thumbs on their farm as well. Look at this haul from mid-Summer: potatoes, green beans, and cucumbers. Mmmm.