Families across the country are staying home, vacations are being cancelled and future travel plans are being put on hold due to the coronavirus. For the Gee family, known as the “Bucket List Family” for documenting their adventures on Youtube, they are adjusting to a life where they don’t know where they’re going next.

“There are a lot of unknowns, but we’re still optimistic,” Jessica told Parents magazine in an interview published Tuesday. about having to postpone several upcoming trips. “In the meantime, we’re taking little things like family dances and making them grand. You can create wish list moments every day.”

Jessica, her husband Garrett and their children Dorothy (7), Manila (5) and Callihan (2) – who have gained 1 million subscribers on YouTube in four years by sharing their travels in more than 75 countries – -is now based in Hawaii and has cancelled upcoming trips to the Middle East, South Korea and Russia.

In the June Parents cover story, the family takes some time to reflect on their global lifestyle, sharing fond memories and advice for the future.

“Manilla’s first snorkel and Cali’s first swim in the ocean happened on an island in Belize called Ray Caye,” recalls Jessica. “The water was clearer and smoother than we had ever seen it crystal clear. I’ll never forget how perfect it was for our little family to experience those moments together for the first time.”

While for some parents, traveling with three children may be the opposite of a vacation, Garrett recommends letting the kids lead the way.

“Thanks to the kids, we actually saw more,” he says, “They noticed things we didn’t, like the little fairy houses in the forests of New Zealand, and they made the experience even more magical, like the time they rubbed every lamp in the big bazaar in Turkey, looking for a genie. Plus, they are very social and through their introductions you meet many other families.”

Participating in COVID-19 relief efforts, they launched a campaign called “Kindness and Coronavirus” in which they match donations to people who need items such as groceries or bill paying.

“Any serious tragedy is an opportunity for goodwill. Especially as families, neighbors and even strangers in need,” they wrote on Instagram as they reached out to help those affected.

“If you are helping someone in your community who is in financial distress due to the pandemic, we invite you to send us a message,” Garrett said. “We read these messages every day and then choose to match the donations.”