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Parker VanBlaricom

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+Husband | Dad of 4
+Pastor | @thelifechurchmemphis
+Produce | @leadershipinblackandwhite
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PHOTO DROP #82 - DISNEY EDITION

Back from the best week ever with the fam at the most magical place on earth. It was a blast!

16 people including 7 kids 7 & under - you gotta be built different to do this kinda trip. Lots of adventure, heat, steps, crowds, chaos - but the magical moments with these kids are worth it. We will be looking at pictures and videos from this week for the rest of our lives! Truly unforgettable… and we are exhausted 😅

Boston meeting Woody.. big moment.. one we sacrificed in a major way to make happen 😂 but he said it was the best part so we’ll say it was worth it

The girls posing at Peach’s castle

The big kids - they rode just about every ride there is to ride and had the time of their lives

I could have believed they were teenagers already if it wasn’t for the constant begging to be in the strollers 😂

The baby girls… along for the ride but honestly crushed it lol

June won kid MVP for the week… so sweet and so happy

Lolli and Pops made this trip happen in a major way…. They are the best. From 0 to 7 grandkids in 7 years is crazy

Strategizing and previewing some “scary” rides to see if the girls are up for it… they stepped up and rode every ride we put in front of them

Nothing like Toy Story Land… I think it’s my favorite themed world out there

Love Violet’s expression here

It’s a miracle we got the amount of group pictures we did that look half decent

Leo even pitched in and helped sometimes 😂

Big moment here… Violet brought her toy Flounder all the way from Memphis to show Ariel

My buddy… we rode all the rides together and he was hilarious all week as usual

These girls were not gonna leave this week empty handed with dads and grandparents in the picture

Tower of Terror legitimately scarred me as a child… but it’s one of Leo’s favorite rides 😂

Daisy was a trooper all week and spent most of the time in this position with eyes wide open… every once in awhile she passed out for a minute

Violet on Slinky Dog Dash in the rain…. She smiled the whole ride

All my girls

Boston making a few quick calls in between rides 😂😂😂 by @parker.van

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9 days ago

September 26, 2014 was one of the most significant days of my life - the day I married the most amazing girl I’ve ever met. 12 years later I’m more grateful and more in love than I was that day!

12 years and four kids together is no small feat!! I’m celebrating 😎

I love @brynnvanblaricom more than words in a caption could ever capture. I’m proud to be her husband.

We’re gonna celebrate next week by taking our 4 kids 7 & under to Disney World 😅😅😅

Marriage is awesome. What a journey! Swipe to see a picture from our first “date” over 16 years ago and then where we are today with all these kids and chaos lol by @parker.van

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19 days ago

PHOTO DROP #81

Life is insane in the best and most overwhelming and most exciting way these days… trying to remember to stop and take pictures but I’m terrible at it lol

I did teach @brynnvbphotography a lot though

The leg pose from Violet must be innate behavior because I have no clue where she got this lol

The newest (and final) addition to the family is growing fast

Here’s all our kids at 3 months. Same kids in different fonts

@lifechurchcollegenights with @leelandmooring

Me and my girl agree on this: cici’s is absolutely goated

So proud of our 2nd grader

Game-winning goal in the final minute of his first game of the Fall. He’s legitimately pretty good at soccer and I’m horrible at it so no credit to me

The trio of girl cousins that are going to be running things pretty soon

First day of school 😎

I work with some absolute legends @thelifechurchmemphis - just hovering around them to try and act like I’m smart

My princesses and their frog

End of the slide era, but the beginning of the best era yet for family ministry at The Life Church

Here comes a string of all Boston posts because he’s about 80% of my camera roll right now

Loves a Toy Story bandaid

Locked in competitor

Put him in coach

Watching some world cup

summer is for chilling @dannygo_official

Fireworks are not chill though by @parker.van

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a month ago

PHOTO DROP #80 (BEACH DROP EDITION)

Had a great “vacation” at the beach with our family of 6 😎

What the week lacked in relaxation it made up for in memories. And I told brynn it’s only up from here for trips 😅 a newborn + the Boston experience probably made this the peak of vacation being more like a work trip lol but we had a blast!!!

Boston will once again be prominently featured here

“Big” kids plus cousin Sasha

First date night as parents of 4!!! Thanks to my parents (@xoxojulievb) and aunt @conleymorris

Pool snacks

King of the arcade

Queen of the arcade

Prince of the arcade lol

Late night crab hunting

My squad + Aunt Coco + Billy the monkey on his first outing post-arcade rescue

Me and Leo riding some roller coasters

Twins and BFFS and sisters (and competitors 😂)

Me and my buddy

🆙🆙🆙

Airbrush shirts are a tradition for us. lol at Fortnite

Our oldest with our youngest

Our princess

FOAM PARTY

I’ve watched this video a lot. Dude is a legend lol I have about 20 videos in my camera roll just like this. He is always on one

Here he is burying his head in the water with his eyes open over and over again for no reason lol by @parker.van

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2 months ago

PHOTO DROP #79 (Axis Conf Edition)

Another incredible @axisconference in the books! So insanely proud of @zachvanb and @annavanblaricom and the whole @axis_students team for leading so strong. Took the conference to another level!!! Always my favorite week of the year and it just keeps getting better.

Slide 1 - Bringing my little crew along is one of the most fun parts of all this! They were loving silent disco 😂
Slide 2 - Blown away at a 4th conference at a capacity in a row. The hunger of the next generation is palpable!
Slide 3 - These two have such a poise, confidence, and genuine love for God and young people. So fun watching them lead!
Slide 4 - ☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻
Slide 5 - Worship was on 100 from minute one this year
Slide 6 - Team did a phenomenal job transforming our building. This is a small glimpse but I loved these letters
Slide 7 - Nothing beats the intensity of tribal wars
Slide 8 - The @axis_students team from around the world. Love this group
Slide 9 - Shoutout to the worship team who led each moment with some serious anointing and skill!! You need both!
Slide 10 - Flames
Slide 11 - Some are saying he was the MVP of tribal wars? Back to back blue team wins. A rare accomplishment.
Slide 12 - Me watching everything happen this week
Slide 13 - Pastor @waynefrancis always leaves everything on the field
Slide 14 - And I mean everything
Slide 15 - Little 4-week old Daisy rocking her Axis merch. Thanks for holding down the fort with a newborn @brynnvanblaricom - no one like you. I love you!
Slide 16 - Classic Silent Disco vibes
Slide 17 - Axis After Hours is must-see TV
Slide 18 - Ready for a new @memgrizz era
Slide 19 - Love a good power nap mid-session. Shoutout to this kid
Slide 20 - Wheel of Destiny (Doom) is one of my favs but I’m so sad we didn’t get to see what “Rotissierie in the Ring” was 😞… next year… taken in The Life Church by @parker.van

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4 months ago

🌼 Daisy Rebekah 🌼

May 28th, 2026
6lbs 6oz

Our beautiful baby girl is finally here, healthy and sweet and perfect. The last piece of our family puzzle. What a precious gift she is, thank you Jesus! Can’t wait to take our daisy girl home and be a family of SIX!!! 💛💛💛 by @parker.van

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5 months ago

PHOTO DROP #78

We’re having a 4th child this week so emptying out the camera roll 😅

Slide 1 - Boston is the star of the family right now
Slide 2 - Leo finished 1st grade 🤯
Slide 3 - Our little dancer with another recital
Slide 4 - We added a pool to the backyard
Slide 5 - Literally Boston everywhere he goes right now lol
Slide 6 - Step into my office
Slide 7 - 4 weddings in the last month of pregnancy and she is somehow still flawless
Slide 8 - Violet and Sauce are officially pre-school graduates
Slide 9 - I’m absolutely dialed in right now
Slide 10 - A few nights at the hospital last month… RSV, rhinovirus, and strep all at once don’t mix well with asthma 🤦🏻‍♂️
Slide 11 - Mother’s Day with the best mom
Slide 12 - Easter with my beautiful family
Slide 13 - The rapidly increasing VB cousin crew lol
Slide 14 - Paid good money for seats this close to a live corner kick
Slide 15 - Big bro with little sis
Slide 16 - Auntie with baby June
Slide 17 - Mini chapel
Slide 18 - He is our nighttime entertainment
Slide 19 - And our daytime entertainment
Slide 20 - Some inspiration for you by @parker.van

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5 months ago

Happy birthday to my dream girl!!!

Half of our lives have been spent together and I still love you more every day.

You’re a gift to everyone who knows you, especially me and our kids.

I love you! Time to have this last baby 😃 by @parker.van

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5 months ago

Happy Mother’s Day to my girl!

We’re about to embark on a new level of parenting….4 kids 7 & under 😳

I’d be more worried if I wasn’t so confident in how spectacular of a mother you are. It’s legitimately a gift and a calling that you embrace every single day wholeheartedly.

I can’t wait to see how the greatness of your motherhood evolves in a new way later this month.

I love you @brynnvanblaricom!!! What a joy to build a family with you!!! by @parker.van

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5 months ago

PHOTO DROP #77

I’m so overdue for one of these… so we’ll call this a recap of the first quarter of 2026. I’m gonna step up my social media game starting quarter number 2 lol

Pic 1 - Leo got baptized!! What a special day and moment. Been building to this little by little over the last several months and he was finally ready. Made a clear decision of faith and got water baptized as soon as he could. He’s such a great kid and I’m so proud to be his dad!

Pic 2 - Revival Nights is always a highlight
Pic 3 - New cousin dropped, so excited about little June
Pic 4 - Leo’s basketball team. They went 1-9 but they had a lot of heart
Pic 5 - gondola ride in Venice is a pretty cool thing to check off the bucket list
Pic 6 - I loved the city of Verona. Really surprised me
Pic 7 - brynn got French fries in Milan. She tasted one and threw them away 😂 not ALL the food is better in Italy
Pic 8 - got to be at the very first service for a new Life Church location in Chile
Pic 9 - easily a top moment of my “career” getting to interview a Grizzlies head coach about faith, life, leadership and basketball
Pic 10 - Valentine’s Day date with my little girl at Cici’s Pizza (her choice I promise)
Pic 11 - one of the greatest honors of my life is getting to preach @thelifechurchmemphis. First time I’ve ever preached a Palm Sunday message
Pic 12 - love this picture of my little dude
Pic 13 - Nate Bargatze is the best. I was crying laughing
Pic 14 - this statue and the story behind it hit hard. Gonna have to use it in the future
Pic 15 - my top 12 all-time best worship songs. It is a perfect list that no one could possibly disagree with in any way
Pic 16 - I was at the Olympics kind of
Pic 17 - All Team Night. Best team on earth. Stained glass: the original LED wall
Pic 18 - Boston is a blast (and a handful) right now and he’s also more obsessed with Toy Story than I’ve been obsessed with anything in my life
Pic 19 - he still carries these pieces of a destroyed Buzz Lightyear with him
Pic 20 - CEDRIC COWARD IS THE FUTURE by @parker.van

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6 months ago

🚀🤠🎉 TWO infinity, & beyond!!! 👽🐴🎁🥳

Can’t believe our tiny, once 5lb baby boy is already two whole years old today!! Boston is our wild child. He is fearless, chaotic, loud, snuggly, and the life of our family. Very much 3rd born energy and we love everything about him. He brings so much laughter into our lives and keeps us all on our toes 😅

Happy birthday buddy!!! We love you more than you love buzz and woody!!! by @parker.van

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7 months ago

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our little princess!!! 👑🦄🪄💄✨🎀
Five years ago we laid our eyes on the most beautiful little girl, and every year since we’ve watched her grow into the kind, confident, joyful, sparkly and magical girl she is. Wouldn’t change a single thing about her. We love you so so so much Violet Jane!!! by @parker.van

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