Luke Bryan is a country music superstar, and when he’s not performing live, you can probably find him at one of his two houses.
While Bryan has a beach property in Florida, he and his wife Caroline raise his two boys there as well as his sister’s three children, whom they adopted after she and her husband went away.
In honor of his sister Kelly’s passion for red birds, the 150-farm complex is known as Red Bird Farm.
Chris, Bryan’s brother, died in a vehicle accident when he was 19 years old, and Kelly also tragically departed away in 2017.
She inexplicably passed away while at home with her small kid from causes that the coroner and autopsies were unable to identify.
Jordan, Kris, and Til, who are now in their 20s, were raised by her husband, Ben Lee Cheshire, until Cheshire’s death in 2014.
The Bryans then adopted their two nieces and one nephew.
“We never thought twice about it. You know, it was never something that he and I had to sit down and talk about, you know, should we take this on? We just did it,” Caroline told Country Living.
Sadly, tragedy struck Caroline’s family when her niece Sadie Brett passed away at the age of seven months from a heart ailment.
“I’ve watched my family go through ebbs and flows where we get mad at God and we get mad at why this has happened,” Luke said. “Well, you keep going and you try to, try to be as positive as you can, and you try to appreciate every day.
On the Bryan farm, a field of vibrant flowers and a party barn were built and dedicated in her honor.
“You have to honor their memory by living, you have to be a positive light for people,” Luke said. “If you live long enough life’s going to get you a little bit.”
The 10,000 square foot main house, a 1,800 square foot guest house, and a 7,000 square foot party barn are all part of Red Bird Farm.
The guest home is close to a catfish pond and has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, kitchen, media room, front porch, and screened-in porch.
The barn is home to a variety of rescue animals, including a donkey, a white pony named Kilo, a goat named Goober Goldsby, miniature horses, and pigs.
So, there are plenty of people living in the Bryan home.
The Bryan family places a high value on having relatives close by and remembering those who have passed on.
“It certainly makes it special when we’re all together and we know that people are smiling down, and they’re, they’re with us, celebrating these amazing moments,” said Luke of celebrating his 2014 CMA Entertainer of the Year award.
Also, Luke and Caroline travel to their beach property in Florida, which they have named “Snowman” in Chris’ memory.
An 8 on a single hole is referred to as a “Snowman” score.
“Evidently, Chris wasn’t a great golfer,” Caroline told Traditional Home.
Snowman is a place where the family goes for some private relaxation.