Long-time follower here ❤ as you find a routine in your apartment, I would love some content (any format!) on "small living" as a family of 3. There isn't much content on this topic and with the housing crisis I think many people would be interested. Sending love from France!!
I wouldn't mid seeing more of these kind of couch talk videos once in awhile they are cozy (subtitle hinting). Also, I am the kind of guy that wanted to be the tool guy like my grandfather knowing how to do a bit of everything but I am just not that type of person. I am like the other half of grandpa, I want to know a little bit about everything. Good luck with everything Levi & Leah!
I’ve often thought both parents working part time would be ideal - so wonderful you guys are able to make it work! I discovered your channel kinda late in the game (when you were already on the road in the Prius), but it’s been a joy! Thank you - from me and the newborn on my lap! ❤
You guys are doing great. 50-50 parenting is an amazing goal, and I’m glad that Levi has stepped into that role. Getting to know both parents well gives a child such a feeling of safety and security. And that should always be the goal.
Been here since the early days and I've always appreciated how this channel has grown and changed along with you both. Bring on back Save the World Hildebrand, wholesome Levi and Leah, couch podcast style chats, and whatever else is true for you. And if you're ever in the Fraser Valley looking for a farmer's market to hang at, I can hook you up!
This explains the trailer, I couldn't understand why you would continue with what was barely a frame of a trailer instead of just scrapping it and buying something small that you could use until you work up to a bigger one. The $11k contract , now it makes sense to me and probably many others. I'm glad you are able to step back from it for awhile and you're absolutely right - at the end of all of this, you will have a GREAT trailer.
Classic you don't know what you don't know. It had nice bones but it didn't want you wanted, so you redid it ground up... you more than just modernized it past the just a basic build like you started with.
I saw your TH-cam shorts and I think it's a good way to continue. I would be happy to get a glimpse into your life here and then. You've inspired me a lot in the last 6 years (!) that I follow you (when it was only Levi^^). From the low waste wedding to the roof-top-garden. So I will definitely keep following you. However, if there is one short or video I wish for^^ it's Leah showing off her pottery collection, I would love to see it:) Good luck for the three of you :)
You guys do what you have to. Life can be hard to navigate with a little one. Don’t miss a minute. We’ll be here when you are ready to share something. Love you guys!
I remember when you were telling us about your Prius road trip plans from the yellow couch! It feels very full-circle. Also I live in the neighborhood so I'm sure I'll run into you guys at some point!
Love y'all! I've been watching for 5 or 6 years. I love that y'all were so honest about how hard it is to build out your trailer. We bought a cargo van to self-convert. This December will be two years, and we're still SO far from being done. Eamon is a beast and makes things look so easy. We've been using it even though it's not done, as a glorified tent. I'm so ready to not have to work on it anymore!!
I think you both have navigated everything very well. You both have had A LOT of things to adjust to. Just where you live is an adjustment let alone a baby that is growing and changing with different needs at each stage. Leah going back to work at the college I think is a good thing to keep her individualism as a person separate from being a mom and She has SO MUCH PASSION FOR IT. ITS IMPORTANT TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO!! Soooo many moving parts as a young couple. You both are doing very well. I'm proud as if I were your parent!! The trailer was way too big of a project to take on from scratch. Big big hugs to both of your parents and all their help!!!❤❤❤❤ Victoria is on my bucket list. I love your videos showing just your lives. Thank you for keeping us involved as you can. I think some people don't realize what goes into video editing, and content etc. Love you kids, Frankie and your families!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
As a viewer that has been around since the saves the world days, Im actually so proud of you guys for making this decision to put yourselves and Frankie first. Its been a journey to watch and I look forward to seeing more of Levi’s parenting short form content that is very reminiscent of the older intentional living vibes.
The two of you well alway be in thoughts and where ever life takes you we will be together with you.Lena you are a great teacher.And Levi your great father and content person you have always had a wonderful way of getting the message out.Thanks again for all your broadcasts.We also live on the van ISLAND.IF WE SEE YOU IN GOOD OLD Victoria coffee tea snacks are on us.👏👏👏👏🔥🇨🇦
Thank you very much for all the videos you have made and uploaded on this channel. I don’t engage with Instagram or TikTok but hope you can reach folks on those platforms with some more “sustainable” content, much needed in this day and age. Take good care of yourselves!
Love to see you two in anyway that's workable for you. I remember well before your announcement video of the channel name change. Your channel has always been how to live a basic sustainable life to me. I'm looking forward to more content like that however and whenever it comes. Love you both! Enjoy parenthood
Looking forward to your video shorts. I've been watching them here and on Instagram. Best wishes going forward with your lives with Frankie! Thanks for sharing over the years, it's been enjoyable and appreciated. 😃🌷💖
I love the video, I will always be subscribed and I am open to any content, topic or timeline that you need. Enjoy your time getting back to your old life and I wish you 3 the best.
Wishing you guys all the luck in the world! Love your content and we’ll see you in the future. Don’t have insta or Tiktok so hopefully you guys post shorts here too!
Thanks for the ride! Also, gotta say I love this form of content (chatting on the couch). Add in some phone clips on top every now and then and I’m sold. But I totally understand the focus. Take it easy!
Having your own space definitely makes a difference - we're still house sharing with our almost 1 year old and it was really helpful when he was fresh out of the NICU, but definitely time for a change! The nice thing is for our son is we both work from home, but I reduced my hours at work specifically to be able to spend more time with him so we're very happy that we can both be home with him because they grow up so fast we're not in a rush to put him in daycare. So glad you guys have your place back and are finding your groove together; best of luck! ♥
❤ Hi I am Joshua from Kansas City, Missouri. I have been following along with you guys since you two crossed into the states from Canada during the Prius road trip (my favorite videos from the road trip are the Grand Canyon video, Salt Lake City video, lifting the Prius video and the La Paz ferry crossing video). I have to say you two are incredible people and this channel has given me countless hours of entertainment, but this is a bittersweet moment. Best of luck to you two with your journey and thank you both for all your hard work with this channel. If you come back down to the states again and you need a place to stay I would love to host.
That's so cool to hear that you've been with us along this journey. We really loved those days and it is bittersweet to move on, but we will be here in some ways still and hopefully we can see you around. ❤
Thank you for sharing so much of your lives. having kids makes the days feel long, but the years are short. enjoy Frankie! and stop telling yourself how much you dislike the trailor work, you are only reinforcing that. Think of the lesson that Frankie will get from those videos. There is a lot of love shining through in everything you both share. It's been such an honor
I think you two are making great choices...from the way you are parenting, to taking a step back to focus on your family of 3 in your own home...routing for you and will always be here to watch whatever you choose to share when you choose to share it!
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I love these kind of videos. Truly missed you both from kind of “old time” vibes. Life goes on especially with a child but I will definitely miss you around. You are such an inspiration in many ways. Hope to see you soon and all the best for you guys! ♥️
Aw! I love the honesty, thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. It’s been a wild one but you guys have navigated things so well. It’s great to see how you’ve transitioned into parenthood and what a crazy experience that is. I’m 32 and have 3 kids and I still can’t wrap my mind around it. They have completely become my world and I’m still trying to figure out ways to be mom and figure out who I am outside of that. Anyways, all the best !
Your videos have helped remind me to live within my values. Life is unpredictable and messy and beautiful but experiencing it through the lens of our unique value set is what I believe is real living. You two seem to take the time to move through life through your values as a couple, as individuals and as a family. It's admirable and a great model for how I want to choose to live my life. Thank you for being you.
I enjoyed this video, I always enjoyed your personalities and view on life as you did things together, More than the stress of trying to redo the trailer. I like the idea of shorts, it'll be nice to get glimpses the 3 of you. Also, I really enjoyed just you guys sitting on the couch and talking, but for not a long time like a podcast. I'm just too busy for podcasts that are 1 to 2 hours long, so I really appreciated this. Best of luck!, guys ! ❤
This is bittersweet because (selfishly) I want to see as much of you as possible, but it's great you're doing what's right for you. Life changes and you have to change with it. Look forward to catching snippets as and when you're able to upload :) Love you guys!
We did the same cut back on time with our eldest! With our second we are just both working full time but stay a lot more flexible, it goes by incredibly fast so you should enjoy every minute of it..
In many ways, you folks are where we were 2 years ago. Slow down, take it in and everything else will follow. Things come and go but your family, and the time you spend together, is the most important.
I love your approach to parenting 😘. My first child I worked part time for his life up until 2 years ago (he is 10). Our second child both me and my husband did massive career changes and my husband went part time and took care of our daughter. Now we work full time in jobs we love and we spend our time with our children. We both appreciate and understand how hard it can be to juggle but they aren't young long so we want to enjoy every moment. Well whilst they want to hang out with us haha 😂
Wishing you all the best, and I’m so happy to hear that you’re not closing the door entirely. Looking forward to occasional updates, like getting a postcard from old friends ❤️
I think the biggest demotivator is the pursuit of perfection - as an artist myself I struggle sometimes to move forward bc it's not perfect, but we gotta sometimes just let go and make a shitty mess and just revel in the fact we completed it. (ノ-ㅅ-)ノSsuggestions no one asked for: I really love sit down talk videos or Q&A videos, I'm never upset when those new videos pop up 😄 I would assume those are easier to produce, so if y'all need to throw up a sponsored video I think your audience would be happy with just sit down chat videos ♥️ ALSO one youtuber I watch Melanie Murphy - she made monthly vlog videos, and I would think that could take pressure off making a new video with a specific topic and theme when you could just complie a few clips together throughout the month. Just an idea to allow you guys to share little parts of your life with us if that's something y'all wanna do to keep the channel running 🥰
I don't have Instagram or TikTok so I watch here. Parenthood is the most important job you'll have. Prioritize it. Good on you guys for finding a balance.
Renovating an existing RV trailer is sometimes way more difficult than building your own RV trailer from a flat frame or converting a cargo framed trailer into something fit for human occupancy… your finish build WILL be heavier and the design less efficient than a commercially mass produced trailer BUT renovating a trailer mean replacing what is already broken…. While PRAYING that the old pieces next to it don’t break next. I mean if you have the luxury of Budget and Time to build the RV version of the Ship of Theseus , go for it, but if your time and budgets have limits…. Seriously reconsider.
I’m from Ontario but opted to live in Sweden (my wife is Swedish) for basically the kinds of things you two discussed around parental leave. With each child I took nine months of leave and so did my wife which I never could have done back in Canada. I’m really glad you’ve been able to find a good way to maximize time for both of you with your son and I’m always so annoyed that more people can’t do similar. We did try splitting 50/50 for a bit but both of us hated it because neither of us felt like we had enough time each week to actually get into the groove with our jobs and get anything done.
Im gonna miss you guys soooooo much! You are adorable and REAL! I totally respect your decision but hey Levis, if you wanna post 1 video (10 mins max is fine eheh), I'm hereeee. Thank you xx big hug from sunny Portugal
You know, I really appreciate your decision. There are a few channels like yours where the couple has posted about an amazing chapter or adventure. Then they have a kid. And they try to keep posting because they've got a public and maybe an income stream and having a kid is also an enormous adventure. But having a kid is a personal adventure and it's kind of universal and ... well, it can get boring for anyone who has no skin in the game, so to speak. So I wish you well and I will be glad to hear when The Trailer Nightmare is over. Vaya con dios.
Leah please re-vamp the Podcast, I loved your podcast as it was comming out, it was amazing and I learned so much from sexual health. I would love a mini taste of your teaching from U Vic, it was all great. Know that at least one person loved the podcast and would be so happy if it ever returned
Hi! So good for you you're finding a balance. I'll be happy anytime you'll feel like posting a vidéo, even if it is 2 or 3 per year! That way Leah would be happy to post content too, but you two wouldn't be forced by a planning or a timing 😉. I don't say goodbye cause you said you'll still be here and there sometimes 😁. A goodbye would be too sad ! But seeing you less is a logical thing after having a kid :). Take care of yourself and Frankie, see you soon (or not soon, haha)
ha yeah, as a fellow city folk, i have multiple projects unfinished that span multiple years. TH-cam makes everything seem much easier than it actually is.
Having kids is hard and balancing all of that if one parent is able to stay home and take care of the child that's fabulous while the other one works and can contribute to retirement so you have that when it's time it's hard but it seems like you guys have got it figured out love you guys miss seeing you on TH-cam❤
Some parents: we are gonna take a plane trip with the newborn. Other parents: you’re crazy. Levi: let’s renovate a trailer with a newborn. Other parents: ….. You are both very ambitious, but you cannot succeed by overextending yourself and it’s hard to know where that cliff edge is. Do what makes you happy !
Keep living your best lives. When you post we will be here for it. Frankie will grow up so fast. Enjoy the journey and take as much time as you can with him. If at all possible keep him out of daycare. Careers and money are over rated. A slow meaningful life is so much better.
It's probably from good intentions but...This is called unsolicited advice. And it can give guilt to people. They do and will do whatever they want with day care. Plus day care can be great.
I came for the "Mexico-by-car" content and stayed for the trailer reno -- am I a little disapointed?...Maybe, a little, but it seems I've gotten to know a cool, real couple dealing with challenges that I'll likely never experience, personally. But your vlogs have confirmed for me the high value that I place on those who undertake the difficult job of raising a child and doing it well, maintaining the priority of that job. There was no doubt in my mind that you had seriously under-estimated the size and scope of the trailer reno, having seen some very capable people be forced to abandon similar projects for lack of resources and/or skills. None the less, I think that as long as you take as much time as you need to also be able to enjoy the process, it will prove a net benefit to you (if maybe a financial mistake to some degree). Just enjoy the gift of your parents' being involved (and well equipped) and treat it as an opportunity to gain new skills, outside of your normal range -- you never know when those skills could be a godsend, or open up an opportunity you never would have known. I always appreciate the frank and honest updates and completely understand how much you have on your plates, so "what you can, when you can" is just fine by me --- best wishes and Happy upcoming Thanks-giving! Cheers!...from North Vancouver
Yeah that's understandable... the shifts in content has been jarring for us too. Hopefully when we come back we are more grounded. ❤ Thanks for being here
It's bittersweet to see you guys move on just because rather that creators you guys are the people who everyone views as "oh we'd be comfortable friends in real life if we lived geographically in the same place" But its also lovely in the sense of your guys haven't "failed" at this you are just evolving as people and moving on from this being one of the big things life revolves around. Have fun guys! Hoping the algorithm keeps you in my feed when you do pop things up!
I think the 30 year olds making less money is actually really common. Not just in general now but especially for parents. Because its either spending a paycheck on childcare or giving up making that money to be with the child
I dunno, being able to take life slower from late-20s to early 40s seems like the way to go when it comes to prioritizing "well-rounded parenting". Like if there's 70-year-olds out there still climbing peaks, completing half Iron Mans, and being physiologically fit enough to go to space I think there's still a lot of wild adventures and personal development left in my future as a 50-80 year old after being a parent.
Bless you both, your beautiful boy and families. When and if you post I’ll watch. But your family and your relationship is far more important than the TH-cam. 💞
Yeah you're not totally wrong, and I think we will get there but we didn't want to have the expectations or pressure to keep posting about it. When it is finished there will be a video for sure.
I think you should find a way to generate passive income. I'm not saying it's easy but it's the only way to have money coming in and not being slaves to working all day everyday. And even if you have savings, inflation is eating our salaries up and our savings.
Long-time follower here ❤ as you find a routine in your apartment, I would love some content (any format!) on "small living" as a family of 3. There isn't much content on this topic and with the housing crisis I think many people would be interested. Sending love from France!!
Appreciate you guys. Not on Instagram or TicTac, but will continue to watch here. Thank you guys.
Having children caused us to realize how much time we had before.
Yes this is so true. ❤
I wouldn't mid seeing more of these kind of couch talk videos once in awhile they are cozy (subtitle hinting). Also, I am the kind of guy that wanted to be the tool guy like my grandfather knowing how to do a bit of everything but I am just not that type of person. I am like the other half of grandpa, I want to know a little bit about everything.
Good luck with everything Levi & Leah!
Yeah i've definitely learned some humbling facts about myself in this process. Thanks for your support, it means a ton. 🙏🏻
I’ve often thought both parents working part time would be ideal - so wonderful you guys are able to make it work!
I discovered your channel kinda late in the game (when you were already on the road in the Prius), but it’s been a joy!
Thank you - from me and the newborn on my lap! ❤
Thanks for leaving this lovely message. We’re so happy to have you hear 🥰
You guys are doing great. 50-50 parenting is an amazing goal, and I’m glad that Levi has stepped into that role. Getting to know both parents well gives a child such a feeling of safety and security. And that should always be the goal.
Been here since the early days and I've always appreciated how this channel has grown and changed along with you both. Bring on back Save the World Hildebrand, wholesome Levi and Leah, couch podcast style chats, and whatever else is true for you. And if you're ever in the Fraser Valley looking for a farmer's market to hang at, I can hook you up!
Bless you guys for everything you shared, Frankie is a lucky kid!
Thanks for being here! 🙏🏼🥹
This explains the trailer, I couldn't understand why you would continue with what was barely a frame of a trailer instead of just scrapping it and buying something small that you could use until you work up to a bigger one.
The $11k contract , now it makes sense to me and probably many others.
I'm glad you are able to step back from it for awhile and you're absolutely right - at the end of all of this, you will have a GREAT trailer.
Yeah it was probably mistake but we’ve learned a lot and hopefully at the end we have something fun that our family can enjoy. 🙏🏼❤️
Classic you don't know what you don't know.
It had nice bones but it didn't want you wanted, so you redid it ground up... you more than just modernized it past the just a basic build like you started with.
I saw your TH-cam shorts and I think it's a good way to continue. I would be happy to get a glimpse into your life here and then. You've inspired me a lot in the last 6 years (!) that I follow you (when it was only Levi^^). From the low waste wedding to the roof-top-garden.
So I will definitely keep following you.
However, if there is one short or video I wish for^^ it's Leah showing off her pottery collection, I would love to see it:)
Good luck for the three of you :)
Noted! Haha well put that in the list!
Hahah!! I agree!! 🙌
Also here for the pottery 👀🤣❤️
You guys do what you have to. Life can be hard to navigate with a little one. Don’t miss a minute. We’ll be here when you are ready to share something. Love you guys!
Thank you so much! ❤🙏🏼
I remember when you were telling us about your Prius road trip plans from the yellow couch! It feels very full-circle. Also I live in the neighborhood so I'm sure I'll run into you guys at some point!
Love y'all! I've been watching for 5 or 6 years. I love that y'all were so honest about how hard it is to build out your trailer. We bought a cargo van to self-convert. This December will be two years, and we're still SO far from being done. Eamon is a beast and makes things look so easy. We've been using it even though it's not done, as a glorified tent. I'm so ready to not have to work on it anymore!!
Best of luck on this next stage of life! Excited to follow along on other socials. It's been a great few years watching!
I think you both have navigated everything very well. You both have had A LOT of things to adjust to. Just where you live is an adjustment let alone a baby that is growing and changing with different needs at each stage. Leah going back to work at the college I think is a good thing to keep her individualism as a person separate from being a mom and She has SO MUCH PASSION FOR IT. ITS IMPORTANT TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO!! Soooo many moving parts as a young couple. You both are doing very well. I'm proud as if I were your parent!! The trailer was way too big of a project to take on from scratch. Big big hugs to both of your parents and all their help!!!❤❤❤❤ Victoria is on my bucket list. I love your videos showing just your lives. Thank you for keeping us involved as you can.
I think some people don't realize what goes into video editing, and content etc. Love you kids, Frankie and your families!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
As a viewer that has been around since the saves the world days, Im actually so proud of you guys for making this decision to put yourselves and Frankie first. Its been a journey to watch and I look forward to seeing more of Levi’s parenting short form content that is very reminiscent of the older intentional living vibes.
The two of you well alway be in thoughts and where ever life takes you we will be together with you.Lena you are a great teacher.And Levi your great father and content person you have always had a wonderful way of getting the message out.Thanks again for all your broadcasts.We also live on the van ISLAND.IF WE SEE YOU IN GOOD OLD Victoria coffee tea snacks are on us.👏👏👏👏🔥🇨🇦
Change is hard, but life moves and evolves. Thanks for all you've shared so far, and good luck with all future endeavors.
Thank you very much for all the videos you have made and uploaded on this channel. I don’t engage with Instagram or TikTok but hope you can reach folks on those platforms with some more “sustainable” content, much needed in this day and age. Take good care of yourselves!
Love you guys. If you find yourselves in Sydney, Aus I'd be beyond thrilled to host you. Take care of yourselves.
Love to see you two in anyway that's workable for you. I remember well before your announcement video of the channel name change. Your channel has always been how to live a basic sustainable life to me. I'm looking forward to more content like that however and whenever it comes. Love you both! Enjoy parenthood
Love you guys! Definitely sad to not see regular content but definitely want y’all to thrive as a healthy family!!!!
Would love to see you here and there with short form! And see how your family is growing.
Looking forward to your video shorts. I've been watching them here and on Instagram. Best wishes going forward with your lives with Frankie! Thanks for sharing over the years, it's been enjoyable and appreciated. 😃🌷💖
I love the video, I will always be subscribed and I am open to any content, topic or timeline that you need. Enjoy your time getting back to your old life and I wish you 3 the best.
Wishing you guys all the luck in the world! Love your content and we’ll see you in the future. Don’t have insta or Tiktok so hopefully you guys post shorts here too!
Thanks for the ride! Also, gotta say I love this form of content (chatting on the couch). Add in some phone clips on top every now and then and I’m sold. But I totally understand the focus. Take it easy!
Long time follower. I adore you both and I am glad to see any short form or anything you guys post. Much love from South Carolina, USA. ❤
Glad to hear the update. Any and all updates are appreciated.
So honest. Very moving! I look forward to the next one whenever it may be.
Having your own space definitely makes a difference - we're still house sharing with our almost 1 year old and it was really helpful when he was fresh out of the NICU, but definitely time for a change! The nice thing is for our son is we both work from home, but I reduced my hours at work specifically to be able to spend more time with him so we're very happy that we can both be home with him because they grow up so fast we're not in a rush to put him in daycare. So glad you guys have your place back and are finding your groove together; best of luck! ♥
❤ Hi I am Joshua from Kansas City, Missouri. I have been following along with you guys since you two crossed into the states from Canada during the Prius road trip (my favorite videos from the road trip are the Grand Canyon video, Salt Lake City video, lifting the Prius video and the La Paz ferry crossing video). I have to say you two are incredible people and this channel has given me countless hours of entertainment, but this is a bittersweet moment. Best of luck to you two with your journey and thank you both for all your hard work with this channel. If you come back down to the states again and you need a place to stay I would love to host.
That's so cool to hear that you've been with us along this journey. We really loved those days and it is bittersweet to move on, but we will be here in some ways still and hopefully we can see you around. ❤
Thank you for sharing so much of your lives. having kids makes the days feel long, but the years are short. enjoy Frankie! and stop telling yourself how much you dislike the trailor work, you are only reinforcing that. Think of the lesson that Frankie will get from those videos. There is a lot of love shining through in everything you both share. It's been such an honor
Wow this was a beautiful read. ❤️🥹 thanks so much for your kind words 🙏🏼
Look forward to seeing you .much love from Michigan
Good content. Great life choices. Very best luck as you three move forward in this newest phase. Glad your parents are on vacation Levi. 🌿
Leah fan & always… here for u both long/ short form🤟🏽🫶🏽
So happy for you guys figuring this all out. I’m still with your channel.
Appreciate your transparency as always 👊🏿🙏🏿💜
I think you two are making great choices...from the way you are parenting, to taking a step back to focus on your family of 3 in your own home...routing for you and will always be here to watch whatever you choose to share when you choose to share it!
I love these kind of videos. Truly missed you both from kind of “old time” vibes. Life goes on especially with a child but I will definitely miss you around. You are such an inspiration in many ways. Hope to see you soon and all the best for you guys! ♥️
Thanks so much for this lovely message 😭🥰
Oh no to the trailer albatross! You guys are great and really weathering change in the best way. Shorts are fine! ❣️ Enjoy your beautiful son.
Aw! I love the honesty, thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. It’s been a wild one but you guys have navigated things so well. It’s great to see how you’ve transitioned into parenthood and what a crazy experience that is. I’m 32 and have 3 kids and I still can’t wrap my mind around it. They have completely become my world and I’m still trying to figure out ways to be mom and figure out who I am outside of that. Anyways, all the best !
As I have encouraged before, you must do what works for your family. See you around! Enjoy yourselves and your lovely family!😊❤
Lots of love! I think the shorts are great :)
Love you guys, and any content you produce 🙏🏻
Your videos have helped remind me to live within my values. Life is unpredictable and messy and beautiful but experiencing it through the lens of our unique value set is what I believe is real living. You two seem to take the time to move through life through your values as a couple, as individuals and as a family. It's admirable and a great model for how I want to choose to live my life. Thank you for being you.
Thanks so much Emma, it sounds like you're already living with a lot of intention. ❤ Wishing you the best.
Good for you guys thank you for sharing take care x
I’ve enjoyed seeing you both grow in to this most important role of all, parents.
I enjoyed this video, I always enjoyed your personalities and view on life as you did things together, More than the stress of trying to redo the trailer. I like the idea of shorts, it'll be nice to get glimpses the 3 of you. Also, I really enjoyed just you guys sitting on the couch and talking, but for not a long time like a podcast. I'm just too busy for podcasts that are 1 to 2 hours long, so I really appreciated this. Best of luck!, guys ! ❤
Glad this worked for you. We will be touching in again at some point soon so thanks for being here. ❤
This is bittersweet because (selfishly) I want to see as much of you as possible, but it's great you're doing what's right for you. Life changes and you have to change with it. Look forward to catching snippets as and when you're able to upload :) Love you guys!
We did the same cut back on time with our eldest! With our second we are just both working full time but stay a lot more flexible, it goes by incredibly fast so you should enjoy every minute of it..
In many ways, you folks are where we were 2 years ago. Slow down, take it in and everything else will follow. Things come and go but your family, and the time you spend together, is the most important.
Thanks so much for this message friend 🙏🏼
I love your approach to parenting 😘. My first child I worked part time for his life up until 2 years ago (he is 10). Our second child both me and my husband did massive career changes and my husband went part time and took care of our daughter. Now we work full time in jobs we love and we spend our time with our children. We both appreciate and understand how hard it can be to juggle but they aren't young long so we want to enjoy every moment. Well whilst they want to hang out with us haha 😂
Wishing you all the best, and I’m so happy to hear that you’re not closing the door entirely. Looking forward to occasional updates, like getting a postcard from old friends ❤️
Yeah that's the hope. 🥰 Thanks for being here
So glad y’all will be back every once in a while!! ♥️
Cheers, thanks for sharing
Thank you for everything!!!!
❤ love ya guys. Thanks for not leaving us completely. A check in once in a while will be great. 😊
Great to see y’all!
Bye for now…take good care of each other. 💕
I think the biggest demotivator is the pursuit of perfection - as an artist myself I struggle sometimes to move forward bc it's not perfect, but we gotta sometimes just let go and make a shitty mess and just revel in the fact we completed it. (ノ-ㅅ-)ノSsuggestions no one asked for: I really love sit down talk videos or Q&A videos, I'm never upset when those new videos pop up 😄 I would assume those are easier to produce, so if y'all need to throw up a sponsored video I think your audience would be happy with just sit down chat videos ♥️ ALSO one youtuber I watch Melanie Murphy - she made monthly vlog videos, and I would think that could take pressure off making a new video with a specific topic and theme when you could just complie a few clips together throughout the month. Just an idea to allow you guys to share little parts of your life with us if that's something y'all wanna do to keep the channel running 🥰
Sooo happy to see you. Anytime. ❤😊
Eamon and Bec mentioned! So glad you know they exist! Great minds think a like as you both have beautiful babies named Frankie ❤
Haha yeah isn’t that funny eh? 😜
Couch talk! ❤️
Il be always ready to watch you guys here! You two are such a cute couple and parents, love from Hungary a mother of 3
was anyone else balling their eyes out?? we’ll miss y’all SO much! we’ll be here to watch your updates. (I miss the love doctor podcast too lol)
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I will take what I can get! And enjoy it! 😊🤗
I don't have Instagram or TikTok so I watch here. Parenthood is the most important job you'll have. Prioritize it. Good on you guys for finding a balance.
Renovating an existing RV trailer is sometimes way more difficult than building your own RV trailer from a flat frame or converting a cargo framed trailer into something fit for human occupancy… your finish build WILL be heavier and the design less efficient than a commercially mass produced trailer BUT renovating a trailer mean replacing what is already broken…. While PRAYING that the old pieces next to it don’t break next.
I mean if you have the luxury of Budget and Time to build the RV version of the Ship of Theseus , go for it, but if your time and budgets have limits…. Seriously reconsider.
I’m from Ontario but opted to live in Sweden (my wife is Swedish) for basically the kinds of things you two discussed around parental leave. With each child I took nine months of leave and so did my wife which I never could have done back in Canada. I’m really glad you’ve been able to find a good way to maximize time for both of you with your son and I’m always so annoyed that more people can’t do similar. We did try splitting 50/50 for a bit but both of us hated it because neither of us felt like we had enough time each week to actually get into the groove with our jobs and get anything done.
It’s not for everyone! Glad you’ve found a groove 🙏🏼
I'll love to see you both here anytime! Meanwhile, wishing you 3 the best ❤ see you soon 🤞🏻
I love your Farmer's Market videos and anything where you show what you're interested in.
Okay good to know! Yeah we’re working on what this short form stuff is going to be like but your support is huge 🙏🏼
Im gonna miss you guys soooooo much! You are adorable and REAL! I totally respect your decision but hey Levis, if you wanna post 1 video (10 mins max is fine eheh), I'm hereeee. Thank you xx big hug from sunny Portugal
Ps - I'm not an instagram or tiktok kinda person but will watch all the future videos, for sure!
Thank you so much!! ❤️
You know, I really appreciate your decision. There are a few channels like yours where the couple has posted about an amazing chapter or adventure. Then they have a kid. And they try to keep posting because they've got a public and maybe an income stream and having a kid is also an enormous adventure. But having a kid is a personal adventure and it's kind of universal and ... well, it can get boring for anyone who has no skin in the game, so to speak. So I wish you well and I will be glad to hear when The Trailer Nightmare is over. Vaya con dios.
Thanks for the comment and your support. It means a lot 🥹
Cannot wait for the next videos!
Leah please re-vamp the Podcast, I loved your podcast as it was comming out, it was amazing and I learned so much from sexual health. I would love a mini taste of your teaching from U Vic, it was all great. Know that at least one person loved the podcast and would be so happy if it ever returned
This is so lovely! 🥹 thanks so much for this message
Happy life to you in all and everything you do.
Hi! So good for you you're finding a balance. I'll be happy anytime you'll feel like posting a vidéo, even if it is 2 or 3 per year! That way Leah would be happy to post content too, but you two wouldn't be forced by a planning or a timing 😉. I don't say goodbye cause you said you'll still be here and there sometimes 😁. A goodbye would be too sad ! But seeing you less is a logical thing after having a kid :).
Take care of yourself and Frankie, see you soon (or not soon, haha)
ha yeah, as a fellow city folk, i have multiple projects unfinished that span multiple years. TH-cam makes everything seem much easier than it actually is.
Who would have thought? Haha 😂
Having kids is hard and balancing all of that if one parent is able to stay home and take care of the child that's fabulous while the other one works and can contribute to retirement so you have that when it's time it's hard but it seems like you guys have got it figured out love you guys miss seeing you on TH-cam❤
love you all, thank for everything you've given 🙂
Some parents: we are gonna take a plane trip with the newborn. Other parents: you’re crazy. Levi: let’s renovate a trailer with a newborn. Other parents: …..
You are both very ambitious, but you cannot succeed by overextending yourself and it’s hard to know where that cliff edge is. Do what makes you happy !
Finally going back to your roots!
Keep living your best lives. When you post we will be here for it. Frankie will grow up so fast. Enjoy the journey and take as much time as you can with him. If at all possible keep him out of daycare. Careers and money are over rated. A slow meaningful life is so much better.
It's probably from good intentions but...This is called unsolicited advice. And it can give guilt to people. They do and will do whatever they want with day care. Plus day care can be great.
@@89DoraH I can only say from my own experience. However I’m in the US. Daycare may be totally different in Canada. It’s not great where I am.
I came for the "Mexico-by-car" content and stayed for the trailer reno -- am I a little disapointed?...Maybe, a little, but it seems I've gotten to know a cool, real couple dealing with challenges that I'll likely never experience, personally.
But your vlogs have confirmed for me the high value that I place on those who undertake the difficult job of raising a child and doing it well, maintaining the priority of that job.
There was no doubt in my mind that you had seriously under-estimated the size and scope of the trailer reno, having seen some very capable people be forced to abandon similar projects for lack of resources and/or skills.
None the less, I think that as long as you take as much time as you need to also be able to enjoy the process, it will prove a net benefit to you (if maybe a financial mistake to some degree).
Just enjoy the gift of your parents' being involved (and well equipped) and treat it as an opportunity to gain new skills, outside of your normal range -- you never know when those skills could be a godsend, or open up an opportunity you never would have known.
I always appreciate the frank and honest updates and completely understand how much you have on your plates, so "what you can, when you can" is just fine by me --- best wishes and Happy upcoming Thanks-giving!
Cheers!...from North Vancouver
Yeah that's understandable... the shifts in content has been jarring for us too. Hopefully when we come back we are more grounded. ❤ Thanks for being here
I guess the lesson is, if you're buying a used trailer, make sure it's not older than you. 😂
Yeah not a bad rule tbh haha
Levi, my brother. Am heartbroken you're shutting down the channel. But if that makes you happy 😊 am happy for you!
All the best.
We'll be around in other ways but yeah... a bittersweet ending to a chapter. 🥹
Please come back soon
Im going to miss you guys. ❤
Please post shorts here. Can't sign up for Instagram or TikTok, not even for you. 💚
It's bittersweet to see you guys move on just because rather that creators you guys are the people who everyone views as "oh we'd be comfortable friends in real life if we lived geographically in the same place"
But its also lovely in the sense of your guys haven't "failed" at this you are just evolving as people and moving on from this being one of the big things life revolves around.
Have fun guys! Hoping the algorithm keeps you in my feed when you do pop things up!
Ugh that was soooo nice to read. 😩 thank you so much for this message ❤️
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I think the 30 year olds making less money is actually really common. Not just in general now but especially for parents. Because its either spending a paycheck on childcare or giving up making that money to be with the child
We miss you too Leah ❤
Au revoir! 👋🏾🧡
I dunno, being able to take life slower from late-20s to early 40s seems like the way to go when it comes to prioritizing "well-rounded parenting".
Like if there's 70-year-olds out there still climbing peaks, completing half Iron Mans, and being physiologically fit enough to go to space I think there's still a lot of wild adventures and personal development left in my future as a 50-80 year old after being a parent.
Bless you both, your beautiful boy and families. When and if you post I’ll watch. But your family and your relationship is far more important than the TH-cam. 💞
Yeah that’s what we’re thinking haha 🤷🏻♂️😂🙏🏼
i love you
Hey, Levi what are your other channel again?
Futureproof
Yep this one! Haha
but you did all the hard parts of the build. its only the easy bits left
They need to dial back their high standard if they want to be done sooner. That’s why it’s taking so long it seems.
Yeah you're not totally wrong, and I think we will get there but we didn't want to have the expectations or pressure to keep posting about it. When it is finished there will be a video for sure.
I think you should find a way to generate passive income. I'm not saying it's easy but it's the only way to have money coming in and not being slaves to working all day everyday. And even if you have savings, inflation is eating our salaries up and our savings.
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Thanks for being here 🙋🏻♂️